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Unknown Picking Cotton, Georgia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09594 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Stereocard Date: circa 1895 Pagination: 1 stereocard ; 8.8 x 17.3 cm. Order a Copy

Eight African American men in a cotton field, looking at the photographer. The man in the center is wearing a suit, and the other men are wearing similair cotton shirts and slacks with hats. The men have cotton sacks around their shoulders, and a large basket is being held by one man in the foreground. The title "52-Picking Cotton, Georgia" is printed on the bottom.

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