The Back-breaking Leaf
The Back-breaking Leaf

The Back-breaking Leaf

1959-01-02 | 29 min

Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."

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Stanley Jackson

Stanley Jackson

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