- Published by
- Littleton View Company, American, founded 1861
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1900
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 1/8 × 5 7/8 in. (8 × 15 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 3 7/16 × 7 1/16 in. (8.8 × 17.9 cm)
- Description
- This stereograph card depicts a group of people picking cotton. In it, several adults stand in a large cotton field, some holding large bags at their sides. One man in front stands facing the viewer holding a large wicker circular basket partially filled with cotton. The stereograph card consists of two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. At either end of the card is vertical script. On the left side margin is script that reads "Littleton View Co. / Littleton N.H." On the right side margin is scrip that reads "Stereoscopic Treasures." On the bottom right margin is text that reads "1222 Picking Cotton, Georgia."
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place depicted
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- stereographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.248.4.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




