Tobacco Plantation in the Connecticut Valley

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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New England’s Connecticut River Valley farmers began growing “shade” tobacco (gown under gauze tents) in about 1901, using a variety of Cuban tobacco well-suited for cigar wrappers.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
Photograph
Postcard
PhotographerUnidentified
Date1930–1939
PlaceConnecticut River Valley
TopicAgriculture, Farming
Commerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
Land, Environment, Geography
EraGreat Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Catalog #1997.08.01.0021
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Tobacco Plantation in the Connecticut Valley. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0021/. Accessed on November 21, 2024.

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