- Photograph by
- A. W. Möller, British American, 1867 - 1922
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1895
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper mounted on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (10.5 x 15.9 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (13 x 18.4 cm)
- Description
- An albumen print on cabinet card depicting a group of men and women weighing cotton. The photograph shows a tall bearded man wearing a straw hat, light colored shirt, and dark pants weighing a large basket of cotton. The scale is a T-shaped wooden stand with a weighted bag on one end of the top pole and the cotton basket attached to the other. A group of nine (9) observers sit on baskets of cotton to the right. Each is wearing a hat. A short man stands next to an open shed on the left. In the background is a small wooden building, trees, and a field. The photograph is faded with a yellowish tint and mounted on a piece of board with rounded corners that is green on the front and gray on the back. A small hole is located at the top center of the backing board. The back is printed with text identifying the series and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Views of Thomasville and Vicinity
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- albumen prints
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Cotton
- Labor
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Sandra Lindley
- Object number
- 2013.117.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




