Mrs. Annie Eller, Reddies River, Wilkes Co., N.C.
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Title
Mrs . Annie Eller , Reddies River , Wilkes Co. , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Annie Eller is pictured in the interior of her house , next to the fireplace .
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
Reddies River (N.C.) Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
ELLER , MRS . ANNIE , aged 44 ; widow ; one infant son living , with her. at Reddies River , Wilkes Co. , N.C . INCOME : Her only income is uncertain , derived entirely from work for other people , principally in their homes . HOME CONDITIONS : She boards and in the majority of cases she works for the people with whom she boards , paying for her board with her work . When she is at home her grocery bill amounts to about $5.00 a week . This usually is paid by working in the grocery store . She owns ten acres of land and a small two-room shack thereon . Her sole possessions other than the home are a few chickens . She has been stringing bags for about five years supplementing her income derived from other sources . She earns about $7.00 a month from bag stringing . This is the only cash income that she ever has. Some time ago she had measles which affected her eyes and any kind of sewing or needlework , including bag stringing , bothers her eyes at times .
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. Annie Eller, Reddies River, Wilkes Co., 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.
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VC331.76_S93s_016.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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