Photograph by
Wasson, Charles L., American, born 1866
Published by
International View Company, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1900
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 3/16 × 6 in. (8.1 × 15.2 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
Description
This stereograph card depicts a group of people picking cotton. There is a large container of cotton in the foreground. 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 text. On the left side margin is script that reads "International View Co." On the right side margin is script that reads "Decatur Ill. U.S.A." Along the bottom right margin is text that reads "641. Cotton is King - A Louisiana Plantation Scene, (Prize Cotton). / Copyright, 1900, by C. L. Wasson."
Place depicted
Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
stereographs
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Cotton
Labor
Photography
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.248.4.19
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5035d21c9-cd04-4f0f-a8b6-366675d85bc0

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