Woman Harvesting Tobacco Leaves
PublisherPublished by
Clifford G. Scofield
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."Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Clifford G. Scofield
Clifford G. Scofield
Nellie Scattergood Norton
