Box 7
Contains 194 Results:
Item 58: Cotton Picking Time, Southern Pines, N.C., 1914
Color image of several African American women bent over picking cotton. A rather ramshackle cabin is in the background, with another smaller cabin to the right. Hand colored postcard. Published by Eddy's Studio, Southern Pines, N. C. Copyright 1914 by E. C. Eddy, Southern Pines, N.C. Postmarked Jan. 25, 1940 in Southern Pines, N.C. 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 59: Picking Cotton, 1905
Color image of three African American men in the field, filling sacks with cotton. Dated March 15, 1905 in Augusta, Ga.; postmarked March 15, 1905 in Augusta, and March 17, 1905 in Springfield, Mass. 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 60: Picking Cotton
Color image of three African American adults filling long sacks with cotton. In the foreground are three children alongside the adults. Unknown location. ca. 1907-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 61: Picking Cotton
Color image of several African American men and women in the field picking cotton, including some children. One woman in front with a red dress and a big straw hat is shown filling her sack. The man in front seems to be inspecting more than picking. Unknown location. ca. 1907-1915. 14 X 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 62: Picking Cotton, 1904
Color image of African Americans picking cotton, primarily men but at least one woman is visible. A large basket in the foreground is filled with cotton. Postmarked March 3, 1904 in Augusta, Ga., and March 5, 1904 in Springfield, Mass. 8 x 14 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 63: Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A., 1895
Black-and-white image of African American cotton pickers--men, women, and at least one child--in a field picking cotton. Overseer on horseback in the background. Small child with her hand in the basket in the foreground. Title is printed on reverse in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian. New York: Underwood & Underwood. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 64: Picking Cotton, 1906
Color image of Afrrican American cotton pickers, all male, filling large sacks of cotton in large cotton field. An overseer on horseback is in the background. Unknown location. Copyright 1906 by Detroit Publishing Co. 14 X 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 65: Pickers Grouped in Cotton Field, 1892
Black-and-white image of a group of African American cotton pickers, all men, but also one young girl and one young boy. Two of the pickers have their hats tucked into their suspenders. Unknown location. Littleton, New Hampshire: Photographed and published by B. W. Kilburn. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 66: Our Little Cotton Coop, 1892
Black-and-white image of small African American child with a filled sack of cotton in front of him in the foreground. Older man behind him, along with several other pickers, all African American. Woman picker in background. Littleton, New Hampshire: Photographed and published by B. W. Kilburn. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 67: A Typical Cotton Picking Scene (Arkansas)
Color image of five pickers, most of whom appear to be African American, bending over to pick and stuff cotton into their extremely long sacks. Printed on reverse: "An everyday scene during cotton picking time deep down in the 'Land of Cotton.' Cotton and its by-products are one of Arkansas' most important industries." MWM Color-Litko "Bursheen" Finished, made only by MWM - Aurora, Mo. ca. 1930-1944. 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.