Weeding a tobacco bed

Image

cj1570a.jpg

Title

Weeding a tobacco bed

Subject

Kentucky
Men -- Kentucky
Farming -- Kentucky

Description

Two white men kneel on the ground and weed a field. Each has a bag next to him. A white tarp covers the ground near them. A fence runs along the field on the right with a large bare tree in front of it. A house and a number of trees are in the background. Caption identifies the location as "Blue Grass country near Lexington."

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 174 of Highways and Byways of the South by Clifton Johnson, 1905

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ1570a

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Weeding a tobacco bed,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 25, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4476.