Item 7: Cotton - Diseases and Pests (The Mexican Boll Weevil)
File — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1910. Black and white image of cotton plants with boll weevils on them. Subtitled: "The [Mexican] boll weevil which destroys $200,000,000 worth of cotton in a [full] season." The boll weevil has been the cause of abandonment of cotton growing in some sections entirely. Published by Keystone View Company in U.S.A. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853