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Cotton is planted close to the abandoned cabins, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton is planted close to the abandoned cabins whose occupants were displaced by power farming. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi
Cotton weighing, South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton weighing. South Texas
Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton picking in south Texas
Cotton weighing near Brownsville, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton weighing near Brownsville, Texas
Cotton weighing near Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton weighing near Robstown, Texas
Loading cotton after weighing, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeLoading cotton after weighing. San Joaquin Valley, California
Weighing cotton near Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeWeighing cotton near Robstown, Texas
A cotton patch in the Delta area in Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeA cotton patch in the Delta area in Mississippi. This area produces 500, 000 bales of cotton annually
Hoeing cotton, South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHoeing cotton. South Texas
Cotton hoer, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoer. Coahoma County, Mississippi
These cotton hoers work from 6 am to 7 pm for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThese cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Lunchtime for cotton hoers, Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for cotton hoers. Mississippi Delta
Hoers, Aldridge Plantation, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeA crew of 200 hoers were brought to the Aldridge Plantation to hoe cotton for one dollar a day. Many of these are ex-tenant farmers
Oldest son of a sharecropper family working in the cotton, Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOldest son of a sharecropper family working in the cotton. Chesnee, South Carolina
Cotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta. They worked from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar
Cultivating cotton cooperatively at Lake Dick, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivating cotton cooperatively at Lake Dick, Arkansas
Farmers with mule teams and cultivators, Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmers with mule teams and cultivators. Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Farmers about to begin cooperative cultivation of cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmers about to begin cooperative cultivation of cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Cultivating cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivating cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Sharecropper's cabin, cotton and corn, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper's cabin, cotton and corn, near Jackson, Mississippi
Cotton, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton. Georgia
Terraced fields of sharecropper, near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTerraced fields of sharecropper. In 1936 he made seven bales of cotton, half of which went to his landlord. Near Gaffney, South Carolina
House of cotton sharecropper (white) near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHouse of cotton sharecropper (white) near Gaffney, South Carolina
The cotton lands of Ellis County, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe cotton lands of Ellis County, Texas, are well adapted to tractor farming but the houses of the farmer tenants stand empty
Tractors cultivating cotton, Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractors cultivating cotton. Twenty-two tractors have replaced 130 tenant families on the Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi
Farm boy with sack full of boll weevils...off of cotton plants, Macon County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm boy with sack full of boll weevils which he has picked off of cotton plants. Macon County, Georgia. [Sack made from hog feed bag]
Farm boy with sack full of boll weevils...off of cotton plants, Macon County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm boy with sack full of boll weevils which he has picked off of cotton plants. Macon County, Georgia
Check row planted cotton, Touchberry Plantation, Issaquena County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCheck row planted cotton. Touchberry Plantation, Issaquena County, Mississippi. This method, long used in corn in order to permit cross cultivation
Alabama tenant farmer and children, Near Anniston, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeAlabama tenant farmer and children. Family labor in cotton. Near Anniston, Alabama
Check row planting of cotton, Mississippi Delta near Greenville, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCheck row planting of cotton. A new process which has been long used in corn which practically eliminates need for hand labor at chopping season
West Texas farmer replanting cotton, near Stanton, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWest Texas farmer replanting cotton. Had three inches of rain which washed out the first crop. Near Stanton, Texas
Cotton pickers in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton pickers in south Texas
Cotton pickers emptying sacks, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeKern County, California. Cotton pickers emptying sacks at eleven a.m. Stopped from further work for the day by rain
Migratory field worker picking cotton in San Joaquin Valley, CA, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory field worker picking cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California. These cotton pickers are being paid seventy-five cents per one hundred pounds
Migratory field worker picking cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory field worker picking cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California. These cotton pickers are being paid seventy-five cents per one hundred pounds
Sharecropper cultivating cotton with team, Near Shreveport, Louisiana, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper cultivating cotton with team. This is a step above the primitive method. Near Shreveport, Louisiana
The cotton sharecropper's unit, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he can cultivate with a one-horse plow. Greene County, Georgia
Cotton field and plantation house, Macon County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton field and plantation house. Macon County, Georgia
Cotton, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton. Coahoma County, Mississippi