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Whitmore, G F, Major, fl1900s (tobacco plantation owner)

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Tobacco Culture in Norfolk, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2492
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a woman holding a tobacco leaf in front of a tobacco field in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that the 'success of Major G F Whitmore's tobacco farm at Methwold, in South West Norfolk makes English grown tobacco a distinct possibility of the near future. The photograph shows the dress worn by women working on Major Whitmore's plantation.'

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Tobacco Culture in Norfolk, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1120
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a woman holding a tobacco leaf in front of a tobacco field in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that the 'success of Major G F Whitmore's tobacco farm at Methwold, in South West Norfolk makes English grown tobacco a distinct possibility of the near future. The photograph shows the dress worn by women working on Major Whitmore's plantation.'

Dates: 1870s-1930s