Item 29: A Typical Texas Cotton Field at Picking Time
Scope and Contents
A Typical Texas Cotton Field at Picking Time. Black- and-white image of cotton pickers, both male and female. Little girl in bandana in foreground putting cotton into a sack. Other workers seen in the background, along with a young boy. All are African American. Picking begins in late August and may last until Christmas. The small girl may pick twenty pounds of lint in a day, while an expert picker can gather as much as 300 pounds. 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
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
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