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Cotton Industry North Carolina Charlotte

Cotton production

Bales of cotton waiting at the compress. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton farm workers

Woker hauling cotton to gin in a mule drawn wagon. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton Machinery

Travelling cotton gin Physical Description: 4x5 negativeOriginal from Tompkins Papers Publisher: Unknown

Carding and Spinning cotton

Workers on a farm carding and spinning cotton. Physical Description: 4x5 negativeOriginal from Tompkins Papers Collection 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 to market

Mule driven wagon transporting cotton to market. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton coming to market

Farmers lined up to bring their cotton to Charlotte market. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton Mill Workers

Cotton mill workers from the Atherton Mill. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown