Box 8

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Black-and-white image of two docked boats. Cotton bales are piled on the ground in front of the docks. Empty horse-drawn wagons and several men are visible in the foreground of the image. "New Orleans and Vicinity" stamped on one side of the stereocard, one of a series of New Orleans-area images done by Blessing. S. T. Blessing, Publisher, 87 Canal St., N.O., La. ca. 1875. 17.75 x 10 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image of cotton being baled. On the left is a bale of cotton; on the right, loose cotton has been placed in the press box for baling. Stamped on the baling machine on the left: "Munger. Pat'd Dec. 4 1888. Continental Gin Co. Birmingham, Ala." ca. 1907-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Scope and Contents Black-and-white image of an African American male operating a cotton gin inside of a brick building. Prior to the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin, cotton was a difficult crop to work with and thus was not very popular in the United States. After the invention of the cotton gin, however, cotton became much easier to work with and more profitable, and many southern planters reversed their position on slavery, wanting more slaves to work with their cotton crops. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone...

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Black-and-white image of three African-American male workers moving cotton bales from a platform onto a mule-drawn wagon. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Black-and-white image of an African American male worker putting cloth-covered cottonseed cakes into the hydraulic press. Once all of the press shelves are filled, cottonseed oil is squeezed out of the cakes, runs down the side of the press, and flows through a trough to a settling tank. It takes about 20 minutes to fill the shelves of the press, extract oil, and empty the shelves for refilling. Note the boiler in the right background. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920....

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Color image of a cotton shed, in which a cotton press and rows of cotton bales can be seen. Two male workers are pictured on the left and in the center. Location unknown. "Phostint" Card, made only by Detroit Publishing Co. ca. 1915-1924. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black- and-white image depicts a large cotton yard filled with cotton bales. Some buildings in the background on the right. Dated on the card September 9, 1905. H. Hymes, Art Store, Savannah, Ga. [photographer?] Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No. 1010, "Savannah." Art Publishers to their Majesties the King and Queen. 13.75 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of the interior of a large cotton shed. The floor is covered in cotton bales. Several male workers can be seen standing and/or laying on the bales. A horse-drawn wagon is visible to the right of the shed. Location unknown. "Phostint" Card, made only by Detroit Publishing Co. ca. 1915-1924. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of red flatbed truck filled with stacks of cotton bales. Three male workers are standing in front of the truck, which is parked on the side of a tree-lined street. Published by Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. Dated and postmarked March 1, 1950, Daytona Beach, Fla., but the card was probably manufactured before 1944. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black-and-white image of two African American male workers, one standing on the ground and one on a platform, shoveling cotton seed into elevated doorways at a mill. Piles of cotton seed can be seen in the photo, both in doorways and on the ground. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1910. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.