Letter from Wilmer D. Mizell, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, congratulating the Hobgood family on being recognized as owners of a National Bicentennial Farm. Letter conveys gratitude for America's farming families and also states that other…
Photo depicting two barns for flue-cured tobacco (center and right), and additional shed used for both pulling, stringing, tying, and curing tobacco (left). The tobacco barns overlook a small man-made pond.
Formal black-and-white portrait of Roy and Virginia Hobgood. Roy, seated left, is wearing a dark suit and silk tie. Virginia, seated right, is wearing a dark dress, a delicate chain necklace, and glasses.
This handwritten and typed noticed, created by the Mecklenburg County, Virginia committee for the U.S. Department of Agriculture grants R.F. Hobgood an 8.7 acre allotment for growing and marketing flue cured tobacco. The committee member's name is…
Handwritten letter written by Howard Sizemore, Virginia's brother, to Roy and Virginia Hobgood on April 17, 1945. The letter was mailed from a World War II U.S. Air base in France. Howard's note discusses family photographs and his time in France.…
Black-and-white wedding photograph of Roy and Virginia Hobgood. Bride and groom are standing next to one another, without touching. 1920s Buick is pictured in the background.
Typed property deed transferring farm ownership from Alma H. Currin et al. to Roy F. Hobgood. Document is two pages in length, and contains legal proceedings, signatures, and five postage stamps.