The Back-breaking Leaf
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Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."
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Terence Macartney-Filgate Director · John Spotton Editor
First release January 2, 1959 · Produced in Canada
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 2, 1959
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