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Cotton machinery

Mules powered machinery in an antebellum gin house. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Company

The Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Company was a modern-steam-operated ginnery located in the Atherton Mill area on what is now South Boulevard. The ginnery processed seventy-five bales of cotton a day. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins papers.4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton Workers

Workers picking cotton in the fields. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Farmers

Farmers bringing their cotton crops to the town to sell. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins Papers4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton machines

Steam-powered gin house. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton machinery

Roller compress creating bales of cotton. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins Papers Collection.4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton Machine

Mule-powered cotton producing syndicate machine. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton Machinery

Cotton being placed on round bales and roller compressor. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins collection 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Field Workers in Cotton

Field hands working in cotton fields Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown