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Cotton Workers

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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 full basket of cotton.

Publication Information

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
(A6)01669

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W011KHA
Legacy ID
WHi 72477

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Man Carrying Cotton

Man Carrying Cotton

Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American man carrying a bushel basket full of cotton, location unknown.

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Picking Cotton

Picking Cotton

A group of agricultural workers picking cotton in a field.

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Picking Cotton

Picking Cotton

Agricultural workers harvesting cotton, location unknown. Some of the workers are using horse-drawn plows. Two small buildings are in the distance. Caption reads: "Cotton Picking."

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In the Cotton Field

In the Cotton Field

A group of agricultural workers and their children pose with a wagon full of cotton in a cotton field, location unknown. Caption reads: "In The Cotton Field."

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Hand Picking Cotton

Hand Picking Cotton

Agricultural workers picking cotton by hand. Two children are on the right side of the group.

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Harvesting Cotton

Harvesting Cotton

Two children pose near a pile of harvested cotton, location unknown. Nearby, another child stands next to a woman picking cotton.

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