Skip to main content

Item 9: Cotton in picker room [bale breakers]

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows two male workers in the picker room, surrounded by bales of cotton. One man is placing a bale into a bale breaker (in the background), and the other man appears to be seated atop a different bale (in the foreground). There are what appears to be more bale breakers in the background. See Items 21 and 22, in this folder,for virtually identical images. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates

  • 1842-2003

Language of Materials

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

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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

Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853