Skip to content

Museum object · Photographs and Still Images

12479 - Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! Levee, New Orleans, La., U.S.A.

1902

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Source image for 12479 - Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! Levee, New Orleans, La., U.S.A.Loading image…
Visit the source record ↗

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This stereograph card depicts a group of men sitting on cotton bales. In the background are a ship and a crowd of people on the docks. The stereograph card consists of two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. At either end of the card is vertical script. On the left side margin is script that reads "Keystone View Company/ Manufacturers & Publishers. Copyright 1902 by B.L. Singley." On the right side margin is text that reads “Meadville, Pa., St Louis, Mo., San Francisco, Cal. / Toronto, Can., New York, N.Y. London, England. On the bottom right margin is text that reads "12479 - Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! Levee, New Orleans, La., U. / S.A." There is text on the back.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2015.248.4.14

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →

Explore all Series 1 cards →