American Tobacco Company Building, at 30th and Walnut Streets in Louisville, Kentucky; a long, four-story building. American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890 and acquired the Lucky Strike company in 1905. The National Tobacco Company of...
American Tobacco Company Building, at 30th and Walnut Streets in Louisville, Kentucky; a long, four-story building, with two railroad tracks at the left. American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890 and acquired the Lucky Strike company in 1905....
Louisville Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse at Camp Taylor, featuring a wooden floor, brick walls, and a sign for "Camels" in the background. Two men tackle a pile of tobacco as high as their heads.
Auctioneer R. D. Jones (presumably the man at center, wearing black gloves with his three-piece suit and hat), presiding over the auction at Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse at Camp Taylor. Men inspect tobacco and talk.
Two men wearing denim overalls load tobacco sold at auction at Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse at Camp Taylor, while two other men look on. Above the piles of tobacco leaves, a cigarette ad (bearing the words "Sir Walter Raleigh" is visible...
Turkish tobacco sale in Paintsville, Kentucky. Twelve men inspect a package of tobacco leaves for purchase on a wood table outdoors. Newspaper caption: "Kentucky's first crop of Turkish tobacco, grown in Floyd and Johnson counties, brought as...
Bundles of tobacco and stacked baskets on the floor of a warehouse. Signage at the rear of the room reads "Restaurant Under New Management Straight Back Sandwiches, Coffee, Soup, Chile, Soft Drinks, Smokes & Candy". Title supplied by...
Parades & processions; Floats (Parades); Tobacco industry
Parade float with Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp across the side and large cigarette cartons and a male figure with a building under the word Prosperity on top of the float. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men and women work at machinery sorting tobacco at Brown-Williamson Tobacco Corporation. Address: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Inc., 1600 West Hill Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
Planters' tobacco warehouse, owned by J.S. Phelps, was located at 1027-1029 West Main Street. The building, along with other tobacco warehouses on Main Street, was damaged by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. People are...
Address: 1114 W. Liberty Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Tobacco leaves are spread on wooden benches in a dimly lit workroom. With the exception of one man standing at the edge of the room who is Caucasian, all the workers are African Americans. Some...
Tobacco industry; Building construction; Lumber; Men
Barrett's Tobacco Stemmery frame under construction: a large barn-shaped wood building with a small brick addition. More of the work has been done on the first floor and roof. The second floor is more bare. Piles of wood boards lie or lean around...
