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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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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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Men with Cotton Bales

Date: 1925
Description: Three men wearing hats are sitting on top of baled cotton loaded in a wagon. The wagon is led by two horses and is traveling down a dirt road in what appea...
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J.H. Gilchrist with Granddaughter in Cotton Field

Date: 1915
Description: J.H. Gilchrist, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, eyeglasses, and long coat, is standing in a cotton field on his farm to show his granddaughter, Lelia Sykes, th...
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Men with Cotton Bales

Date: 02 09 1915
Description: A man sits on a bale of cotton piled on top of wooden boards in a field. Two men stand near him and another man or young boy sits on a bale in the backgrou...
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Picking Cotton

Date: 1915
Description: Men, women, and children picking cotton in a field.
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Slaves Escaping at Fort Monroe

Date: 1860
Description: Scene of 16 figures. A slave owner is raising his whip as black families are racing towards Fort Monroe, with some remaining behind picking cotton. The sla...
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Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds, 1st Round

Date: 1860
Description: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "1ST ROU...
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Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds, 2nd Round

Date: 1860
Description: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "2ND ROU...
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Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds, 3rd Round

Date: 1860
Description: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "3RD ROU...
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John Bull in His Perilous Feat of Horsemanship

Date: 1860
Description: John Bull is carrying a bale of cotton on his shoulders. He is standing with one foot on each of two galloping horses. One horse labeled "UNION" has a Unio...
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John Bull's Sympathy

Date: 1860
Description: A slave is being whipped by a slave owner as he kneels and prays next to a bale of cotton labeled "COTTON" and "CSA." John Bull sits on the bale facing awa...
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Diversified Farming Speakers

Date: 02 19 1915
Description: Speakers from the diversified farming program stand in front of a brick building near an awning. Each person wears a winter coat and brimmed hat, and there...
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Cotton Presentation

Date: 1915
Description: View from back of classroom of Dr. W.B. Hinds pointing at a graph as he delivers an agricultural lecture on cotton to students seated at North Alabama Bapt...
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McCormick-Deering M-11-H Cotton Picker

Date: 1947
Description: Man operating a McCormick-Deering M-11-H cotton picker in field. Decals and/or stencils are on the machine. The picker is mounted on a Farmall tractor.
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McCormick-Deering M-11-H Cotton Picker

Date: 1947
Description: Left side view of a man driving a McCormick-Deering cotton picker M-11-H in a field. Decals and/or stencils are on the machine. The picker is mounted on a ...
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Men in Town with Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men on a city street with bales of cotton loaded in horse-drawn wagons. One of the wagons is a Springfield Wagon.
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Men Weighing Cotton Bales

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men and young boys are gathered outdoors while weighing bales of cotton on a large hanging scale manufactured by Smith.

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