Workers in a cigarette factory

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From Harper's Weekly, January 15, 1887.

Date created: January 15, 1888
License: This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.

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North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot. (Page 3.2)

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This illustration from the Jan. 15, 1887, issue of Harper’s Weekly shows women in a Virginia factory rolling cigarettes by hand.

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