Mrs. Bill Anderson, Wilkes County, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Bill Anderson , Wilkes County , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Bill Anderson is shown sitting on a couch inside her house . There is a riflle leaning against the wall in the corner .
Subject (tgm)
Women Firearms
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 . BILL ANDERSON , 64 , married and has one daughter of her own and a daughter of her husband's first wife lives with them. Husband is 62 . Lives in Wilkes Co. , N.C . INCOME : Husband gets $35 a month pension as a Spanish War Veteran . EXPENSES : Taxes are $4 a year . Food costs about $10 a month . Electricity costs $1 a month . HOME CONDITIONS : Owns 12 acres of land , a mule , 2 cows , 2 hogs , and about a dozen hens . They own their own wood . Their house is in pretty good shape , is well furnished and is well kept . They have no conveniences except an electric iron . Their water comes from a well . They still owe money on their house . She can string about 2500 bags a week . She does not absolutely need the money she makes from bags . She is not at all affected by this work .
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. Bill Anderson, 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_055.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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