Cotton Market in Hartsville | History of SC Slide Collection

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This cotton market in Hartsville, in Darlington County, dealt primarily in long-staple cotton, used in the 1930s in fine yarns, and in the fabric or cords on which tires were built. Works Progress Administration photograph.

Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection
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Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection
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A cotton press for compressing short-staple cotton. To maximize use of space on the vessels in which cotton was shipped to England, the use of cotton presses to compress the bulky cotton was adopted...