Item 27: Picking Cotton on a Mississippi Plantation
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white image of a young girl and small child in foreground with a basket of cotton. More workers seen in the background with one person sitting on top of sacks. The cotton field shown in the image may yield 400 pounds to the acre. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 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
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853