THE BACK-BREAKING LEAF — Part 6 | The Archive Project

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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.

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Records of the Community Services Administration

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Moving Images Relating to Anti-Poverty Programs

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1959-01-01

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3:41

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