Photographs of Tuskegee Institute: An Illustrated Inventory of the American Antiquarian Society

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Cotton field - cotton in heap

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Image of a large pile of picked cotton in the middle of a cotton field near Tuskegee, Alabama.

Cotton field - picking

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Image of a young African American man seen kneeling on the ground picking cotton in a field. He wears a large bag on his back.

Cotton scene - cabin life

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Group portrait of eight African American cotton pickers standing outside of a wooden cabin near Tuskegee, Alabama. Two men, one boy, one girl and four young women are seen.

Cotton field - a farm hand

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Image of an African American woman directing a mule or donkey attached to farm equipment in a cotton field near Tuskegee, Alabama.

Farmer's club - owners of cotton gin, graduates work

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Portrait of the male members of the Farmer's club at Tuskegee Institute, made up of graduates of the Tuskegee Institute.

Cotton scene - slave quarters

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View of the cotton fields and the small wooden shacks that were the slave quarters near Tuskegee, Alabama.

Cotton scene - slave quarters

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View of the cotton fields and the small wooden shacks that were the slave quarters near Tuskegee, Alabama.

Cotton gin owned by Farmer's Club

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View of the cotton gin and building owned by the Farmer's club at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.