Item 8: Cotton Compress, 1912
File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Color image of three male workers. Two of the men are manipulating a cotton bale on the cotton compress, and one man is working with loose cotton, possibly in preparation for baling. All appear to be African American. Published by Adolf Selige Pub. Co., St. Louis - Leipzig. Postmarked August 28, 1912 in Westminster, S.C., but this postcard was manufactured before March 1907. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Dates
- 1912
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