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Bales of cotton, ready for shipment - USA
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Bales of cotton, ready for shipment - USA
Bales of cotton, ready for shipment - USA. Date: circa 1911
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Media ID 19571608
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Bales Bound Cotton Crop Oct19 Pile Piled Piles Ready Shipment Southern Wagon
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This evocative image captures the essence of the American cotton industry in the early 1910s. The scene is set in the Southern United States, where the bountiful cotton crop has reached its peak and is now ready for shipment to textile mills across the country. The bales, meticulously bound and piled high, exude a sense of abundance and prosperity. The cotton, once picked and processed, is loaded onto wagons for transportation to ports and railheads, where it will be transported to textile factories. The cotton industry was a significant economic driver in the United States during this period, with the Southern states producing the majority of the country's cotton crop. The image is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the farmers and laborers who toiled in the fields to bring this valuable commodity to market. The scene is reminiscent of a bygone era, when the rural South was the heart of American agriculture and the cotton industry was at the forefront of the nation's economic growth.
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