Season's First Bale of Cotton

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20059251

Description

The season's first bale of cotton was ginned Tuesday afternoon in Tarrant County, Texas. Weighing the cotton at the field preparatory are Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Bell, owners of the bale. An unidentified woman is helping at the right. After weighing the cotton, they will transport it to Haslet, Texas, to be ginned. Mrs. Bell is wearing a dress and a coat. Mr. Bell is dressed in a hat, button-up shirt and trousers.

Archival Date

1945-08-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1821

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Cotton; Cotton industry; Farms