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Steroscope Slides, Cotton is King. A Plantation Scene

This is a Steroscope slides. It was photographed by M. H. Zahner and retailed by Griffith & Griffith. It is dated 1890s and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is stereoscopic photograph. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Richard P. Wunder. It is credited Gift of Dr. Richard P. Wunder.

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Steroscope Slides, Cotton is King. A Plantation Scene; Photographed by M. H. Zahner (American, active 1880s – 1890s); Retailed by Griffith & Griffith; stereoscopic photograph; Gift of Dr. Richard P. Wunder; 1962-156-3-a

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair.

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