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Reverend Cotton Smith, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.

Reverend Cotton Smith, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War t...

A black and white photo of a man in a coat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A cotton steamer [in New Orleans]

A cotton steamer [in New Orleans]

Wood engraving by John Andrew & Son. Illus. in: Every Saturday, vol. 3, 1871 July 22, p. 93. Ref. copy may be in SSF(Gr) - PLANTATION CROPS COTTON. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Captio... More

Train station Cotton at the R.R. station - Public domain photograph.

Train station Cotton at the R.R. station - Public domain photograph.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York cotton exchange - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

New York cotton exchange - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Cong...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: American Photo-Litho. Co.

Cotton gin at Dahomey. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Cotton gin at Dahomey. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

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Richmond cotton plantation, Mississippi, mammoth plate negative

Richmond cotton plantation, Mississippi, mammoth plate negative

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Picryl description: Public domain image related to industrialrevolution, oil industry history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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Humanity the latest English success : by Sutton Vane, author of The cotton king.

Humanity the latest English success : by Sutton Vane, author of The co...

Caption: Keziah "What art thou doing, friend Grattan? Jerry, "Oh, it's a way I've got." Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti. - N.Y." No. NY. 6222. Forms part of: Theatrical poster coll... More

[Interior of Fine Arts Building, Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta]

[Interior of Fine Arts Building, Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta]

Copyright by R.A. Ellis. No. 23. Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The land of cotton - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

The land of cotton - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

African American men standing in front of bales of cotton near brick buildings. 18923-B-1 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 601.

Women and children in cotton field

Women and children in cotton field

Photograph shows African American women and children cotton pickers at work.

Various views inside the city [Jerusalem]. Street of the Cotton Gate.

Various views inside the city [Jerusalem]. Street of the Cotton Gate.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Weighing cotton - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Weighing cotton - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mill. A game of marbles. All these boys work in the mill. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mill. A game of marbles. All these boys work ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eureka Cotton Mills. John Madison, 11 years old; 53 inches high. Beginning to sweep. Floyd Root, 10 years old. 50 inches high . Helps cousin spin every day after school. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Eureka Cotton Mills. John Madison, 11 years old; 53 inches high. Begin...

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The pupils in the Cherryville N.C. Graded School. 200 attend, including the High School. Population of the town is 2,000. Where are rest of children? Asked these children how many had ever worked in a cotton mill. About one-third of them held up their hands. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.

The pupils in the Cherryville N.C. Graded School. 200 attend, includin...

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The cotton planter and his pickers

The cotton planter and his pickers

Photograph shows Sam Williams (center, holding dog), his wife Diccie Williams (center in white), their youngest son Sidney Williams (in front of Sam), and other men, women, and children in a cotton field. (Sou... More

A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. Been there "bout 2 years." 50 operatives and there were 10 children that looked to be under 12 years of age. Location: Newton, North Carolina.

A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. B...

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Cotton mill, Coolidge Mill, Manchester, N.H.

Cotton mill, Coolidge Mill, Manchester, N.H.

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Olympia Cotton Mill, Columbia, S.C., Panoramic Photograph

Olympia Cotton Mill, Columbia, S.C., Panoramic Photograph

H125650 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; April 12, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Noon hour. Herman Rette (right hand), Arsene Lussier. Both been working in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. for over a year. (See #730.) Location: Burlington, Vermont.

Noon hour. Herman Rette (right hand), Arsene Lussier. Both been workin...

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Most of the workers in Munford Cotton Mills. The smallest boy, in middle, a frail anaemic youngster, said he had been doffing over a year. Said he was 12 years old, but I doubt it. The other small boy, on left, is a spinner, runs four sides, been working there two years. Said he was 12; - but --?. Location: Munford, Alabama.

Most of the workers in Munford Cotton Mills. The smallest boy, in midd...

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Group of doffers working in Pell City Cotton Mill arranged by the Overseer. Superintendent of mill is also Mayor of Pell City. Location: Pell City, Alabama.

Group of doffers working in Pell City Cotton Mill arranged by the Over...

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These were all working in the Century Cotton Mill, South Boston, Virginia, and the mill was running a very small force. One of the small boys belongs to family shown in photo 2206. Location: South Boston, Virginia.

These were all working in the Century Cotton Mill, South Boston, Virgi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carl Harden, doffer in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Said he was fourteen, but I doubt it. Couldn't write his own name. Been working in different mills about one year. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi.

Carl Harden, doffer in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Said he was fourte...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sunday ball game. All work, (a help) in Laurel (Miss.) Cotton Mill. Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Sunday ball game. All work, (a help) in Laurel (Miss.) Cotton Mill. L...

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Widow in the mill. Girl at home. The McFarland Family, Winona Miss. Cotton Mills. Mother and sons work in the mill. The girl keeps house. Youngest boy has been in the mill five years. Location: Winona, Mississippi.

Widow in the mill. Girl at home. The McFarland Family, Winona Miss. Co...

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Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his flock. He said, "Every one of 'em works or helps." I saw them all working in the morning and when the whistle blew at noon they all went in to work. See photos 1490 to 1495. Also 2091 to 2100 (and labels). Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his ...

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Drawer - in Cotton Mill. / L.W. Hine.

Drawer - in Cotton Mill. / L.W. Hine.

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A husky tinsmith who works 8 hours a day, much of it out-doors. Compare him with some of our adolescent boys and girls who work in close confinement of the cotton mill 10 hours a day. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts.

A husky tinsmith who works 8 hours a day, much of it out-doors. Compar...

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"Spider" Estes, fourteen year old doffer. Been working in Guadalupe Valley Cotton Mills one year. Violation of the law. Location: Cuero, Texas.

"Spider" Estes, fourteen year old doffer. Been working in Guadalupe Va...

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Ruby Hollingsworth, seven year old cotton picker. Works all day, early and late, in the hot sun. Picks about thirty-five pounds a day. Father, mother and several brothers and sisters pick. They get only five or six months of schooling. "It's not 'nuff," the father said. The children said "We'd ruther go to school." Address Box 18, R.F.D. Location: Denison, Texas.

Ruby Hollingsworth, seven year old cotton picker. Works all day, early...

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COTTON FASHION SHOW - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

COTTON FASHION SHOW - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Scotland Neck Cotton Mill. Group showing some of the youngest workers taken in the mill at starting time. Tiniest girl, one apparently 8 or 9, I saw at work at her knitting machine perched up on a box, as she was too short to reach. The next in size I saw raveling. Both were steady workers. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Scotland Neck Cotton Mill. Group showing some of the youngest workers ...

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GOVERNORS OF STATES. FIVE COTTON STATES. GOVERNORS TRAMMELL OF FLORIDA; O'NEAL OF ALABAMA; SLAYTON OF GEORGIA; L.E. HALL OF LOUISIANA; CRUCE OF OKLAHOMA

GOVERNORS OF STATES. FIVE COTTON STATES. GOVERNORS TRAMMELL OF FLORIDA...

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Family of L.H. Kirkpatrick, Route 1, Lawton, Okla. Children go to Mineral Wells School #39. Father, mother and five children (5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 years old) pick cotton. "We pick a bale in four days." Dovey, 5 years old, picks 15 pounds a day (average) Mother said: "She jess works fer pleasure." Ertle, 6 years, picks 20 pounds a day (average) Vonnnie, 10 years, picks 50 pounds a day (average) Edward, 11 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Otis, 12 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Expect to be out of school for two weeks more picking. Father is a renter. Works part of farm on shares (gives 1/4 of cotton for rent) and part of farm he pays cash rent. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Family of L.H. Kirkpatrick, Route 1, Lawton, Okla. Children go to Mine...

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General View of #2 Spinning Room in Indian Orchard Cotton Mill. Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

General View of #2 Spinning Room in Indian Orchard Cotton Mill. Locat...

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New Hope School #41. 4 miles northwest of Shawnee. 31 present. Opened October 2nd--8 months term. Principal, Mr. J.H. Harrison, P.O. Route 6, Shawnee, says there ought to be twice that number present and will be after cotton picking is over. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma.

New Hope School #41. 4 miles northwest of Shawnee. 31 present. Opened ...

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Fred Hill, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds of cotton a day. See 4580. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Fred Hill, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds of cotton a day. See...

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Pioneer School #13 (6 miles northwest of Shawnee) opened October 2nd--7 months term. Miss Lela Ginsinger, Principal (been here 2 years). Photo shows only 6 children present and 2 teachers in the third week of school. Expect 24 pupils. All absences are due to cotton. A few of the larger ones will be out in the Spring for cotton. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma

Pioneer School #13 (6 miles northwest of Shawnee) opened October 2nd--...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4600. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Hazel Davis, Tinney, Okla. 7 years old. Picks 50 pounds of cotton in half a day, according to testimony of father and brother. Father owns farm. Hazel goes to Prairie Lee School. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Hazel Davis, Tinney, Okla. 7 years old. Picks 50 pounds of cotton in h...

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Group of Negroes picking cotton

Group of Negroes picking cotton

Photograph shows overseer on horseback watching African Americans picking cotton. Title based on note from National Archives through Dept. of Agriculture 6/8/28.

Cotton winding machine of a lace factory, Nottingham, Eng.

Cotton winding machine of a lace factory, Nottingham, Eng.

Man standing alongside the machine. J289848 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 28287. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog.; Ind.

[Packing cotton] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Packing cotton] - Drawing. Public domain image.

This record contains unverified data from caption card. Gift; Doris Ulmann Foundation, 1935 (DLC/PP-1935:055).

Ware Shoals, South Carolina. Cotton seed linting

Ware Shoals, South Carolina. Cotton seed linting

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Plantation owner's daughter checks weight of cotton. Kaufman County, Texas

Plantation owner's daughter checks weight of cotton. Kaufman County, T...

Title and other information from caption card. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Was... More

Riverdale Cotton Mill, New Office Building, Valley, Chambers County, AL

Riverdale Cotton Mill, New Office Building, Valley, Chambers County, A...

Survey number: HAER AL-166-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Son of a cotton sharecropper, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Son of a cotton sharecropper, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

White and blacks solve problems together on the Sherwood Eddy cotton cooperative of Hill House, Mississippi

White and blacks solve problems together on the Sherwood Eddy cotton c...

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Migratory woman, Greek, living in a cotton camp near Exeter, California

Migratory woman, Greek, living in a cotton camp near Exeter, Californi...

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Cotton bales on gin platform. Robstown, Texas

Cotton bales on gin platform. Robstown, Texas

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Lucille Burroughs picking cotton, Hale County, Alabama

Lucille Burroughs picking cotton, Hale County, Alabama

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Cotton bales on gin platform. Robstown, Texas

Cotton bales on gin platform. Robstown, Texas

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Lucille Burroughs in the cotton fields, Hale County, Alabama

Lucille Burroughs in the cotton fields, Hale County, Alabama

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picking cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California

Picking cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California

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Bales of cotton. Roswell, New Mexico

Bales of cotton. Roswell, New Mexico

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Cotton gin worker. Smithfield, North Carolina

Cotton gin worker. Smithfield, North Carolina

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A black and white photo of a man in a field, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a field, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of men standing in a field, Cotton pickers. Kaufman County, Texas

A couple of men standing in a field, Cotton pickers. Kaufman County, T...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Negro hoeing cotton near Yazoo City, Mississippi

Negro hoeing cotton near Yazoo City, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton sharecropper farm, Texas

Cotton sharecropper farm, Texas

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Housing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona

Housing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona

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Negro cotton hoers are taken from the Delta cotton towns to the cotton fields. Most of them are displaced sharecroppers swept off the plantations by tractor farming, depression, crop reduction program, etc. Greenville, Mississippi

Negro cotton hoers are taken from the Delta cotton towns to the cotton...

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Flood refugees near Memphis, Texas. These people, with all their belongings, are bound for the lower Rio Grande Valley, where they hope to pick cotton. They come from Arkansas

Flood refugees near Memphis, Texas. These people, with all their belon...

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Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave "two years before the surrender"

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave "two years bef...

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Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm. Now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on the same farm. Bell County, Texas

Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm. Now a tractor driver for ...

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The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson Cotton Plantation in Arkansas, forty-three miles distant

The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson C...

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Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the ...

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Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season. Truck drivers are paid by the planters and serve as "runners" to recruit the men. Trucks leave at five o'clock in the morning for the Arkansas Delta plantations.

Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily d...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Small cotton farmer, Kern County, California. He leases the land, and pays 1/4 of the crop for rent, also pays the water bill (irrigation). "It's come to that there's not going to be any more small farms in California. The big fellows have got us all with a ring in our nose. You take the small farmer like me--we can't come out. There's no difference hardly between me and my pickers--only I've got a place to stay out of the rain"

Small cotton farmer, Kern County, California. He leases the land, and ...

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A black and white photo of a flock of birds in a field, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a flock of birds in a field, Arkansas. Farm...

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Removing cotton from bag. Lake Dick Project, Arkansas

Removing cotton from bag. Lake Dick Project, Arkansas

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Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper during the tobacco auction. In order to eke out a living members of the sharecropper families in recent years have begun to migrate to Florida after cotton or tobacco harvest to work in fruits or vegetables

Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper during the tobacc...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cotton, Lehi, Arkansas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Cotton, Lehi, Arkansas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

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A black and white photo of a man holding a camera, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a man holding a camera, Arkansas. Farmers d...

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Kaweah Delta Cooperative cotton gin. Tulare County, California

Kaweah Delta Cooperative cotton gin. Tulare County, California

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A black and white photo of a group of people, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A man standing next to a large barrel, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A man standing next to a large barrel, Arkansas. Farmers during Great ...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southeast Missouri Farms. FSA (Farm Security Administration) client sitting on load of cotton seed

Southeast Missouri Farms. FSA (Farm Security Administration) client si...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Loading bale of cotton onto truck, Lehi, Arkansas

Loading bale of cotton onto truck, Lehi, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton pickers boarding truck which will take them to the fields, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Cotton pickers boarding truck which will take them to the fields, Pine...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Sen. Allen Ellender, agr. cotton grower

Sen. Allen Ellender, agr. cotton grower

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mixing starch into proper consistency for application to cotton thread. Cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Mixing starch into proper consistency for application to cotton thread...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing next to a truck, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A group of men standing next to a truck, Arkansas. Farmers during Grea...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sen. John Bankhead, agr. cotton grower, 6/13/38

Sen. John Bankhead, agr. cotton grower, 6/13/38

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro day laborers employed in picking cotton at Lake Dick Project, Arkansas

Negro day laborers employed in picking cotton at Lake Dick Project, Ar...

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Tents of Mexican labor brought from Texas by contractor for the duration of cotton picking season. Hopson Plantation, near Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

Tents of Mexican labor brought from Texas by contractor for the durati...

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The rust cotton picker in field at Clover Hill Plantation, near Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta

The rust cotton picker in field at Clover Hill Plantation, near Clarks...

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Two of J.A. Johnson's children in cotton field, Statesville, North Carolina

Two of J.A. Johnson's children in cotton field, Statesville, North Car...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people walking down a dirt road, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A group of people walking down a dirt road, Mississippi. Farmers durin...

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Detail of process of making cotton ropes from cotton bats. Laurel mills, Mississippi

Detail of process of making cotton ropes from cotton bats. Laurel mill...

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Mexican trucker eating lunch atop bales of cotton. Compress, Houston, Texas

Mexican trucker eating lunch atop bales of cotton. Compress, Houston, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of an old tractor, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of an old tractor, Mississippi. Farmers during...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of people standing outside of a store, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of people standing outside of a store, Mississ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Cotton going to the gin in the evening. Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

Cotton going to the gin in the evening. Marcella Plantation, Mileston,...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a tractor in a cotton field, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a tractor in a cotton field, Mississippi. F...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a woman picking cotton, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a woman picking cotton, North Carolina. Far...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hog killing on Milton Puryeur place. He is a Negro owner of five acres of land. Route No. 1, Box 59, Dennison, Halifax County, Virginia. This is six miles south (on Highway No. 501) of South Boston. He used to grow tobacco and cotton but now just a subsistence living. These hogs belong to a neighbor landowner. He burns old shoes and pieces of leather near the heads of the slaughtered hogs while they are hanging, to keep the flies away

Hog killing on Milton Puryeur place. He is a Negro owner of five acres...

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Child of white migrant worker sitting on cotton pickers' sacks near Harlingen, Texas

Child of white migrant worker sitting on cotton pickers' sacks near Ha...

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Truckload of bales of cotton on its way through town of Oxford. Granville County, North Carolina

Truckload of bales of cotton on its way through town of Oxford. Granvi...

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