Mrs. Fay Danay, Reddies River, Wilkes Co., N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Fay Danay , Reddies River , Wilkes Co. , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Three people are shown sitting on the front porch of a house .
Subject (tgm)
Families Women Children
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
DANAY , MRS . FAY , aged 24 , husband's age 34 , two minor children living with them at Reddies River , Wilkes , Co. , N.C . INCOME : Wife used to teach school but lost her position some time ago . The entire family lives with the husband's mother and father but neither he nor his father are able to work . The husband's mother receives $10.00 a month old-age pension . HOME CONDITIONS : They live in a six-room cottage on a 54-acre tract of land , a small portion of which is cultivated . They own two cows , two hogs and a few chickens . They are miserably poor but their home is maintained in the best condition possible under existing circumstances . They produce most of their food and their grocery and feed bill is only $6.00 a month . Taxes are $13 a year . The wife has been stringing bags for about six years and earns about $11 a month . At the present time the bag money is absolutely indispensable as a means of insuring food for the family , as they have been required to purchase food from the local stores of the minimum amount of approximately $6.00 a month .
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. Fay Danay, 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_015.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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