Box 8

Scope and Contents Color image of cotton bales being loaded by workers onto steamer ships at the state docks. Some bales are being loaded via ramp, while others are being lifted with ropes. A concrete warehouse is visible on the left side of the image. Printed on reverse of card: "Cargoes of cotton for shipment to European Ports are accumulated in the huge concrete fireproof warehouse and then loaded aboard after being compressed, by the ship's tackle. Southward, on both sides of the river can be seen the dry...

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Black-and-white image of workers standing with bales of cotton in front of a shed. Several brick buildings are visible in the background. The back of the stereograph contains an advertisement for The American Tobacco company, based in the Green River District of Kentucky. Elisabeth, N.J.: Alfred S. Campbell. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Black-and- white image of African American workers loading bales of cotton onto railroad cars to be shipped to a manufacturing center. The workers are using dollies to transport the heavy bales into the cars, on the right side of the image. On the left side of the image, the ground is covered with bales, upon one of which two men stand, one of whom (holding papers in his hand) is the overseer. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 cm. Copy B. Format:...

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Black-and-white image of bales of cotton covering the ground, with railroad cars in the background and what appear to be the masts of boats behind them. There are several sheds visible on the right side of the image, and workers can be seen moving bales of cotton and walking about throughout the image. Pub. by J.S. Pinkussohn Cigar Co., Savannah, Ga. Made in Germany. Postmarked November 11, 1908 in Savannah. 14 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of a docked ship with ramps from ship to dock. Workers can be seen at the bottom of the ramps, using dollies to transport bales of cotton. Published by Seawall Specialty Co., Houston and Galveston, Texas. C.T. American Art Colored. ca. 1915-1930. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of a large load of cotton, piled about ten bales high, on a docked boat. Workers can be seen standing at the front of the boat, atop the cotton, and on the dock. ca. 1907-1915. 8.75 x 13.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of bales of cotton being lowered by rope into the hold of a ship. Several men are holding onto the ropes and the bales as they are being lowered. Another man stands and watches, while yet another operates machinery in the background. "Phostint" made only by Detroit Publishing Co. ca. 1915-1924. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of a street, surrounded by buildings on both sides, which is almost completely covered by rows of cotton bales. Horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians are seen traveling on the street using a narrow path on the right side of the image. Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No. 2074 "Macon, Ga." Dated on the bottom of the card September 11, 1905. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of men driving two horse-drawn wagons, each loaded with cotton bales, along a tree-lined dirt road. Location is unknown. C.T. Photocrom. ca. 1907-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of male workers working with bags of cotton. A dolly and baskets are on the ground near the workers; many bags cover the ground behind the workers. I. Stern, New York. Made in Germany. 1907-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.