THE BACK-BREAKING LEAF Part 5

Description

Documentary: Follows migrant workers as they harvest tobacco in Ontario, Canada. Men and women pick, load, sort, string, pole, and store the crop. Explains that tobacco is a tricky plant to grow and cure because of frost and hail. Shows the men after a hard day in the fields, enjoying beer at a local tavern and playing music in their quarters.

Collection

Records of the Community Services Administration

Series

Moving Images Relating to Anti-Poverty Programs