Mrs. Pearl Bell, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
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Title
Mrs . Pearl Bell , North Wilkesboro , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
A large family is pictured standing outside of their house .
Subject (tgm)
Houses Families
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
BELL , MRS . PEARL , aged 42 ; married ; resides in North Wilkesboro , N.C . CHILDREN : Gladys , aged 19 . Claude , aged 18 . Clyde , aged 14 . Leola , aged 12 . Walter , aged 10 . J.C. , aged 7 . Madylin , aged 5 . Willis Rose , aged 5 . INCOME : Gladys works on N.Y.A . work at school , earning $14.00 a month . HOME CONDITIONS : They own a two-room house and forty acres of land , 7 acres being tended , the rest is in a run down condition and not fit for cultivation . Mr . Bell states that more money will be needed if the seven acres are to be kept in shape . The house was in a very delapidated [sic] state . Mrs . Bell was ill with flu . The room was very cold , since several boards of the wall were out , causing an awful draft . The husband is in ill health , being ruptured and suffering from rheumatism . He formerly worked on WPA but was discharged on account of his health . They have been unable to run the home on their daughter's income and have found it necessary to go in debt . They owe the hospital $65 , grocery store $18 , and have other small debts amounting to about $30 . Since Mr . Bell will be unable to do any other work off the farm , the bag money will be absolutely necessary in order that the family be fed and clothed .
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. Pearl Bell, North Wilkesboro, 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_024.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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