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Item 87: Cotton on its way to market, Port of Stockton, California

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Color image of a docked ship with the name "Luckenbach" painted on the side. On land, next to the ship, are rows of cotton bales and several cranes. Printed on reverse of the card: "Cotton, California's #1 field crop, at the Port of Stockton on its way to market. California ranks fourth in the production of cotton and has the highest yield per acre of any state. Practically all of the present cotton acreage is in the San Joaquin Valley." Union Oil Company's Natural Color Scenes of the West. Made in U.S.A. ca. 1950s. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates

  • 1842-2003

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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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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