Item 20: Cotton Picking in the South
Scope and Contents
Color photo of two women and one man, all African American, holding cotton in their hands and smiling for the camera. Sample of cotton boll attached in plastic bag. Printed on reverse of card: [first line appears cut off] from the great Cotton fields of Dixie--The seed is grown right in the Cotton. Separate the seed from the cotton, plant several in a flower pot in late April and watch a Cotton plant, grown, bloom and bear Cotton. Plant in sandy, loam soil, water every few days and keep in sun." Below that is stamped: "Simmons Dist. Co. - Waynesboro, Ga. Do Not Mail to Ariz. or Calif." Caption at bottom of reverse of card: "Feathery cotton can be likened to steel for it has been a foundation of one of America's mightiest empires." Color photo by Kobert. Scenic Art, Berkley, California 94710 [after 1963] 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
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
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Ithaca NY 14853