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Man Operating International Harvester Cotton Picker

Date: 1942
Description: African American man dumping a load of cotton from an experimental International Harvester cotton picker into a wagon.
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Unloading International Harvester Cotton Picker

Date: 1942
Description: Two men are watching as cotton is unloaded from an experimental International Harvester cotton picker into a wagon. A Farmall tractor is in the foreground.
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Farm Worker Loading Cotton into Trailer

Date: 1942
Description: Farm worker dumping cotton from an International Harvester cotton picker into a trailer pulled by a Farmall M tractor.
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French Market

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the French market. A cart transporting bales of cotton is in the street on the left. Railroad tracks are in the street.
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Cotton Market

Date: 02 09 1915
Description: A group of wagons filled with cotton bales in the street at market.
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Weighing Cotton

Date: 1920
Description: Men weigh(?) bales of cotton on a wooden platform, while other men load or unload bales onto a wagon drawn by mules.
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Men with Cotton Bales

Date: 1920
Description: Men lead two mules in hauling a wagon full of cotton bales near what appears to be a weighing station on a wooden platform.
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Cotton Bales on Wagon

Date: 1920
Description: Two men place a bale of cotton on top of a pile on the back of a mule-drawn wagon. They are near what appears to be a weighing station on a wooden platform...
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Cotton Bales in Wagon

Date: 1919
Description: A wagon loaded with bales of cotton sits in front of a loading dock. The wagon was possibly made by the Weber Wagon Company.
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Cotton Gin

Date: 01 13 1938
Description: Two men use horse-drawn wagons to haul loads of cotton near a cotton gin powered by an International PD-80 unit. A sign on the barn reads: "Bassett Gin."
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Peacock Gin

Date: 12 15 1937
Description: Wagons loaded with cotton are parked outside the Peacock Gin. A man stands on a platform to the left of the wagons. The sign on the building reads: "Seed T...
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Rosedale Gin

Date: 12 15 1937
Description: Exterior view of the Rosedale Gin, powered by an International PD-80. Two trucks are parked near the building. One of the trucks has a wagon attached.
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Cotton Gin Exterior

Date: 12 15 1937
Description: Exterior view of a cotton gin owned by O.L. Gormon. A man stands on a balcony under the overhang of the building at the top of a flight of steps. Another m...
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R.E. Cox Cotton Gin

Date: 11 30 1937
Description: Exterior view of a cotton gin owned by R.E. Cox. Two men stand beneath the building's overhang and a mule or horse-drawn wagon stands to the left of the bu...
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Siut-Me Gin Company

Date: 12 19 1937
Description: Exterior view of the cotton gin at Siut-Me Gin Company. Bales of cotton are piled on a platform in the foreground, and horse-drawn and tractor-drawn wagons...
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Crowded Street

Date: 
Description: View of a street crowded with people, automobiles, horses and wagons. Many of the wagons are loaded with cotton. Text on the photograph reads, "Publ. by C....
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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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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 Loading Cotton Bales

Date: 1905
Description: Men on a city street with bales of cotton loaded onto wagons, possibly in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
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Men in Yard Weighing Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men in a residential backyard using a hanging scale to weigh bales of cotton loaded on a wagon pulled by a team of work horses.

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