An Atlas of Virginia, second edition, was published by the Virginia Geographic Alliance in 2002.
It was produced by Laurence W. Carstensen, Robert W. Morrill, and Joseph D. Enedy of the Virginia Geographic Alliance and made possible by grants from the Virginia Geographic Alliance, the Virginia Department of Education, and the National Geographic Society. The following photographs appeared on a CD that accompanied the Atlas.
Major categories are set up as separate “albums,” available in the boxes below. You may view each album as a slideshow or as a set of thumbnails, which can be enlarged by clicking on the photo.
Cabbage growing on a truck farm in Northumberland County
Cornfield cut green for silage in Madison County
Cornfield in Madison County
Corn chopping for silage in Rockingham County
Corn chopping for silage in Rockingham County
Early growth cotton in Isle of Wight County
Cotton field in Isle of Wight County
Cotton bolls in Isle of Wight County
Cotton bolls in Isle of Wight County
Soybean field in Surry County
A close view of soybean plants in Surry County
Tobacco field in Buckingham County
Tobacco field in Buckingham County
Tobacco in Buckingham County
Examining cotton in Isle of Wight County
Cotton picker at work in Isle of Wight County
Unloading from picker to transport to gin in Isle of Wight County
Harvesting peanuts in Isle of Wight County
Dug peanuts in rows ready for picker in Isle of Wight County
Peanut picker at work in Isle of Wight County
Unloading peanuts from picker to transport in Isle of Wight County
Cotton ginning company at Melfa in Virginia Eastern Shore
Cotton being vacuumed to gin
Pile of cotton in gin building at Melfa in Virginia Eastern Shore
Modern processing machinery in gin building
Two identical machines ginning cotton
Bales of cotton ready for shipping
Onions are a market crop in the coastal plain
Freshly picked onions
