Item 17: Cotton Plantation Scene
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
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853