Title

"Picking Cotton," -- Down in Sunny Dixie

Creator

Preview

Title - Alternative

Picking Cotton Down in Sunny Dixie

Description

Vintage color postcard. Front: features 10 workers in the cotton field, one man in horseback, and a black boy in a cotton basket. with printed text: "PICKING COTTON," - DOWN IN SUNNY DIXIE - 6. Back: with printed text "MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.". Numbered 4707. Stereotyped images of black people were featured in prints, postcards and many other items at that time

Keywords

Cotton plantation workers; Cotton picking; Plantation workers; Black people; Children, Black; Children, Black, in art; Racism in art; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Milwaukee (Wis.); Cotton workers; Black children; Black Americana

Subjects

Cotton plantation workers; Cotton picking; Plantation workers; Black people; Children, Black; Children, Black, in art; Racism in art; African Americans in art; African Americans -- Collectibles; Milwaukee (Wis.); Cotton workers; Black children; Black Americana

Disclaimer

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Date Created

1900s

Identifier

DP0015459

Language

English

Extent

2 sides; 3.5 x 5.5 in.

Type

Image

Side of Image

Front of Image

Location

John C. Hitt Library

Department

Special Collections & University Archives

Type

image

Collection

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010

Comments

Is Part Of: African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010. UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02

Use and Reproduction

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.

Recommended Citation

""Picking Cotton," -- Down in Sunny Dixie" (1900). African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Images. 13.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/carolmundy-images/13