Burley tobacco, usually small and poor crop because of severe drought. Tobacco barn in background on very large farm of Penn Brothers. Near Lexington, Kentucky.
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Burley tobacco, usually small and poor crop because of severe drought. Tobacco barn in background on very large farm of Penn Brothers. Near Lexington, Kentucky.
Collection
Farm Security Administration Photographs
Wolcott, Marion Post
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1940
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 055852-D c.4
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Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Physical Description
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Identifiers
TMS ID: 53454
TMS Object Number: 055852-D c.4
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c2af8a0-7758-013c-4ab4-0242ac110004
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burley tobacco, usually small and poor crop because of severe drought. Tobacco barn in background on very large farm of Penn Brothers. Near Lexington, Kentucky." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c2af8a0-7758-013c-4ab4-0242ac110004
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Burley tobacco, usually small and poor crop because of severe drought. Tobacco barn in background on very large farm of Penn Brothers. Near Lexington, Kentucky. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c2af8a0-7758-013c-4ab4-0242ac110004
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burley tobacco, usually small and poor crop because of severe drought. Tobacco barn in background on very large farm of Penn Brothers. Near Lexington, Kentucky." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c2af8a0-7758-013c-4ab4-0242ac110004
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