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Gift of Natalie B. Powell, 2020.54.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Woman Harvesting Tobacco Leaves
Gift of Natalie B. Powell, 2020.54.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Woman Harvesting Tobacco Leaves

Mediumphotography; print on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 9/16 × 5 1/2in. (9 × 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Natalie B. Powell
DescriptionColor photographic postcard of a young woman wearing a red plaid shirt hanging tobacco leaves strung to laths to dry in a tobacco shed.
Object number2020.54.1
InscribedPrinted on reverse, upper left corner: "In harvesting ripe leaves of shade grown tobacco, used for / cigar wrappers, operators sew pairs of leaves to a string / attached to a lath. The laths are hung between rafters in / large sheds, where the leaf cures."
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