Mrs. Rosa Bell, Reidsville, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Rosa Bell , Reidsville , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Rosa Bell and several family members are pictured standing in front of their house . Several tools are hanging on the exterior of the house .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Houses Equipment
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
BELL , MRS . ROSA , (colored) has 12 children , all but one of whom live with her. She is 45 years old and her husband is 47 . They reside in Reidsville , N.C . INCOME : The whole family farms and raises most of their food . They also raise tobacco and corn to sell . His aunt owns the place and husband rents additional land for farming . He pays ¼ of what he makes for the use of this land . Groceries cost $2.00 a week . HOME CONDITIONS : The house has 5 rooms and there are 33 acres of land . They own 2 cows , 2 mules , 3 hogs and 25 chickens . They also have a sewing machine . The house is like the rest in this section and is poorly kept . She has been stringing bags ever since she can remember and makes about $15.00 a month . She likes to do this work and it has never affected her health .
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. Rosa Bell, 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_087.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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