collectionstill image Photographic prints 1890-1900. gmgpc 1899? eng Photographs show African American men, women, and some children processing tobacco and making boxes. One exterior view of the building. A city directory search in 2014 confirmed the company name as "T. C. Williams & Co." in 1875-76 and in 1894. Around 1900, the New York Times described the company as "one of the largest companies manufacturing tobacco for export in the country." Captions on image mounts have misspelled the company name as "T. B. Williams." LOT title devised by Library staff. Images collected by W.E.B. Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway for the "American Negro Exhibit" at the Paris Exposition of 1900 (Exposition universelle internationale de 1900). African Americans--Employment--Virginia--Richmond--1890-1900. Tobacco industry--Virginia--Richmond--1890-1900. No known restrictions on publication.