Plowed cotton fields on the outskirts of Clarksdale, in Mississippi's Delta region. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434613/free-photo-image-soil-harvest-plantationFree Image from public domain licenseStoop Labor in Cotton Field, San Joaquin Valley, California by Dorothea Lange https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14263161/stoop-labor-cotton-field-san-joaquin-valley-california-dorothea-langeFree Image from public domain licenseGas pump sign on the Hopson Plantation site on the outskirts of Clarksdale in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089164/free-photo-image-gas-station-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseBlack Woman Giving Her Children a Drink in the Field Where She's Hoeing Cotton on an FSA Cooperative Project (Allen… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14263235/photo-image-cloud-face-plantFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Tents of Mexican labor brought from Texas by contractor for the duration of cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12243632/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Picking cotton on plantation outside Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi].… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244692/photo-image-flower-plant-handFree Image from public domain licenseMember of Allen Plantation cooperative association resting while hoeing cotton. Near Natchitoches, Louisiana. Sourced from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12242498/photo-image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Member of Allen Plantation cooperative association resting while hoeing cotton. Near… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12241152/photo-image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain licensePicking cotton on plantation outside Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12240939/photo-image-rose-flower-plantFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Old home and family graveyard on King and Anderson Plantation in center of cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12330853/image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Day laborers picking cotton on Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244428/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain license"Riders" bring in the sacks of cotton on mule's back from the field to the wagon where it is unloaded and weighed. This is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244322/photo-image-cloud-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Day laborers picking cotton on Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244097/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Tents of Mexican labor brought from Texas by contractor for the duration of cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12243644/photo-image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Mexicans, seasonal labor, contracted for by planters, emptying bags of cotton on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244091/photo-image-plant-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Mexican seasonal labor contracted for by planters, picking cotton on Knowlton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244210/photo-image-plant-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseInternational cotton picker on Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244672/photo-image-flower-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Picking cotton on plantation outside Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi].… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12240942/photo-image-flower-plant-handFree Image from public domain licenseMexican worker, seasonal labor contracted for by planters, weighing and checking off bags of cotton by wagon in field on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12240567/photo-image-face-flower-plantFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Day laborers carrying sack of cotton from field to cotton house to be weighed… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12240936/photo-image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseMember of Allen Plantation cooperative association resting while hoeing cotton. Near Natchitoches, Louisiana. Sourced from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12241119/photo-image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license A William Aiken Walker painting of cotton pickers, displayed at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068927/photo-image-frame-plant-personFree Image from public domain license William Aiken Walker paintings of cotton pickers, displayed at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044774/photo-image-frame-person-artFree Image from public domain license A William Aiken Walker painting of cotton pickers, displayed at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044504/photo-image-frame-plant-personFree Image from public domain license Rosedown, the manor home of a lucrative cotton plantation built in 1835 by Daniel and Martha… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041401/photo-image-public-domain-houses-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseSome of the cotton pickers on a big plantation in South Carolina. by Underwood and Underwood https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14300356/image-face-person-clothingFree Image from public domain licenseCotton is King - A Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A. by Strohmeyer and Wyman https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14300159/cotton-king-plantation-scene-georgia-usa-strohmeyer-and-wymanFree Image from public domain licenseCotton Field, Retreat Plantation, Perry Clear Point, Port Royal Island, S.C. by Hubbard and Mix https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14292128/photo-image-person-clothing-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSlaves, J. J. Smith's Plantation, near Beaufort, South Carolina by Timothy H O Sullivan https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14273302/photo-image-hand-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseMulatto Worker on John Henry cotton plantation. He was talented in crafts and weaving. Melrose, Louisiana by Marion Post… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14257943/photo-image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain licensePeople with baskets and sacks pick cotton on a plantation. Coloured lithograph after J.R. Barfoot. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13954309/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseGezicht op een veld met tabaksplanten op Sumatra (c. 1900 - c. 1915) by Carl J Kleingrothe https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13759200/photo-image-paper-plant-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseDiorama of the Zeezigt Coffee and Cotton Plantation (c. 1815 - c. 1821) by Gerrit Schouten https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13752153/image-paper-cloud-palm-treeFree Image from public domain licensePlantation owner's daughter checks weight of cotton. Kaufman County, Texas. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12268587/photo-image-person-public-domain-womanFree Image from public domain licenseRoad through cotton plantation. Kaufman County, Texas. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12267165/photo-image-plant-person-horseFree Image from public domain licenseCotton pickers at 6:30 a.m., Alexander plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12254609/photo-image-face-people-shirtFree Image from public domain licenseCotton on porch of sharecropper's home, Maria plantation, Arkansas. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12254839/photo-image-dog-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseCotton pickers, 6:30 a.m., Alexander plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12254704/photo-image-face-people-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseCotton on porch of sharecropper's home. Maria plantation, Arkansas. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12254613/photo-image-background-public-domain-whiteFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Waiting for cotton fields to dry out for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331391/image-plant-people-forestFree Image from public domain licenseDay labor now is used almost exclusively on Hopson Plantation, displacing the old tenants on the place. Cotton choppers are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12329963/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. "Trinity" barn by mulattoes' home in cotton plantation area. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331650/image-plant-tree-woodFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331649/image-shadow-pattern-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Mud and log construction in old house originally built and owned by mulattoes, now… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331357/image-background-pattern-woodFree Image from public domain licenseTractors have taken the place of the mule and the plow on Hopson Plantation where day labor is used almost exclusively… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331388/image-cloud-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Day labor now is used almost exclusively on Hopson Plantation, displacing the old… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331758/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old tenant house with mud chimney and cotton up to its door occupied by mulattoes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331255/image-plant-moon-skyFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old wash house built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton plantation.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331390/image-plant-grass-skyFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Mulatto who is servant and plantation worker on John Henry cotton plantation.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12248492/photo-image-face-people-horseFree Image from public domain licenseTractors have taken the place of the mule and the plow on Hopson Plantation where day labor is used almost exclusively… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331552/image-cloud-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Bedroom with religious pictures, etc. on mud walls of old hut built and still… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331644/image-cat-frame-personFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home on cotton plantation originally built and owned by mulattoes. Sourced from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331349/image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331547/image-background-pattern-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Tractors have taken the place of the mule and the plow on Hopson Plantation where day… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331290/image-cloud-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseDay labor now is used almost exclusively on Hopson Plantation, displacing the old tenants on the place. Cotton choppers are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331537/image-plant-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331254/image-plant-tree-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Mulatto and his daughter going to town for groceries and supplies in cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331640/image-person-horse-animalFree Image from public domain licenseTenant's home and cows in a pasture on King and Anderson cotton plantation near Clarksdale. Mississippi Delta, Mississippi.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331384/image-dog-cloud-cowFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home in cotton plantation area originally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331757/image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home on cotton plantation originally built by and owned and still occupied… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12329918/image-plant-grass-skyFree Image from public domain licenseHereford cattle on the Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331249/image-cow-plant-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old barn on cotton plantation built and formerly owned by mulattoes. Sourced from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331386/image-plant-sky-treeFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12248453/photo-image-wood-public-domain-wallFree Image from public domain licenseHereford cattle on the Hopson Plantation (cotton). Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331635/image-cow-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Going to crossroads store for supplies in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331754/image-plant-people-horseFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Mulatto who is servant and plantation worker… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331288/image-plant-person-horseFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches, Parish, Louisiana. Pigeonnier on old John Henry cotton plantation. Built about 1824 (see general… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12249218/photo-image-plant-tree-woodFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Mulatto servant on John Henry cotton plantation. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12248462/photo-image-face-person-shirtFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12249187/photo-image-pattern-light-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of French mulatto colony near John Henry cotton plantation (see general… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331478/image-face-person-shirtFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Mulatto servant on John Henry cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12248279/photo-image-face-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old wash house built by mulattoes, now a part… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331509/image-plant-grass-skyFree Image from public domain licenseGin and seed storage house. Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta. Mississippi. Sourced from the Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331379/image-cloud-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseOn the King and Anderson cotton plantation near Clarksdale. Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. All the wagons are built and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331243/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseHereford cattle on the Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331518/image-cow-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Tenants home, formerly slave quarters on cotton plantation. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331286/image-dog-person-animalFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Waiting for cotton fields to dry out for cultivation after weeks of rain on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331744/image-plant-person-horseFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old plantation home in cotton region, La Cote… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331634/image-shadow-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseHereford cattle on the Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331221/image-cow-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. "African" house, probably storeroom… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331301/image-plant-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Fireplace in old mud hut built and still lived in by French mulattoes near John… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12249184/photo-image-dog-cat-personFree Image from public domain licenseDay labor is used almost exclusively on Hopson plantation, displacing the old tenants on the place. Cotton choppers are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331300/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. "African" house, probably storeroom, smokehouse, or jail when built by mulattoes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331024/image-cloud-plant-skyFree Image from public domain licenseDay labor is used almost exclusively on Hopson plantation, displacing the old tenants on the place. Cotton choppers are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331022/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseHereford cattle on the Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331630/image-cow-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Tractors have taken the place of the mule and the plow on Hopson Plantation where day… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331280/image-cloud-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old cotton plantation store. "Chopin" store, Derry Plantation. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331203/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSeed house and portable cotton houses on Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331725/image-cloud-grass-skyFree Image from public domain licenseResting the mules which get too hot when the cotton is high in mid-summer cultivation. King and Anderson Plantation, near… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331023/image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331282/image-plant-pattern-woodFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331376/image-plant-tree-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Hereford cattle on the Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331498/image-cow-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Bedroom with religious pictures, etc. on mud walls of hut built and still occupied… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331499/image-background-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseMelrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of the tenant houses on the John Henry Plantation with some of the best Delta… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331276/image-cloud-plant-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Melrose, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Mulatto servant with two of his children in front of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12248953/photo-image-plant-people-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Seed house and portable cotton houses on Hopson cotton plantation. Clarksdale… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331616/image-cloud-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseResting the mules which get too hot when the cotton is high in mid-summer cultivation. King and Anderson Plantation, near… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331020/image-face-cow-plantFree Image from public domain license