Title: Operators Sew Pairs of Tobacco Leaves
Creators: Shade Tobacco Grower Agricultural Association, Inc. and Clifford Schofield Color Productions (Cheshire, Connecticut)
Object ID: 2011.001.093
Date: c. 1950-1960
Date: c. 1950-1960
Description: Color postcard of two women sewing tobacco leaves by hand. Pairs of leaves are sewn to a string attached to a wooden lath. The laths are hung between rafters in large tobacco sheds where the leaves cure. Large shade grown tobacco leaves from the Connecticut River Valley are used for cigar wrappers.