United States, 39.76, -98.5Curteich (Chicago, Ill.)1958Postcard (color, white border, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled Field of Tobacco. - Tobacco was once so important, that it was used as currency, to pay taxes, and even to purchase slaves and indentured servants. Planters took great pride in the quality of their tobacco and even developed their own unique seals and signatures to identify their brands. The reputation of each planter was tied to the quality of his product, Text on reverse: SK- 54 Field of Tobacco Ready for Harvesting. Tobacco is one of the most important crops in the great Mid-South. Card number 8C-K3228.image/jp2engChicago, Ill.: Curteichhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard CollectionTobacco farmsPostcardsField of TobaccoStillImage