Three of the Walker Sisters ginning cottonGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkLeft to right: Hettie, Martha, Louisa.Cotton Ginning; Walker Sisters, III-A-Hse-12238, History - Artifacts
Three of the Walker Sisters ginning cottonGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkThree of the Walker Sisters ginning cotton: Left to right: Hettie, Martha, Louisa.Cotton Ginning; Walker Sisters, III-A-Hse-12237, History - Artifacts
Cotton ginGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkCotton gin made by John Walker and used by the Walker Sisters when the photograph was taken. The basket of white oak splits was also made by John Walker. The portion of a horseshoe in front of the basket was later picked up... It was shaped so it could be used as a dog, used in laying flooring. Rollers made of hickory, the rest of the gin constructed of oak. Three people are required to operate it... one to feed the cotton and one to turn each of the rollers.Cotton Gin; Walker Sisters Place, III-A-Hse-12166, History - Artifacts
Cotton ginGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkCotton gin made by John Walker and used by the Walker Sisters when the photograph was taken. The basket of white oak splits was also made by John Walker. The portion of a horseshoe in front of the basket was later picked up... It was shaped so it could be used as a dog, used in laying flooring. Rollers made of hickory, the rest of the gin constructed of oak. Three people are required to operate it... one to feed the cotton and one to turn each of the rollers.Cotton Gin; Walker Sisters Place, III-A-Hse-12167, History - Artifacts
Multiple illustrations and text, 1862 [verso]National Park ServiceThe War in South Carolina-"Pay Day" among the negro "contrabands" employed in gathering cotton on the sea islands, Port Royal. Major Frank J. White, 1st Regiment Prairie Scouts. "Weak devices of the enemy"-one of the rebel torpedoes, designed to destroy the national gunbaots, taken from the channel of the Tennessee River, near Fort Henry From publication: Supplement to Frank Leslie 's Illustrated Newspaper.