Item 23: Examining cotton samples for grade (cleanliness)

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows two male workers examining cotton held in their hands. The two men (wearing collared shirts, vests, and ties--the man in the foreground also wears a loose jacket over his clothes) are standing in an aisle between two rows of tables, and it is from the tables that the men grab a sample of cotton to examine from bundles of cotton. On top of most bundles of cotton lies a sheet of paper that probably has information regarding the cotton. See Item 2, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. See Items 3 and 5, in this folder, for another view of the man in the foreground. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.