Interior of a Southern Loose-Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
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Title |
Interior of a Southern Loose-Leaf Tobacco Warehouse |
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Description |
An interior of a tobacco warehouse in Greenville, Tennessee, is shown with farmers and buyers from tobacco companies. |
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Historical note |
The sale of loose leaf tobacco by auction on the warehouse floor originated in Danville, Virginia, prior to the Civil War, and was known as the "Danville System". Large tobacco firms sent representatives to purchase tobacco from farmers. |
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Date |
undated |
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Place |
Greeneville (Tenn.) |
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Publisher |
Asheville Post Card Co. |
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Place of publication |
Asheville (N.C.) |
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Collection name |
Tennessee Postcard Collection |
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Accession no. |
98-037 |
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Subjects |
Warehouses
Tobacco
Commerce |
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Owning Institution |
Tennessee State Library and Archives |
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ID# |
32859 |
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Digital Type |
Still Image |
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Digital Format |
Image/jp2 |
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Copyright |
Copyright not evaluated: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
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Ordering Information |
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Original format |
Printed postcard |
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Message on postcard? |
No |
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