John Johnson, R-1, Scotland Neck, North Carolina, kneeling over the measured corn. He produced 68.5 bushels on the acre of corn st[ands?] in the background, November 8, 1939

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Item information

Title:
John Johnson, R-1, Scotland Neck, North Carolina, kneeling over the measured corn. He produced 68.5 bushels on the acre of corn st[ands?] in the background, November 8, 1939
Topics:
Agriculture
People
Subjects:
African American farmers
Corn
Crop yields
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
15 x 9 cm
Item identifier:
0050206
Photographer:
Jones, Robert Earle, 1922-2000 more info on Jones, Robert Earle, 1922-2000 
Created Date:
Genre:
Portrait photographs
Location:
Halifax County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs
Living Off the Land

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
University Archives Photograph Collection. Agricultural Extension and Research services (UA023.007) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Rights:
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Funding:
Digitization of this material was made possible, in part, through the support of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, the North Carolina Tobacco Foundation, and the North Carolina Tobacco Research Commission.