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Following the Civil War, Tobacco was one of the first industries to flourish in North Carolina, owing mainly to the development of the cigarette. Since the end of the twentieth century, when the dangers of cigarette smoke entered the mainstream…

A cow, donkey and dog are seen on a farm where Baxter stopped on a journey across the arid interior of Boa Vista on the way to Praia Curralhino. Despite extreme drought conditions, there is a presence of goats, donkeys and the occasional bovine.…

A farm with goats and cows is seen on a journey across the arid interior of Boa Vista on the way to Praia Curralhino. Despite extreme drought conditions, there is a presence of goats, donkeys and bovines. Historically, Boa Vista was well known for…

A dozen children pictured by a stone pond. In the background is what appears to be some of the irrigation infrastructure of a farm. The children are between the ages of 5 and 12.

A man and woman embrace in the gateway to this farm in São Nicolau's hinterland. This man may be Bill Andrade, a New Bedford resident who reoccurs in many of David Baxter's photographs, always with his "capacete," or large, helmet like hat.