Item 24: Cotton is king, a plantation scene

Cotton is king, a plantation scene. Black-and-white 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 appears to be emptying his bag into the pile of cotton. A little girl in a 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. Niagara Falls, N.Y.: M. H. Zahner, Publisher, ca. 1900. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith. 17.75 x 8.75 cm. See Item 17, in this folder, for the same image but in color, with the caption "Cotton Plantatiaon Scene," and Item 18, in this folder, for the same image in color but reversed, with the caption "Cotton is King."

Format: Stereoptic print.