Sujet
A Family of Cotton Pickers 1916
Légende
Family of L.H. Kirkpatrick, Route 1, Lawton, Oklahoma. Children go to Mineral Wells School #39. Father, mother and five children (5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 years old) pick cotton. "We pick a bale in four days." Dovey, 5 years old, picks 15 pounds a day (average) Mother said: "She jess works fer pleasure." Ertle, 6 years, picks 20 pounds a day (average) Vonnnie, 10 years, picks 50 pounds a day (average) Edward, 11 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Otis, 12 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Expect to be out of school for two weeks more picking. Father is a renter. Works part of farm on shares (gives 1/4 of cotton for rent) and part of farm he pays cash rent.
Date
1916
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG20A62_374
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
32,6Mo (2,2Mo) / 36,4cm x 22,4cm / 4294 x 2650 (300dpi)