Box 12

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Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a pile of raw cotton. The cotton has yet to be cleaned, as can be seen by the bits of dirt, leaves, etc. still embedded in the cotton. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Gelatin silver print. ca. 1916. Black and white image shows a male worker maneuvering two picker lap ("sheet[s] of . fiber . rolled under pressure into a cylindrical package") encumbered trolleys into a carding room. There is another male worker far in the background of the imagethe carding roomand he appears to be monitoring or operating the machines within. A clock on the wall and sunlight through a window reveals that it was roughly 10:55 a.m. when the picture was taken. 18 x 9 cm....

Scope and Contents Gelatin silver print. ca. 1916. Black and white image shows two male workers examining cotton held in their hands. The two men (wearing collared shirts, vests, and ties--the man in the foreground also wears a loose jacket over his clothes) are standing in an aisle between two rows of tables, and it is from the tables that the men grab a sample of cotton to examine from bundles of cotton. On top of most bundles of cotton lies a sheet of paper that probably has information regarding the...

Scope and Contents Gelatin silver print. ca. 1916. Black and white image shows a male worker in the process of measuring the length of cotton fibers (staple) before assigning the cotton to a group based on the measurement (classing). In front and behind him are tables covered with cotton that is to be inspected or already has been. The measurements are likely written on the man's clipboard. See Item 5, in this folder, for a nearly duplicate view of this image, and Item 2, in this folder, for another view of...

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Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a close-up of a man's hands as he uses a small ruler to measure a cotton fiber (staple). The staple looks to be about 1.25". 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a male worker in the process of measuring the length of cotton fibers (staple) before assigning the cotton to a group based on the measurement (classing). In front of and behind him are tables covered with cotton that is to be inspected or already has been. The measurements are likely written on the man's clipboard. See Item 3, in this folder, for a nearly identical copy of this image, and Item 2, in this folder, for another view of...

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Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a male worker gently pulling a staple of cotton from both ends to facilitate inspection. There are many bundles of cotton in the background that have yet to be inspected or already have been. See Item 7, in this folder, for an almost identical image. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a male worker gently pulling a staple of cotton from both ends to facilitate inspection. There are many bundles of cotton in the background that have yet to be inspected or already have been. See Item 6, in this folder, for an almost identical image. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows the the front view of a bale breaker, the machine responsible for tearing apart large bales of cotton. The visible mounds of cotton are fed into the bale breaker. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows two male workers in the picker room, surrounded by bales of cotton. One man is placing a bale into a bale breaker (in the background), and the other man appears to be seated atop a different bale (in the foreground). There are what appears to be more bale breakers in the background. See Items 21 and 22, in this folder,for virtually identical images. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.