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John Coovert was an early 20th century photographer (active 1862-1937) from Mississippi who became famous for his images of African Americans harvesting cotton in the south. Early on in his career as a photographer He won a Gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition for his photographs of state views. Coovert's "Cirkut" photographs can be viewed in the Library of Congress.

This panoramic photograph is titled: King Cotton "Cirkut" Photo, copyright 1907. J.C. Coovert.

The gelatin silver panoramic photo is quite large at approximately 40-1/2" x 9-1/2", and the overall dimensions in it's original oak frame are 50" x 17".

copyright 1907. J.C. Coovertcopyright 1907. J.C. Coovert

Please note* You will need a wide screen monitor to view the whole full size image

There are many copies and copies of copies of Coovert's photographs and we count ourselves very lucky to have this great photo in our collection.

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