Mrs. Bertha Holsclaw, Wilkes County, N.C.
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Title
Mrs . Bertha Holsclaw , Wilkes County , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
A man is pictured standing on the front steps of his house . A few chickens are visible at left .
Subject (tgm)
Houses Chickens
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
HOLSCLAW , MRS . BERTHA ; married , all children married and away from home ; they support two grandchildren , aged 6 and 8 years ; wife aged 68 and husband 70 years . They reside in Wilkes Co. , N.C . INCOME : Husband owns and runs a small grocery store which he says nets him around $6.00 a month . HOME CONDITIONS : They own a seven-room house and 115 acres of land , 25 acres being used for raising corn , wheat , rye , and the vegetables which they eat . The rest of the land is timber and wasteland . Have two cows and about 50 chickens , which supply the milk and eggs . The house is built pretty substantially and kept very clean and orderly . They own several mules which are used in plowing . Mrs . Holsclaw has chronic kidney trouble and states that "one-third of our income is spent on medicine and doctor's bills. " She earns around $12.00 a month stringing bags . This money is a great help in buying food and clothes and if discontinued , medical attention and medicines will have to be sacrificed . However , Mr . Holsclaw says that they are not dependent on this bag money . The farm is run by "tenants " who tend to the farming and keeping the place up , giving one-third of the product to Mr . Holsclaw .
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. Bertha Holsclaw, 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.
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VC331.76_S93s_070.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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