Use of machinery in cotton production is increasing. Tractors move from one field to another on the Aldridge Plantation. Near Leland, Miss. June 1937

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Title
Use of machinery in cotton production is increasing. Tractors move from one field to another on the Aldridge Plantation. Near Leland, Miss. June 1937
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lange, Dorothea (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lange, Dorothea

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1937-06
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 017198-E
Topics
Mississippi -- Leland
Plantations
Cotton
Tractors
Farm mechanization
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from typed label on verso. Not in LC.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Resettlement Administration stamp, manuscript Resettlement Administration number and other notations, and typescript caption label on verso.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 23388
TMS Object Number: 017198-E
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2d9afb90-c5da-012f-dfca-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1937: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Use of machinery in cotton production is increasing. Tractors move from one field to another on the Aldridge Plantation. Near Leland, Miss. June 1937" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1937-06. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-94a2-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Use of machinery in cotton production is increasing. Tractors move from one field to another on the Aldridge Plantation. Near Leland, Miss. June 1937" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-94a2-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1937-06). Use of machinery in cotton production is increasing. Tractors move from one field to another on the Aldridge Plantation. Near Leland, Miss. June 1937 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-94a2-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

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Use of machinery in cotton production is increasing. Tractors move from one field to another on the Aldridge Plantation. Near Leland, Miss. June 1937