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"Cotton. King Cotton. Growing cotton, considered addictive by some, cleared the delta, contoured the hills, and dictated the destiny of Mississippi agriculture for two centuries after the invention of the cotton gin. In 1800 cotton-wealthy Natchez was home to more millionaires than any other city in the United States. Photo by Ed Blake." View of cotton field.
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"Cotton. King Cotton. Growing cotton, considered addictive by some, cleared the delta, contoured the hills, and dictated the destiny of Mississippi agriculture for two centuries after the invention of the cotton gin. In 1800 cotton-wealthy Natchez was home to more millionaires than any other city in the United States. Photo by Ed Blake." View of cotton field.
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- Item: 210
- Description: "Cotton. King Cotton. Growing cotton, considered addictive by some, cleared the delta, contoured the hills, and dictated the destiny of Mississippi agriculture for two centuries after the invention of the cotton gin. In 1800 cotton-wealthy Natchez was home to more millionaires than any other city in the United States. Photo by Ed Blake." View of cotton field.
- Creator(s): Blake, Edward L.
- Date: 19xx
- City/State: Mississippi
- Call Number: PI/2014.0007/Series I
- Filename: 124117-photo.tif