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Havens, Pierre O., 1838-1912 Picking Cotton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09592 Author/Creator: Havens, Pierre O., 1838-1912 Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Stereocard Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 10 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Stereocard on orange board of three African American women, two men, and a child picking cotton in a field. The women have two very large baskets of cotton, and the group is looking at the camera. The title "Picking Cotton" is located at the bottom middle. On the reverse side, the following pubishing information is printed; "Havens, (Sucessor to Wilson & Havens,), Photographer, 141 & 143 Broughton Street Savannah, GA., Publisher of the Largest Collection of the Southern Views in the United States.

Havens, Pierre O., 1838-1912

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