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cotton plantations

Mexican woman picking cotton on Knowlton Plantation, season labor brought from Texas, FSA project, Perthshire, Miss.

Mexican woman picking cotton on Knowlton Plantation, season labor brought from Texas, FSA project, Perthshire, Miss.
ID number: 
92.87.15
Maker: 
Marion Post Wolcott
Date: 
1939
Credit line: 
Gift of Gail Johnston
Copyright: 
©The estate of Marion Post Wolcott, courtesy of Linda Wolcott Moore
Subject - proper nouns: 
Farm Security Administration (FSA)
Cultural associations: 
Mexican
Keywords: 
activities agricultural laborers cotton cotton pickers cotton plantations crops harvesting migrant laborers women

Cashiers Paying Off Cotton Pickers, Day Laborers, in Plantation Store, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi

Cashiers Paying Off Cotton Pickers, Day Laborers, in Plantation Store, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi
ID number: 
85.78.1
Maker: 
Marion Post Wolcott
Date: 
1939-11
Credit line: 
Gift of Grace Rothstein
Copyright: 
©The estate of Marion Post Wolcott, courtesy of Linda Wolcott Moore
Subject - proper nouns: 
Farm Security Administration (FSA)
Cultural associations: 
African-American
Keywords: 
accountants activities agricultural laborers cotton industry cotton plantations employment harvesting laborers men occupations offices plantations wages

Young Boys Waiting in Plantation Store to Be Paid Off for Picking Cotton, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi

Young Boys Waiting in Plantation Store to Be Paid Off for Picking Cotton, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi
ID number: 
83.97.10
Maker: 
Marion Post Wolcott
Date: 
1939
Credit line: 
Gift of Arthur Rothstein
Copyright: 
©The estate of Marion Post Wolcott, courtesy of Linda Wolcott Moore
Subject - proper nouns: 
Farm Security Administration (FSA)
Cultural associations: 
African-American
Keywords: 
agricultural laborers boys child labor children clothing & dress cotton industry cotton plantations employment hats laborers plantations wages
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