Rust cotton picker
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‘A machine that actually picks cotton’
Mack (pictured) and John Rust demonstrated the latest prototype of their Memphis-made cotton picker at the Delta experimental station in Stoneville, Miss., on Aug. 31, 1936. The test, which drew widespread news coverage, was filmed. Continue reading
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At the World’s Fair
In this publicity photo provided by the World’s Fair of 1940, “Southern belles” from Tennessee and Florida, wearing “cotton picking attire,” pose with a Rust Cotton Picker. On the picker is written: “This is the machine that attracted worldwide attention in 1936 when it was demonstrated at the Delta Experiment Station, Stoneville, Mississippi.” Continue reading