Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A.

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Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A.
Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A.
Publisher (American (active Ottawa, KS and New York, NY), 1882 – 1941)
Datec. 1895
MediumAlbumen prints mounted on cardstock
DimensionsMount: 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Simón de Swaan
Object numberS2023.1.10
Not on view
DescriptionImage depicts a group of black wokers in a cotton field in Georgia, U.S.A. Part of an unnumbered (unnamed) series. Title is printed on back of cardstock in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.
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Markings Recto, center of right margin: [SUN SCULPTURE TRADE MARK]
Inscribed Recto, bottom right margin: “Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U. S. A. Copyright 1895 by Strohmeyer & Wyman.”
Recto, left margin (vertical): "Underwood & Underwood. Publishers./ Newyork. London. Toronto - Canada. Ottawa - Kansas. "
Recto, right margin (vertical): "Works and Studios~ / Washington. D. C Arlington N.J. Littleton N.H."
Verso, center of page: "Cotton is King-- A Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S. A. (following by the same inscription in French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.)"
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Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.11
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Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.7
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
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Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
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Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
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Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
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Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
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Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.8
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
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Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1899
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.3
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
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Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.18
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
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Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
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Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.21