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Smolski described this as being part of the "rural slums" of North Carolina. In the 1970s, rural North Carolina was poverty-stricken and held the larger populations of African-American families. This photo is an example of the economic distress and…

Aerial image of the downtown village of South Royalton in Royalton, Vermont from Interstate 89. Royalton is known for the Vermont Law School (Vermont's only law school) as well as being home to beautiful scenery such as the Kent's Ledge hiking trail…

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…

This photograph shows the village of Urbina. The road is A-4016, which runs through the center of the small village. It is about 20 miles south of Bilbao, capital of the province of Biscany.

Another view of the previous picture with the women at the bottom. Here you can see they are washing their clothes at a rural fountain.

Small village on the road to Paùl where the terrain is recommended to be traversed by a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Possibly a farm to the left, here you can see a great example of the sheer cliffs that make up the landscape of this area. The road…

Example terraced farming in the fertile soil of Santo Antão northern region near Ribeira Grande. This farm appears to be producing sugar cane, which is used in the proves of making grogue, an alcoholic beverage native to Cape Verde.

Another example of mountainside farming. The island is fertile and once produced maize and beans not only for their own use, but for export. Today, due to the 1940's famine and landowner's turning large parts of the land to sugar cane growth, the…

Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. In this image you can see how the mountains are stepped for farming. The island has two main peaks reaching 6,493 feet and 5,197 feet.

Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. Example of a rural mountain side farm photographed during David Baxter's journey to the Ribeira Grande from Porto Novo.