Item 112: Cotton Gin, Greenville, Texas

Black-and-white image shows a man applying oil to a cotton gin machine. A row of similar machines is in the background. In 1793 the cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. Before this time seeds were picked from the fiber by hand. A modern ginnery such as the one depicted would remove daily the seeds from 250 bales of cotton, each weighing 500 pounds. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.