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Picking Cotton

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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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Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
(A6)01661

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W011KCN
Legacy ID
WHi 72442

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