Cotton Gin at Dahomy, Mississippi, 1899
THF118982 / Cotton Gin at Dahomy, Mississippi, 1899
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Artifact Overview
Mechanical cotton gins separated billions of pounds of fiber from seed in the late 19th century to meet textile-factory demand. William Henry Jackson of the Detroit Publishing Company captured a typical scene inside a Mississippi cotton gin in 1899. It shows three gin stands with engineers standing close by, and other men compressing fiber into a 500-pound cotton bale.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1899
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.016240
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back:
016240 MISSISSIPPI, COTTON GIN AT DAHOMEY
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