People tying hands of tobacco leaves for curing, 1940

Title

People tying hands of tobacco leaves for curing, 1940

Description

This black and white photograph shows African-American women preparing and processing tobacco by hand, a method that is rarely used today.

Creator

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

Source

"People tying hands of tobacco leaves for curing, 1940," University Archives Photograph Collection, Agricultural Extension and Research Services Photographs, UA 023.007, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC.

Date

1940

Type

still image

Original Format

pamphlet

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Files

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Citation

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service , “People tying hands of tobacco leaves for curing, 1940,” The State of History, accessed April 19, 2024, https://soh.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/33304.