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A tobacco auction from 1959
A third-generation tobacco auctioneer reflects on the end of live auctioneering in Durham, North Carolina. Co-produced by Kate Waters and Mara Zepeda.
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This story was originally produced at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies Summer Audio Institute in 2005.
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This story was originally produced at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies Summer Audio Institute in 2005.





