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"Old Red" Cotton Picker

Date: 1969
Description: "Old Red," the "first commercial cotton picker," and a new International 622 cotton picker en route to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. "Ol...
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34HM-120 Cotton Picker

Date: 1955
Description: Man operating a 34HM-120 cotton picker mounted on a Farmall 400 tractor in a cotton field.
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McCormick-Deering M-11-H Cotton Picker

Date: 1946
Description: Man operating a McCormick-Deering M-11-H cotton picker in a cotton field.
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M-220 Two-Row Cotton Picker

Date: 1956
Description: Man riding an International M-220 two-row cotton picker through a cotton field.
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220-A Self-Propelled Cotton Picker

Date: 1959
Description: Man harvesting cotton with a McCormick 220-A self-propelled cotton picker.
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214 Cotton Picker

Date: 1959
Description: Man operating a McCormick 214 2-row, low draw cotton picker in a cotton field.
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220 Cotton Picker

Date: 1956
Description: Man harvesting cotton with a McCormick 220 cotton picker.
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Composite of Three Cotton Picking and Marketing Views

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Description: A composite of three images including a cotton field captioned "Cotton Crop," wagons loaded with cotton captioned "Cotton For Sale," and buyers inspecting ...
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Bringing Cotton to Market

Date: 10 01 1896
Description: A number of farmers bringing large bales of cotton to market on horse-drawn carts. A building in the back has the words "Bailey, Barksdale & Co." painted o...
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Composite of Cotton Gin and Farmers

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Description: A composite of two images pertaining to cotton. The image on the top left is of a cotton gin and the lower right is an image of farmers with horse-drawn ca...
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Cotton Compress

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Description: Men surrounded by large bales of cotton stand and wait near a cotton compress, also known as a bailing machine.
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Cotton Bales On A Wharf

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Description: Elevated view of a large number of cotton bales on a wharf with a train crossing through the scene. "Frisco" is clearly written on all the cars of the trai...
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Cotton Compress with Bales of Cotton

Date: 1915
Description: Thousands of bales of cotton with a water tower and a building with smokestacks in the background. Caption reads: "Ada Compress, 10,000 Bales Cotton In Sig...
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Counting Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men standing around as a number of bales of cotton are being counted on the cotton compress. Caption reads: "Cotton Compress, Shawnee, Oklahoma."
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Bales of Cotton in Storage

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Description: Outdoor elevated view of a large storage area with thousands of bales of cotton. A few houses or other buildings can be seen in the background. Caption rea...
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Cotton Sample Room

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Description: Women in a high ceilinged room used for sampling cotton. The numerous tables are piled with raw cotton. Caption reads: "Cotton Sample Room, Port Gibson, Mi...

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