Detassling Hybrid Seed Corn

Image

Description

Detassling Hybrid Seed Corn. Mr. Van Watson (driving), Mr. Charlie Lee (far right). Watson Seed Farms had 17 corn detassling machines and 7 people to each machine.

Details

Title

Detassling Hybrid Seed Corn

Date (Text)

1951

Date

1951

Geographic Coverage

Rocky Mount (N.C.)
Nash County (N.C.)
Edgecombe County (N.C.)

Subject (Topic)

Watson family.
Tobacco industry--North Carolina.

Subject (Images)

Agricultural equipment

Type

Image

Format

Black-and-white photographs
Photographs

Language

English

Standard Rights Statement

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Digitization Notes

This item was digitized as part of the Digital Public Library of America Hubs Pilot, a project supported by the Digital Public Library of America with funding provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Contributing Institution

Braswell Memorial Library (Rocky Mount, N.C.)

Contact Information

Braswell Memorial Library | 727 North Grace Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 | 252-442-1951

Digital Collection

Images of North Carolina