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Spraying Peaches with Spray Guns at Mt. Airy Orchard

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In this photograph, men are spraying peach trees with some type of pesticide from a tank located in the back of a wagon being pulled by a mule.

Tobacco transplanter

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A black and white photograph of African-American farmers using a tractor and modern machinery to mechanize the tobacco transplanting process.

Walking primers and trucking with mule-drawn sled

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This is a black and white photograph of a farmers controlling a mule drawn sled. They are using draft power to harvest tobacco leaves.

People tying hands of tobacco leaves for curing, 1940

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

Hanging tobacco leaves for curing, ca. 1939

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This black and white photograph is an example of a very small tobacco farm. This is a rural setting in which the whole family is involved in the production of tobacco.

1912 girl's club, tomato club booklet by Prapst, Beulah

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Beulah Prapst reflected on her experiences in her local tomato club in this booklet. All club members were expected to create a club journal.

1915 girls club, tomato club booklet by Peterson, Annie Laura

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This booklet was written by Annie Laura Peterson, a member of a North Carolina tomato club. Within the booklet, she reflected and described her experiences with the club.

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North Carolina State Football Program, 1935

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This image is of a program for the 1935 football game between North Carolina State and Duke.

Wolfpack Coming onto Field for Football Game, 1930

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The North Carolina State football players enter the field by running into a banner with a wolf design.

North Carolina State Football Program, 1935

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This image shows a North Carolina State football program from a 1935 game with Wake Forest.