Mrs. E.M. Adams, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . E.M . Adams , North Wilkesboro , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . E.M . Adams is seated next to a child on a couch inside their house .
Subject (tgm)
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
North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
MRS . E . M . ADAMS , has eight children , but only two of them live with her. She is 67 years old and her husband is 66 . They live at North Wilkesboro , N.C . INCOME : Husband works for the P.W.A . for $11.00 per week , but his job is liable to be taken away from him at any time . Wife makes about $10.00 a month from stringing bags . The rent is $15.00 a month and water and electricity , food and clothing use up the rest of the income to such an extent that they can't afford an operation for their son who has cataracts in both eyes . HOME CONDITIONS : They rent a flat of six rooms . It is fairly well furnished and well kept . They have running water , toilet facilities and two radios . The flat is heated by coal stoves . Wife has been doing bags for a long time and does 5,000 a week , as well as all of her house work . This work doesn't affect her physically or mentally in any way .
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. E.M. Adams, 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_044.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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