Two men in white shirts and hats stand among broad-leaf tobacco plants in a field near Mayfield, Kentucky. A dense line of trees and a colorful sky fill the background. Tobacco was a staple cash crop in western Kentucky, and Mayfield served as a market town for the surrounding farm country.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hello folks:
Arnie is here
on business and,
of course, I would
be too. We are
going to Paducah
this evening and
on to Illinois
Friday. Business
is picking up.
Have you decided
on a vacation spot
yet Irma? Hope
it will include
Memphis. Love,
Audrey
White border; linen texture; printed caption at bottom ("TOBACCO FIELD, NEAR MAYFIELD, KY.").
Postmark illegible (only a faint partial cancel over the stamp). Divided-back C.T. American Art Colored card (published by Evans Drug Co., Mayfield, KY.) with linen texture and white border; light soiling, edge wear, and a pencil '150' at top center.
Cite this card
Tobacco field near Mayfield, KY, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tobacco-field-near-mayfield-ky-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
