Mrs. Gertrude Maynard, Reidsville, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Gertrude Maynard , Reidsville , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Gertrude Maynard and her family are pictured in one of the bedrooms in their house .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Families 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
MAYNARD , MRS . GERTRUDE , (colored) married and has 9 children , all of whom live with her. She is 39 years old and her husband is 44 . Reside at Reidsville , N.C . INCOME : Her husband farms and two of her daughters have jobs at $3.00 a week a piece . Her husband raises 8 acres of tobacco and 15 acres of corn , all of which he sells . He rents his place for half of what he makes . Food costs about $3.50 a week . HOME CONDITIONS : House had 5 rooms and there are about 30 acres of land . The house is in good condition but is not well kept . They own a cow and use the owner's mules to work the farm . She has been stringing bags for 30 years and makes $16.00 or $17.00 a month . This money is badly needed and is a large percent of their income .
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. Gertrude Maynard, 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_083.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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