| Title | Young Cuban Girl Tobacco Worker |
| Date | 1900-1920 |
| Note | Photograph from: Album of Cuba (1900-1920) [page 34] |
| Collection | Cuba Photograph Album Collection CHC0337 |
| Container | Box: 3 Folder No.: 9 Folder Title: Album of Cuba (1900-1920) |
| Description (Eng) | Women took part in the tobacco industry by selecting, drying, and rolling leaves. Tobacco has figured prominently in the Cuban economy. An indigenous plant, tobacco was used primarily for religious and medicinal purposes in pre-Columbian society. |
| Description (Spa) | Las mujeres participaban en la industria del tabaco, seleccionando, secando y torciendo las hojas. El tabaco ha figurado prominentemente en la economía cubana. Una planta indígena, el tabaco fue usado al principio para propósitos medicinales y religiosos en la sociedad precolombina. |
| Extent | 1 photograph: b&w; 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.2 x 19 cm.) |
| Archive | chc03370000090034001 |
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