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African American Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1905
Description: Group of employees, all men or young men, and mostly African American, posing inside manila or cotton processing room of IHC's McCormick Works. One man is ...
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Farm Family on Bales of Cotton

Date: 1921
Description: A couple with two children sitting on a bale of cotton in a barnyard posing for a portrait.
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Cotton Workers

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Description: Posed studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two African American agricultural workers picking cotton, location unknown. A little girl sits in a...
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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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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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