Mrs. B.C. Duncan, Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . B.C . Duncan , Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . B.C . Duncan is pictured seated inside her house , stringing tobacco bags .
Subject (tgm)
Women
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Richmond (Va.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
DUNCAN , MRS . B.C. ; aged 42 years ; married ; two children ; resides at 3414 East Marshall Street , Richmond , Virginia . Children : Boy , aged 15 . Girl , aged 14 . INCOME : Her husband is a painter ; works about six months out of the year ; earns $20.00 a week , but has not worked for three weeks . HOME CONDITIONS : They own their home , and we were unable to determine if there is any mortgage on it . It is nicely furnished and kept spotlessly clean inside and out . They have a radio , refrigerator and gas stove . Electric and gas bills are about $6.00 a month ; insurance about $8.00 ; groceries average $40.00 a month . They spend about $8.00 a year on recreation for the children . She states that stringing bags is a pleasure and does not interfere with her housework . She earns about $5.00 a month from it . She cannot get bags except occasionally . The money is needed for the children's carfare , food and necessities , since her husband's income is so indefinite . She has been stringing bags for four years and will have to get some other work which must be done at home if the bag work is discontinued .
Physical Description of Original
6 cm H x 11 cm W; 2-1/3" H x 4-1/3" W
Digital Collection
Tobacco Bag Stringing
Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
Host
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Local Identifier
VC331.76 S93s
Citation
Mrs. B.C. Duncan, Richmond, Va. In Tobacco Bag Stringing Operations in North Carolina and Virginia, 1939. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
filename
VC331.76_S93s_111.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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