Allen Moye plowing on a tractor at his farm in Brewton, Alabama.

Oil had recently been discovered on his property. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on January 21, 1952, with the following caption: "Back to plowing - Farmer Allen Moye was busy breaking land today, getting it ready for planting corn. He plants the corn, lets hogs eat it gre...

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Main Author:	Kuster, Gordon
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/14250

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Allen Moye plowing on a tractor at his farm in Brewton, Alabama. Kuster, Gordon
fulltopic	Photographs Moye, Allen; Agriculture; Agricultural equipment; Farms; Brewton (Ala.); Escambia County (Ala.)
description	Oil had recently been discovered on his property. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on January 21, 1952, with the following caption: "Back to plowing - Farmer Allen Moye was busy breaking land today, getting it ready for planting corn. He plants the corn, lets hogs eat it green, giving him pork for the market while the off-season hog price still is high. The 39-year-old Escambia County native showed no excitement about the black gold that soon will be flowing from a well in a cotton patch."
spelling	BN0000300_01BN0000300Allen Moye plowing on a tractor at his farm in Brewton, Alabama.Oil had recently been discovered on his property. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on January 21, 1952, with the following caption: "Back to plowing - Farmer Allen Moye was busy breaking land today, getting it ready for planting corn. He plants the corn, lets hogs eat it green, giving him pork for the market while the off-season hog price still is high. The 39-year-old Escambia County native showed no excitement about the black gold that soon will be flowing from a well in a cotton patch."1952-011950-1959Kuster, GordonBirmingham News52-00383Moye, Allen; Agriculture; Agricultural equipment; Farms; Brewton (Ala.); Escambia County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/14250
title	Allen Moye plowing on a tractor at his farm in Brewton, Alabama.
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Allen Moye plowing on a tractor at his farm in Brewton, Alabama.

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