<I>No. 48, Cotton Press</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1895
name: label: Photograph by
content: A. W. Möller, British American, 1867 - 1922
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: An albumen print on cabinet card depicting a wooden cotton press in use. The press has steps leading up to a platform on which a man is standing and loading cotton into the machine. The machine has a central screw supported by a pyramidal frame at the top. To the right of the press stand three (3) men, all wearing hats and one with a large beard. The ground is covered in pieces of cotton, and finished bales sit to the left of the machine. Behind the press is a small wooden building. Further in the background are additional buildings and trees. The photograph is faded with a yellowish tint and mounted on a piece of board with rounded corners that is green on the front and gray on the back. A small hole is located at the top center of the backing board. The back is printed with text identifying the series and photographer.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Cotton
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Views of Thomasville and Vicinity
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Sandra Lindley
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.117.4
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinet photographs
label: Type
content: albumen prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver on paper mounted on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (10.8 x 15.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Card): 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (13 x 18.4 cm)