Mrs. Alice Dickman, Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Alice Dickman , Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Alice Dickman is pictured sitting at a table covered with tobacco bags . There is another woman sitting behind her.
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
DICKMAN , MRS . ALICE , aged 40 ; widow ; seven children ; resides at 907 N . 24th Street , Richmond , Virginia . Children : Dorothy , aged 16 , in school . Catherine , aged 14 in school . Frances , aged 11 , in school . Elvira , aged 10 , in school . Charles , aged 6 , in school . Betty Ann , aged 3 , at home . INCOME : $65.00 per month relief money from City . HOME CONDITIONS : She rents the upper flat of three rooms for $12.50 per month . Furnished very shabbily and sparsely , but kept orderly and clean . She earns about $6.00 per month from bag stringing , with which she pays all of her insurance amounting to $2.60 . The rest is used for clothing for the children . She finds it difficult to keep the children in school supplies and carfare . She states that they have had to miss school several days because she has been unable to buy them the necessary supplies . She spends $40.00 per month in groceries but feels that it is insufficient to feed the children properly . She is absolutely dependent on the bag work , which never , she says , keeps her from her housework or child-caring . Other relief will be necessary if the bags are taken away , but will not be able to leave home to work because of the children .
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. Alice Dickman, 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_110.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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