Holmes, Mr WGA: Locals Cool Off at the Weir, Theodore

Holmes, Mr WGA: Locals Cool Off at the Weir, Theodore (c.1940)

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Cotton harvesting and picking

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Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

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A bright red mechanical cotton harvester moves through a cotton field as a group of people walk beside it. This is followed by a group of people harvesting cotton by hand who fill hessian bags slung over their shoulders.

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by Poppy De Souza

The contrast between mechanical and manual harvesting of cotton is clearly illustrated in this clip.

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Holmes, Mr WGA: Locals Cool Off at the Weir, Theodore (c.1940)

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