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Box 12

 Container

Contains 155 Results:

Item 1: Variation in length of staple in American cotton

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print. ca. 1916. Black and white image shows six samples of cotton arranged in two columns. The samples appear to be slightly stretched horizontally. These samples range from 7/8" to 1 3/8". See Item 2, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 2: Variation in length of staple in American cotton

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows six samples of cotton arranged in two columns. The samples appear to be slightly stretched horizontally. These samples range from 7/8" to 1 3/8". See Item 1, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. These samples range from 7/8" to 1 3/8". 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 3: Cotton boll

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a cotton boll that has a small amount of stem still attached. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 4: Cotton bolls as picked from the cotton plant

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows six cotton bolls that are still attached to bits of stem. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 5: Bale of cotton

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a roughly 500 pound bale of cotton being held upright by a wooden support. The bale is wrapped in burlap, but the cotton is spilling out of some rips in the covering. See Item 8, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 6: Bale of cotton and male worker

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a male worker standing by a bale of raw cotton, which weighs about 500 pounds. The bale is wrapped in burlap, but the cotton is spilling out of some rips in the covering. See also Item 9, in this folder, for another image of this worker. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Cotton

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Stereoscopic images organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings.

Dates: 1842-2003

Fiber Preparation

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Stereoscopic images organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings.

Dates: 1842-2003

Carding

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Stereoscopic images organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings.

Dates: 1842-2003

Roving

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Stereoscopic images organized numerically by ATHM "TT" subject headings.

Dates: 1842-2003