Way down South in the land of cotton : African American men and African American women with bags over their shoulders standing in the rows of a cotton field picking cotton with an African American boy asleep in a basket of cotton [hand colored]
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- Format:
- Still image
- Genre:
- postcards
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 03.71 x 05.64 inches
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- Recto: Way down South in the land of cotton; Verso: Tuck's Post Card. Carte postale. Postkarte. U.S. Postage. One cent. [stamp with picture of Benjamin Franklin]. (For address only). By appointment. Way down South in the land of cotton. The most expensive process of cotton culture is the picking of it; despite various inventions, hand picking is the most satisfactory, and from 30 to 50 cents a hundred weight is paid men, women and children. 200 to 300 pounds of seed cotton is considered a good day's work; the fields are picked once in two or three weeks, and the season lasts about three months. Augusta, GA. Mar 30 2-PM 1910. J.W. Bilchis. Boston, Mass. Box 5311. RTS. Raphael Tuck & Sons' series no. 2370, In the land of cotton. Art publishers to their majesties the King and Queen. Photochromed in Saxony.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- African American boys., Cotton., African American men., Cotton picking., and African American women.
- Keywords:
- Agriculture, cotton, picking
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About This Item
- Date Created:
- unknown
- Format:
- Still image
- Genre:
- postcards
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 03.71 x 05.64 inches
- Note:
- This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
- Description / Abstract:
- Recto: Way down South in the land of cotton; Verso: Tuck's Post Card. Carte postale. Postkarte. U.S. Postage. One cent. [stamp with picture of Benjamin Franklin]. (For address only). By appointment. Way down South in the land of cotton. The most expensive process of cotton culture is the picking of it; despite various inventions, hand picking is the most satisfactory, and from 30 to 50 cents a hundred weight is paid men, women and children. 200 to 300 pounds of seed cotton is considered a good day's work; the fields are picked once in two or three weeks, and the season lasts about three months. Augusta, GA. Mar 30 2-PM 1910. J.W. Bilchis. Boston, Mass. Box 5311. RTS. Raphael Tuck & Sons' series no. 2370, In the land of cotton. Art publishers to their majesties the King and Queen. Photochromed in Saxony.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- African American boys., Cotton., African American men., Cotton picking., and African American women.
- Keywords:
- Agriculture, cotton, picking
Find This Item
- Persistent URL:
- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/255z612jq2-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- dams:154896 and MSS1218_B068_I450
- Institution:
- Emory University
- Administrative Unit:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
- Sublocation:
- Box 68
- Call Number:
- MSS 1218
- Contact Information:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library rose.library@emory.edu
Access and Copyright
- Rights Statement:
- Emory University does not control copyright for this image. This image is made available for individual viewing and reference for educational purposes only such as personal study, preparation for teaching, and research. Your reproduction, distribution, public display or other re-use of any content beyond a fair use as codified in section 107 of US Copyright Law is at your own risk. We are always interested in learning more about our collections. If you have information regarding this photograph, please contact rose.library@emory.edu.
- Rights Status:
- No Copyright - United States
Emory Libraries provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in its digital collections.