Cotton Choppin' Hoes, 1936, Colorized Swimming was in fact taken by

was in fact taken by Leonida Caldesi in 1857

her dress voluminous and carefully buttoned-up

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Cotton Choppin' Hoes, 1936, Colorized Swimming was in fact taken byABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH A cotton trader stands at the entrance of Greenhaw Brothers Cotton buyers. Whilst a seemingly innocuous photograph I chose for its composition and technical difficulties (the sky reflections and dirt being one of them), this image provides a glimpse into Americas long and troubled history tied to the production of this commodity, from a racial and economic perspective that carried through into the Great Depression. Jordan J.