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Accompanying note: "The leaves are dampened under a fine spray before going to the stripper in the plant, who pulls the stem from each leaf, dividing the leaf into left and right wrappers. Care must be taken to keep the wrappers separate in left and right bundles, since the machines can be set for either left or right wrapping."

Accompanying note: "Handrolled cigars are treated in much the same manner as others, except the wrapper is rolled on, sealed and shaped by hand. Ends are cut by hand and each cigar is handled several times prior to boxing."

I expect that this was a job that required skill and fine action on the part of the rollers? Nice shot.

Accompanying note: "The tobacco crop is never in the sun. Cheesecloth shields the growing plant from the direct rays of the sun. The crop is harvested in the shade and carried to the drying barns in covered wagons."

This little boy will go home hot, tired and covered in tobacco sap. This is hard child labor and not long ago.