| 1. | ![[Bookplate for Imperial Cotton Co. by R&M]](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/bookplate&CISOPTR=1198 "[Bookplate for Imperial Cotton Co. by R&M]") | [Bookplate for Imperial Cotton Co. by R&M] | Printed in black ink on cream coloured paper. The scene depicts dark-skinned laborers working in a cotton field. In the right-hand side of the foreground, a laborer holds a large wicker basket full of cotton on their head. To the left are two other large wicker baskets full of cotton. At least four other laborers recede into the depth of the field. They wear loose, baggy clothing and wide-brimmed hats. In the background is a wide, low brick factory building with smokestacks on the far left and one low, square tower with a flag in the middle. Below this scene is the insignia of the Dominion Crown and the text identifying the Imperial Cotton Co. |
