Mrs. Mary Shepard, Reddies River, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Mary Shepard , Reddies River , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Mary Shepard and her husband are pictured standing on the porch of their house . There is a dog standing next to them.
Subject (tgm)
Women Houses Dogs
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Reddies River (N.C.) Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
MRS . MARY SHEPARD , aged 61 , married and has 2 children living with her. Husband is 68 . They reside at Reddies River , N.C . INCOME : Husband is unemployed but one son works for P.W.A and helps them out . Although the husband farms , he can only raise a few of their needs . EXPENSES : Taxes are $5 . They spend everything they make on food and are still in debt to the store . HOME CONDITIONS : House has 4 rooms and there are 35 acres of land . He owns a cow , a mule , 2 pigs , and 7 hens . He gets his wood from his own land . She is incapable of working on the farm and likes to string bags to occupy her time . She makes $11 a month doing this work .
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. Mary Shepard, Reddies River, N.C. 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_030.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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