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Cotton Field Collection

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton Picking, Augusta, Georgia, 1943

Cotton Picking, Augusta, Georgia, 1943. Cultivation of cotton using slaves brought huge profits to the owners of large plantations, making them some of the wealthiest men in the U.S

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Migratory cotton picker with her baby, 1939. Creator: Unknown

Migratory cotton picker with her baby, 1939. Creator: Unknown
Migratory cotton picker with her baby, 1939

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton field, Georgia, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Cotton field, Georgia, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Cotton field, Georgia, 1911

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Southern slaves at their daily toil, 1925. Creator: Unknown

Southern slaves at their daily toil, 1925. Creator: Unknown
Southern slaves at their daily toil, 1925

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Picking cotton. 1902. Creator: Unknown

Picking cotton. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Picking cotton. 1902

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Picking cotton back of Dodge Hall, 1903. Creator: Unknown

Picking cotton back of Dodge Hall, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Picking cotton back of Dodge Hall, 1903

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Picking and weighing cotton, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Picking and weighing cotton, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Picking and weighing cotton, 1872

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Picking cotton on a southern plantation, 1882. Creator: Unknown

Picking cotton on a southern plantation, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Picking cotton on a southern plantation, 1882

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Gathering cotton in Georgia, 1882. Creator: Unknown

Gathering cotton in Georgia, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Gathering cotton in Georgia, 1882

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton pickers emptying sacks, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton pickers emptying sacks, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Cotton pickers emptying sacks at eleven a.m. Stopped from further work for the day by rain

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picking in south Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Day laborers hoeing cottonn, near Corsicana, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Day laborers hoeing cottonn, near Corsicana, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Day laborers hoeing cotton. Many tenant farmers become day laborers on mechanized farms. Near Corsicana, Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cabins at the Delta cooperative farms, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cabins at the Delta cooperative farms, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cabins at the Delta cooperative farms. Hillhouse, Mississippi. Screen windows and porches are uncommon in cotton cabins

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton checkers, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton checkers, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton checkers. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton sharecroppers, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton sharecroppers, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton sharecroppers. Greene County, Georgia. They produce little, sell little, buy little

Background imageCotton Field Collection: The Black Wax area of Texas, near Georgetown, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The Black Wax area of Texas, near Georgetown, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The Black Wax area of Texas is the outstanding cotton producing section of the western cotton belt. Near Georgetown, Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Delta cooperative farm cabins and cotton, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Delta cooperative farm cabins and cotton, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Delta cooperative farm cabins and cotton. Hillhouse, Mississippi, after one year of operation

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton pickers lunchtime, near Corpus Christi, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton pickers lunchtime, near Corpus Christi, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton pickers lunchtime. Near Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: The landowner's daughter hoes cotton on a south Georgia farm, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The landowner's daughter hoes cotton on a south Georgia farm, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The landowner's daughter hoes cotton on a south Georgia farm

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Loading cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Loading cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Pickers in cotton field, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pickers in cotton field, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pickers in cotton field. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton pickers at work in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton pickers at work in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton pickers at work in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California. They receive one dollar and one dollar and twenty-five cents per hundred pounds

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Picking cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Picking cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Picking cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Weighing in cotton, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Weighing in cotton, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Weighing in cotton. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Loading cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Loading cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Loading cotton, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Loading cotton, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading cotton. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Weighing in cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Weighing in cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Weighing in cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton pickers bringing in their 'pick' to be weighed, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936

Cotton pickers bringing in their "pick" to be weighed, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936
Cotton pickers bringing in their "pick" to be weighed. They receive one dollar and one dollar and twenty-five cents per hundred pounds. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Loading cotton, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Loading cotton, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading cotton. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Partially loaded cotton wagon, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936

Partially loaded cotton wagon, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Partially loaded cotton wagon. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton pickers, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton pickers, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton pickers. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Picking cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Picking cotton, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Picking cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Mexican cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mexican cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican cotton picker. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picking in south Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picking in south Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton hoers on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton hoers on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton hoers on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi. Hoers in groups of two hundred or more are hauled over daily from Greenville

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Housing for cotton pickers, South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Housing for cotton pickers, South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Housing for cotton pickers. South Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Tally, Cotton field in South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Tally, Cotton field in South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tally. Cotton field in South Texas

Background imageCotton Field Collection: Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picking in south Texas



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