Mrs. W.H. Bryant, Wilkes County, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . W.H . Bryant , Wilkes County , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . W.H . Bryant and seven children are pictured in the bedroom in their home . One of the children holds a baby in her lap .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Infants Families
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
MRS . W . H . BRYANT , Wilkes County , N.C. , has 9 children , one of whom is married and also has 1 child and lives with her. INCOME : Husband works fairly steadily at the furniture factory for $10 to $15 a week . Only other income is $2.50 a week for stringing bags when there are bags to string . Rent is $4 a month . Wood for cooking costs $1.50 a week . Coal for heating the house costs about $14 during the past winter . Grocery bill is about $10 a week if they have that much money . HOME CONDITIONS : House has 3 rooms in poor shape . The house is very dirty , and there is very little furniture . There are 1 1/2 acres of land on which they raise some of their food . There are also 2 pigs . There are no comforts or conveniences in the house . She has been stringing for about 30 years and is supposed to be very good at it . She earns about $10.00 per month working in idle hours . The money is greatly needed and is used for any expenses that arise . She says she becomes nervous if she strings bags steadily all day , but she hates to be without some to do when she feels like it .
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. W.H. Bryant, Wilkes County, 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_043.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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