David Stephenson

In a dwindling market, tobacco workers take pride in manual labor

September 3, 2009 - Lancaster, Kentucky, USA. Alvin Stamper competed in the Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Contest, the winner of which is determined by how many sticks of tobacco can be cut per minute. (Credit Image: © David Stephenson/ZUMA Press)

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September 3, 2009 - Lancaster, Kentucky, USA. Alvin Stamper competed in the Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Contest, the winner of which is determined by how many sticks of tobacco can be cut per minute. (Credit Image: © David Stephenson/ZUMA Press)