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Item 17: Cotton Plantation Scene

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Color image of cotton picking on a plantation. Scene shows piles of cotton in foreground with a basket off to the side. A boy in the foreground with a blue shirt appears to be emptying his bag into the pile of cotton. A little girl in a pink dress is shown sitting on the ground on the right. More workers are picking cotton in the background. All appear to be African American with the exception of the little girl. ca. 1900. 17.75 x 8.75 cm. See Item 18, in this folder, for the same image, reversed, with the caption "Cotton is King," and Item 24, in this folder, for a black-and-white image of this same scene, with the caption "Cotton is king, a plantation scene."

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates

  • 1842-2003

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

6.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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