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Ploughing near Harpers Ferry

ca. 1885-1888

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Ploughing near Harpers Ferry
  • Title
  • Ploughing near Harpers Ferry
  • Creator
  • Orth, George S.
  • Date
  • ca. 1885-1888
  • Identifier
  • 5.27.DA
  • Description
  • George Orth, the photographer of this picture, was the vice president and founding member of the Pittsburgh Amatuer Photographers' Society. Using his Blair camera and Prazmowski lens, Orth was able to capture this image of an African American family using two horses to plow a field. (Notice poor condition of fence and building in background.)
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Farm equipment
    Photographers
    Cameras
    Horses
    Farms
    Orth, George
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
  • Source
  • Darlington Family Papers
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Darlington Family Papers
    Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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