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Cotton field - picking
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.
Image of an African American man sitting on a donkey or mule-led tilling machine at the Tuskegee Institute.
Cotton scene - cabin life
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
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
Image of an African American man standing outside of a small, rustic wooden grocery store, near Tuskegee, Alabama.
Sugar corn - T.N.I.I.
Image of a young African American man seen standing at the edge of a corn field holding a long handled tool.
Gambling - shooting "crap"
Image of a group of African American men seen shooting craps on the ground on a small board.
Camp meeting - snuff dipping
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
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
Image of two African American men, one smoking a cigar, seen in a wooded area near Tuskegee, Alabama, attending a religious camp meeting.
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Artesian well - divided out for races
View of an artesian well covered by a wooden gazebo near Tuskegee, Alabama. The gazebo is divided into two sections to segregate blacks and whites. A…