The Queen of Industry, or The New South
The Queen of Industry, or The New South, by Thomas Nast, 1882. Cover illustration of Harpers Weekly, shows Columbia, a goddess-like personification of the United States, working at a spinning machine. At left above Columbia, a man labeled King Cotton leans against a bale of cotton while stomping on the back of a slave in 1861. In a distant scene, slaves work under the rule of an overseer. At upper right, is a positive image of textile mills spewing smoke, as free African Americans pick cotton
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13125360
Media ID
45374348
Size
1959px x 3000px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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