Mrs. Bessie Howell, Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Bessie Howell , Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Bessie Howell is pictured seated next to her mother and son . She is stringing tobacco bags .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children
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
HOWELL , MRS . BESSIE ; married ; has not seen her husband for fourteen years ; resides at 907 North 25th Street , Richmond , Va . One child , Nellie , 14 years old , and in school . INCOME : None . HOME CONDITIONS : She lives with her brother and a sister , and her mother , who is a cripple and can do no housework . The brother's work is unsteady , only working about six months out of the year . His income is unknown . Mrs . Howell earns around $4.00 a month on bag stringing and it all goes for clothing for the child . She states she will be unable to buy clothes for the child and supply her with school supplies and carfare if she does not have this income from bag stringing . The house is scantily furnished but is kept clean and neat . The bag stringing does not interfere with her housework . She finds that it helps her nerves .
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. Bessie Howell, 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_109.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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