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[Man and woman using a cotton gin]

Description: Photograph of a man and woman using a hand crank cotton gin. The man sits on the left side of the image with his profile facing the camera and the woman sits to his right, both of them focus on cranking the cotton gin in between them. They sit outside on a dark porch, with one light illuminating them off camera on the right.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Champion Cotton Crop]

Description: Photograph of two men (R. L. Hanna on right) standing beside a bail of cotton. The man on the left is wearing a light colored suit, and is holding a piece of paper in front of the bail. Hanna is wearing a hat and has a pipe in his mouth. A sign on the bail of cotton says "Weight 559 Lbs. Produced By R. L. Hanna Sabine, Texas on 1 1/4 Acres Purchased by Port Arthur, Chamber of Commerce and Shipping." In the background, there is a ceiling fan and a doorway.
Date: 1933
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Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Common Errors in Cotton Production

Description: Pamphlet published by the U.S.D.A. about problems that cotton-growers may encounter and ways to avoid or fix them. Contents (from page 1): Mistakes that interfere with progress -- Causes of deterioration -- General measures of improvement: - Changing the method of buying cotton - Organizing 1-variety communities -- Some causes of inferior cotton: - Planting poor seed, Planting on price conjectures - Changing the seed - Planting too many varieties - Failure to test varieties - Misleading claims… more
Date: January 1932
Creator: Cook, O. F.
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Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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