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Person County, United States
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Tobacco sharecropper. Person County, North Carolina
Young sharecropper and his first child. Hillside Farm. Person County, North Carolina
Tobacco farmer, owner of 100 acres. Person County, North Carolina
Wife and child of young sharecropper in cornfield beside house. Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina
tenant topping tobacco. Person County, North Carolina
Tombstone in a red clay cemetery. Person County, North Carolina
Congregation gathers after services to talk. Wheeley's Church, Person County, North Carolina
The one-and-a-half story part of this house was built fifty to sixty years ago. The two-story part was built in 1900. Farm is owned by a woman whose husband died seventeen years ago. 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
The tobacco barn, a distinctive American architectural form. Note tobacco growing in field behind barn. Person County, North Carolina
Congregation entering church. Wheeley's Church. Person County, North Carolina
Wheeley's Church and grounds. Person County, North Carolina
Porch leading to kitchen of sharecropper cabin. They have been putting up strawberries. The sack which hangs on the side wall was used as a strainer Person County, North Carolina
Father of sharecropper family. He is sixty-nine years old, has six acres of tobacco, has a large family. Heard in conversation on his porch, "Land is like folks. It gets tired and needs a rest." Person County, North Carolina
Tobacco sharecropper's daughter getting eggs from hen's nest in the henhouse. Enclosure for the pig is just beyond under the pine trees. Person County, North Carolina
Tobacco sharecroppers and family at back of their house. Person County, North Carolina
Corner of kitchen in tobacco sharecropper's home. Person County, North Carolina
Tobacco sharecropper and his children working on tobacco patch, "topping" and "worming."
Tobacco sharecropper tells about his prospects. Person County, North Carolina
Daughter of white tobacco sharecropper at country store. Person County, North Carolina
Tobacco sharecropper with his oldest daughter. Person County, North Carolina
Tobacco sharecropper ready to return to the field. Person County, North Carolina
Corner of kitchen. Home of tobacco sharecropper. Person County, North Carolina