Division of Community Service- Writers' Project, Photos Tobacco (0826-0835), 1937-1941

"Cutting burly tobacco," Lexington Kentucky, Photo 0827 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0827. Typed on the bottom edge reads "Cutting burly tobacco and putting it on stick to wilt before taking it into curing and drying Barn. Russell Spears' farm, near Lexington, Ky. Sept 1940." Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Tobacco WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55645E." There are two stamps prints, with one reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reading "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post."

"Cutting burly tobacco," Lexington Kentucky, Photo 0827, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing a man cutting tobacco leaves and feeding them on a tobacco stake.

"Cutting Burly Tobbaco," Photo 0835 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0826. Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "51001 Cutting Burly Tobbaco Tobacco WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "10a," "12," "133," "5 1/2." There is a maker's mark stamp print in the bottom left corner that reads "Copyright Caufield & Shook, Inc. Louisville, KY. This Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without special written permission."

"Cutting Burly Tobbaco," Photo 0835, undated- scanned Black and white image showing men working in a field harvesting tobacco. To the right a man is standing on a tobacco wagon, in a cleared out section of field, waiting as a line of men holding staked tobacco leaves comes to him. On the left another man is working with the staked bundles in the field.

"Cutting tobacco on Russell Spear's Farm near Lexington, Ky.", Photo 0828 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0826. Typed on the bottom edge reads "Cutting tobacco on Russell Spear's farm near Lexington, Ky. Sept. 1940." Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Tobacco WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55306-D." There are two stamps prints, with one reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reading "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post."

"Farm of Russell Spears," Photo 0831 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0831. Typed on the bottom edge reads "Farmof ussell Spears. Sept. 1940." Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Tobacco WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55376D." There are two stamps prints, with one reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reading "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post."

"Farm of Russell Spears," Photo 0831, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing roles of staked tobacco on tobacco spears in rows of a harvested field.

"Farm of Russell Spears," Photo 0832 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0832. Typed on the bottom edge reads "Farm of Russell Spears. Sept. 1940." Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Tobacco," bottom right corner "Tobacco WPA photo collection," and in the center "55372D." There are two stamps prints, with one reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reading "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post."

"Farm of Russell Spears," Photo 0832, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing tobacco in the harvest process. The foreground shows tobacco still growing in the field. The horizon line shows tobacco that has been harvested in staked on tobacco stick bundles. Just beyond are large trees and a large tobacco barn.

"Hanging burley tobacco in a barn to dry and cure," Lexington Kentucky, Photo 0384 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0826. Typed on the top edge reads "Hanging burley tobacco in the barn to dry and cure. On Russell Spears' farm near Lexington, Ky. Sept. 1940." Written in pencil in the bottom left corner reads "Tobacco WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55407D." There are two stamps prints, with one reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reading "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post."

"Lexington Tobacco Market," Photo 0833 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0826. Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Lexington Tobacco Market Tobacco WPA Photo Collection photo no 15 all enlargement" and in the center "3086." There is one stamps prints reading "Work Projects Administration Photograph The courtesy of a credit line will be appreciated. This is a U. S. Government photograph and may not be used for any advertising purposes. Photographic Section, Information Division Federal Works Agency Washington, D. C."

"Lexington Tobacco Market," Photo 0833, undated- scanned Black and white image showing a warehouse filled with aisles of cured tobacco leaves sitting on square pallets. Men in long coats are walking around these pallets.

"Tobacco before it has been 'topped,'" Lexington Kentucky, Photo 0826 (back), September 1940 - scanned Back of photograph 0826. Typed on the bottom edge reads "Tobacco before it has been "topped" of its blossoms in field on farm near Lexington, Ky. Sept. 1940." Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Tobacco WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55409D." There are two stamps prints, with one reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reading "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post."

"Tobacco before it has been 'topped,'" Lexington Kentucky, Photo 0826, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph that is showing a large field of tobacco with blossoms on top. On the horizon line is a large tobacco barn and a homestead.

"Tobacco Curing in barn," Photo 0830 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0830. Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Tobacco Curing in barn Tobacco WPA Photo Collection Tour 5" and in the center "76327." There are other marks in different pencil colors that reads "128," "36a," and "5 1/2." In the bottom right corner there is a stamp maker's mark that reads "Copyright Caufield and Shook Inc Louisville, KY. Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without written permit."

Men inspecting tobacco, Photo 0829 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0829. Written in pencil in the top left corner reads "Tobacco WPA Photo Collection."

Men inspecting tobacco, Photo 0829, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a pallet of cured tobacco being inspected by four men in black suits and top hats. This pallet is just in front of a small room structure with a window and a "No. 2" above the window. A man's face is looking through the window at the camera.