Fifty African American men guide mule pulled cultivators
Fifty African American men guide mule pulled cultivators through cotton field, 1891. Large and small buildings of the plantation are in the distance, beyond the expansion cotton crop. John Horgan Jr. made the photo on commission for the Illinois Central Railroad, to encourage travel on its routes from Chicago to New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama (BSLOC_2017_20_90)
Picture No
11971730
Media ID
45367464
Size
3000px x 2081px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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