Stacks of dried tobacco awaits the auction block at the Hughesville, MD annual tobacco auctions in Hughesville, MD, USA

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A worker grades Tobacco bundles of tobacco during the annual tobacco auctions April 7, 1998 in Hughesville, MD. The auctions which started in 1939 shut down in 2007 after farmers stopped growing tobacco due to a drop in demand. (photo by Richard Ellis)

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Size: 5150px × 3501px
Location: Hughesville, Maryland, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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