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Box 8

 Container

Contains 245 Results:

Item 88: River barges laden with the crop of Texas cotton fields, the finest in the world, 1905

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents Black-and-white image of two river barges, one with the name "Hercules of Lake Charles" visible on the edge of the stern, loaded with cotton. Several buildings are visible on the land next to the barges, and the yard in the background of the image has rows of cotton bales. Workers can be seen handling rope on the barges. Title is printed on the back in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian. New York: Underwood & Underwood. 17.75 x 8.75 cm. Copy B. Format:...
Dates: 1905

Item 89: Transportation of cotton by road

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Color image of a street lined with buildings and trees. Several wagons loaded with cotton are lined up on one side of the street; another can be seen on the other side of the street. In the background, a pile of cotton bales is visible on the left side of the street. Location is unknown. Adolph Selige Pub. Co., St. Louis--Leipzig. ca. 1902-1907. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 90: Cotton Pickers Returning from the Field

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Color image of five African American cotton workers, three males and two females, one of whom is a child, with a horse-drawn wagon loaded with baskets of cotton. A dirt road and house are visible in the background. Location is unknown. E.C. Kropp, Publ., Milwaukee. ca. 1907. 14 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 91: Cotton Scene, Galveston, Texas

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Color image of a railroad yard filled with rows of cotton bales, some of which are being loaded onto the railroad cars that are lined up at the back of the yard. On one train car, the letters "S.A. & A.P." are visible. In the background, city buildings can be seen. Published by International Post Card Co., New York. Made in Germany. ca. 1907-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 92: Scene on the Levee, Memphis, Tennessee

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Color image of a busy dock, loaded with rows of sacks and bales of cotton. Workers are seen throughout the image, some carrying sacks. Steamers are lined up at the dock, some loaded with cotton bales. Postmarked May 21, 191- [date is blurred with ink]. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates: 1842-2003

Silk

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings. Includes both stereoscopic images and postcards.

Dates: 1842-2003

Other Natural Fibers

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings. Includes both stereoscopic images and postcards.

Dates: 1842-2003

Fiber Testing

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings. Includes both stereoscopic images and postcards.

Dates: 1842-2003

Fiber Preparation

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings. Includes both stereoscopic images and postcards.

Dates: 1842-2003

Opening and Dusting

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings. Includes both stereoscopic images and postcards.

Dates: 1842-2003