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Cotton Gin

Artist J. A. Palmer (American)
Dateca. 1880
MediumAlbumen stereograph
DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 11/16 × 6 1/4 inches (9.37 × 15.88 cm)
Mount: 3 15/16 × 7 inches (10 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3749
SignedOn mount verso, center, yellow label, in black type: "PHOTOGRAPHED BY J.A. PALMER, AIKEN, S.C."
InscribedOn mount verso, center, yellow label, in black type with black pen: "No. 591 / CHARACTERISTIC SOUTHERN SCENES. / Cotton Gin"
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DescriptionImage of a man standing beside a cotton gin with piles of cotton above and below. The man is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and pants with suspenders.
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