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Item 108: Weighing cotton, 1907

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Black-and-white image shows men, women, and children standing in a cotton field near a rudimentary wooden weighing machine, where a bale of cotton is being weighed. All appear to be African American except for the man with his back to the camera, noting the weight of the bag of cotton. No location given. Adolph Selige Pub. Co., St. Louis, Mo. Postmarked Dec. 31, 1907 in Greensboro, N.C., but card probably manufactured before March 1907. 13.75 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates

  • 1907

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

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