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Pile of cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed warehouse, McLennan County, Texas. A new use of these hulls is for flooring in chicken houses. After being used for about six weeks, the hull and manure provide for efficient fertilizer

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Title
Pile of cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed warehouse, McLennan County, Texas. A new use of these hulls is for flooring in chicken houses. After being used for about six weeks, the hull and manure provide for efficient fertilizer
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939-11
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 034827-D
Topics
Texas -- McLennan County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date taken from the Library of Congress.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 69544
TMS Object Number: 034827-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d77c7d40-3df3-0137-6d94-02ba7b8b10d5
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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1939
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  • 1939: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pile of cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed warehouse, McLennan County, Texas. A new use of these hulls is for flooring in chicken houses. After being used for about six weeks, the hull and manure provide for efficient fertilizer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90c03970-3df7-0137-dfe6-47b3251fa5d1

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pile of cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed warehouse, McLennan County, Texas. A new use of these hulls is for flooring in chicken houses. After being used for about six weeks, the hull and manure provide for efficient fertilizer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 1, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90c03970-3df7-0137-dfe6-47b3251fa5d1

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Pile of cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed warehouse, McLennan County, Texas. A new use of these hulls is for flooring in chicken houses. After being used for about six weeks, the hull and manure provide for efficient fertilizer Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90c03970-3df7-0137-dfe6-47b3251fa5d1

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90c03970-3df7-0137-dfe6-47b3251fa5d1 | title= (still image) Pile of cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed warehouse, McLennan County, Texas. A new use of these hulls is for flooring in chicken houses. After being used for about six weeks, the hull and manure provide for efficient fertilizer, (1939)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=March 1, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Pile of cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed warehouse, McLennan County, Texas. A new use of these hulls is for flooring in chicken houses. After being used for about six weeks, the hull and manure provide for efficient fertilizer
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