The tobacco barn, a distinctive American architectural form. Note tobacco growing in field behind barn. Person County, North Carolina
Construction detail of double log cabin of share tenants. The cowhide was hung there after being dried on a barn to be used as floor covering. Shelf shows churn, also bucket of water in which baby's bottle is kept cool. Person County, North Carolina
Wife of tenant farmer, Mrs. Oakley, works stringing tobacco during the harvest season. Granville County, North Carolina
Wives of tobacco tenants pile the tobacco before the barn preparatory to firing. Granville County, North Carolina
Construction detail of tobacco barn showing method of firing
White sharecropper, Mr. Taylor, has just finished priming this field of tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina
Tobacco Farming in Person County, North Carolina, July 1939