Mrs. Eugenia Allen, Reidsville, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Eugenia Allen , Reidsville , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Eugenia Allen is pictured seated on a bed in her house . One of her grandchildren is pictured in front of the bed on a tricycle .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Bicycles & tricycles Bedrooms
Subject Topical
African Americans. Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Reidsville (N.C.) Rockingham County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
ALLEN , MRS . EUGENIA , (colored) ; married and has three children and four grandchildren living with her; aged 51 ; husband aged 59 . Reside at Reidsville , N.C . INCOME : They raise corn and tobacco to sell , and all the food they need . Taxes are about $35.00 a year and they only have to buy food occasionally . HOME CONDITIONS : House has six rooms and there are 102 acres of land . They own a cow , two mules , four pigs , and a few chickens . The house is well kept and is in good condition . This family could get along without stringing bags but this money helps a lot when they have a bad year on the farm . She has been stringing a long time and makes about $8.00 a week . Her eyes were weakened by sickness but it has never bothered her to string bags .
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. Eugenia Allen, Reidsville, 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_085.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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