This image depicts a man driving a herd of cattle in Virginia. Harper's Magazine (also called Harper's) is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance and the arts.
The Droves
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1854
The Droves
Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1854-55), vol. 10, p. 765. See also David Hunter Strother, Virginia Illustrated (New York, 1857; reprinted 1871), p. 132. (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)
English
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
North America--Virginia
Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1854-55), vol. 10, p. 765. See also, David Hunter Strother, Virginia Illustrated (New York, 1857; reprinted 1871), p. 132.
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
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