Tent Tobacco Fields from Mt. Sugarloaf

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

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When cigars came into fashion in the mid 19th century, farmers in the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts and Connecticut began growing tobacco to be used for their wrappers. The plants need shade to grow, thus the tents made of gauze draped over frames. The valley’s loam is ideal for tobacco, being well-drained and high in nitrogen. Once harvested, tobacco was hung to dry in long barns like the ones visible here.

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Item typePhotograph
Postcard
PhotographerUnidentified
Date1918–1930
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicLand, Environment, Geography
Commerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
Agriculture, Farming
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Catalog #1997.08.01.0087
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Tent Tobacco Fields from Mt. Sugarloaf. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0087/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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