Tobacco Farming at Sleepy Hollow, II
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Julian and George Covington looking at dark-fired tobac...
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George Abbitt Covington admires his dark tobacco, circa...
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Tobacco twists on tobacco basket
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Julian putting sorted leaf in pile for tying later.
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Julian looking at dark leaf to decide which grade it go...
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Julian picking up leaves to tie into a bundle.
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Julian wrapping a tie leaf around a bundle.
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Edwina pulling tie leaf through bundle.
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Edwina holding tied bundle of dark tobacco.
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Julian packing tied tobacco on basket for storage until...
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Julian packing dark tobacco for storage until sale.
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Dark tobacco being stored until sale.
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Warehouse bell at New Randolph Tobacco Warehouse, Farmv...
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Julian uncovering tobacco preparing for sale at warehou...
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Federal grader, Dennis Davis, checks our tobacco for a ...
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Julian on sale floor checking tobacco grade.
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Edwina on sales floor checking the grade.
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Sonny Monroe, auctioneer, takes bids from buyers, such ...
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Julian checking behind sales for one final look at toba...
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1937 dark-fired tobacco grading card
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2000 grade prices, compare these to the 1937 prices.
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Julian and Billy Henry load the dark tobacco on the pic...
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Unloading tobacco at the warehouse.
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Tobacco is being weighed before it goes on the floor.
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Weighmaster, Vivian Anderson, fills out tickets for eac...
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Bags of tobacco are being dumped on the floor for the c...
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Federal grader, Dennis Davis, grades tobacco as Vivian ...
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Dark tobacco auction
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Album Description:
Dark-fired and burley tobacco farming are dying arts in Southside Virginia.
Album Info:
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