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

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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.

Agriculture, T.N.I.I.

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Image of an African American man sitting on a donkey or mule-led tilling machine at the Tuskegee Institute.

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.

Negro business attempt, grocery store

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Image of an African American man standing outside of a small, rustic wooden grocery store, near Tuskegee, Alabama.

Sugar corn - T.N.I.I.

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Image of a young African American man seen standing at the edge of a corn field holding a long handled tool.

Gambling - shooting "crap"

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Image of a group of African American men seen shooting craps on the ground on a small board.

Camp meeting - snuff dipping

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Image of African American men and women seen standing around at a camp meeting near Tuskegee, Alabama. A woman is seen bent over looking into her hand, possibly dipping tobacco.

Camp meeting - lunch counter

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Image of two African American woman and a man seen working a lunch counter under a tree at the site of a camp meeting near Tuskegee, Alabama. The cart on which the food is placed is upside down and reads "Tennessee."

Camp meeting - two dudes from town

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Image of two African American men, one smoking a cigar, seen in a wooded area near Tuskegee, Alabama, attending a religious camp meeting.