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Original Curt Teich color postcard showing four African American women picking cotton in a field. Produced during the Jim Crow era, this commercial image reflects how Black agricultural labor was selected, framed, and marketed to contemporary audiences.
Historical Context
The card relates to African American history, Southern agriculture, cotton production, Jim Crow-era visual culture, and early twentieth-century postcard publishing.
Cotton picking was demanding labor performed within a system shaped by racial inequality and exploitative economic conditions.
Key Details
* Caption: 22. Picking Cotton
* Subject: African American agricultural laborers
* Publisher/Printer: Curt Teich & Company
* Trademark: C.T. American Art
* Production Number: A-31604
* Date: Circa 1910s; exact year unknown
* Location: Possibly the Southern United States; unconfirmed
* Type: Original printed color art postcard
* Real Photo Postcard: No
* Postal Status: Unposted
* Back: Divided
* Orientation: Landscape
* Sale: Single postcard
Condition
Good vintage condition with light corner and edge wear, age toning, and minor surface marks. No major tear or heavy crease is visible. Please review the photographs carefully; they show the actual postcard.
Shipping
Ships in a protective sleeve with rigid backing inside a rigid cardboard envelope via buyer-paid calculated USPS Ground Advantage.
