Mrs. Ellen Tyler, South Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Ellen Tyler , South Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Ellen Tyler and her three children are pictured inside their home . There is a large china cabinet behind them.
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Cabinets (Case furniture)
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
TYLER , MRS . ELLEN , 6 E . 9th St. , South Richmond , Va. ; age 26 , husband 27 ; three infant children living with her. INCOME : Husband works 3 or 4 days a week for a plumbing supply company . He makes $16 a week if he works a full week , but he hasn't worked a full week for 5 months . HOME CONDITIONS : The apartment has three rooms which would make nice quarters if they had decent furniture and were kept clean . The grocery bill is $5.00 a week , rent $12 a month , light bill was $2.40 a month , but the lights have been cut off for failure of payment . Water is included in the rent . She has been stringing bags for five years and makes about $7.00 a month . This money is spent on clothes for the children and is the only possible means she has of keeping them clothed .
Physical Description of Original
11 cm H x 6 cm W; 4-1/3" H x 2-1/3" 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. Ellen Tyler, South 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_140.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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