Workers in broad-brimmed straw hats stand among rows of broad-leaved tobacco plants in a large field, with a tree line along the horizon. The printed caption places the scene "in the tobacco fields of old Virginia," near Lynchburg. Lynchburg, on the James River, was a leading tobacco market and manufacturing center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the surrounding Piedmont counties grew much of the leaf. The crop appears late in the season, before topping and harvest.
Postcard Details
Message · English
Dear Kate Mon. M.
I find
that two of your
good letter are in
a coat pocket of
Pres. Jourman[?]. Will
have them this PM.
Stan rented house
furnished - furnace heat
+ modern conveniences
Not so! tired. Box for now
I think. C
PRINTED BY J. P. BELL COMPANY, LYNCHB[?]
White border; worn corners and edges with a crease at lower right; halftone lithograph texture with some surface soiling.
Postmark: FARMVILLE VA AUG 24 1-PM 1908 (the Lynchburg reference belongs to the printed caption, "IN THE TOBACCO FIELDS OF OLD VIRGINIA—SCENE NEAR LYNCHBURG"). Divided-back card with large green "POST CARD" heading; 1¢ Franklin stamp; publisher's imprint "PUBLISHED BY C. F. MURRELL, LYNCHBURG, VA." (cut off at left edge) and printer's imprint "PRINTED BY J. P. BELL COMPANY, LYNCHBURG, VA." along left edge; pencil dealer numeral "4", likely a price. Edge wear, corner creases, light soiling and a small stain at lower right.
Cite this card
Tobacco field workers near Lynchburg, VA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tobacco-field-workers-near-lynchburg-va-1908. Accessed November 3, 2026.
