United States Department of Agriculture, Oxford Tobacco Research Laboratory Collection [graphic]. [ca. 1900-ca. 1960]

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United States Department of Agriculture, Oxford Tobacco Research Laboratory Collection [graphic]. [ca. 1900-ca. 1960]

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A collection of photographs dealing primarily with the growth and harvesting of tobacco in the United States from ca. 1900 to ca. 1960. Only a few images deal with manufacture. The collection is heavily slanted toward tobacco culture from the botanical standpoint. The states represented in the files include Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, and Wisconsin. A small number of photos were made in other countries.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Department of Agriculture

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The United States Department of Agriculture was established in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and was elevated to a Cabinet level organization by President Grover Cleveland in 1889. The Department of Agriculture assists farmers and producers of food as well as creating policies and programs related to food distribution and nutrition information. The United States Department of Agriculture controls a number of regional offices through out the continential United States and its territories....