Mrs. Pattie Wilson, Reidsville, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Pattie Wilson , Reidsville , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Pattie Wilson is pictured standing on the front steps of her house .
Subject (tgm)
Women Houses
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
MRS . PATTIE WILSON (colored) has five children . She is 48 years old and her husband is 60 . Live in Reidsville , N.C . INCOME : They have no income except money made by stringing bags , but they do raise most of their needs on the farm , and 8 or 9 acres of tobacco . Their taxes are about $45 a year . They only have to buy food occasionally . They are trying to buy the place and they spend all their extra money to meet the payments . HOME CONDITIONS : House has 4 rooms and there are 100 acres of land . They own 2 mules , a cow , a pig and a few chickens . They own their own wood . The house needs a new roof but is in good condition otherwise . She has been stringing for 23 years and makes between $11.00 and $18.00 a month , depending on how much work she has to do on the farm . This money is badly needed and she likes to do 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. Pattie Wilson, 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.
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VC331.76_S93s_086.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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