Dublin Core
Title
The queen of industry, or the new south
Subject
women workers
textile industry
Description
A printed cover of Harper's Weekly magazine, dating to January 14th of 1882. Cover illustration shows a man labeled "King Cotton" leaning against a bale of cotton and stomping on the back of a slave in 1861, textile mills spewing smoke as African Americans pick cotton in 1882, and Columbia working at a spinning machine in the middle.
Creator
Nast, Thomas
Source
Harper's Weekly magazine
Publisher
Library of Congress
Date
1882-01-14
Contributor
Brian Valimont
Rights
Library of Congress
Format
print from a wood engraving
Language
English
Type
still image
Coverage
1882