Cotton Harvesting in the 19th Century - Historical Agricultural Scene #3083418 (License: Personal Use)

This halftone reproduction shows multiple African American individuals, mostly women and children, picking cotton in a dense field, while a white man on horseback observes from the right. The scene reflects pre- or post-Civil War Southern agriculture, with period clothing, wide-brimmed hats, and rustic tools visible. Trees line the background, suggesting a rural plantation setting.

Used in educational, historical, or museum contexts to illustrate antebellum or Reconstruction-era labor systems; matches user intent for researching slavery, agricultural history, or visual documentation of systemic inequality.