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The Back-breaking Leaf(1959)

Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."

Documentary

January 2, 1959

29m

9.5TMDB

Director: Terence Macartney-Filgate

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Stanley Jackson

Commentary

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