Photograph
Mechanical Cotton Picker
| African American field worker testing an experimental International Harvester cotton picker. Original caption reads: "A close-up front view of the Harvester cotton picker showing how the row of cotton plants flows through the picking drums. This test field had a prolific leaf growth, but the picker nevertheless did an effective picking job. This photograph was taken during field operations on the Ohlendorf plantation near Osceola, Arkansas." |
| Image ID: | 23599 |
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| Creation Date: | 1942 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Osceola |
| County: | |
| State: | Arkansas |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 6Z, box 168, #2061 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Plantations |
| Agricultural machinery |
| Cotton |
| Field crops |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| African Americans |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Engineering |
| Agricultural laborers |
| Farmers |
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