Curation Example - King Cotton 2

from the Library of Congress can be seen as the birth of King Cotton. Charged with developing a way to remove seeds from cotton fibers, Whitney developed a machine that pulled cotton through a series of combs. While some historians feel his idea may have been influenced by combs used by slaves in the field, he was the first to patent the machine. ................
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