Mrs. Cornelia Neal
Rating
Title
Mrs . Cornelia Neal
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Cornelia Neal and two other women are pictured seated on a bed , stringing tobacco bags . There is a stove visible in the foreground .
Subject (tgm)
Women Bedrooms Stoves
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
NEAL , MRS . CORNELIA , (colored) , age 66 , husband 70 ; two children and four grandchildren living with her. INCOME : They raise some of their food and a little tobacco . HOME CONDITIONS : The house has eight rooms and there are 62 acres of land . they own 2 mules , a cow and about 50 hens . House is in bad shape but is well kept . Food costs them $3.50 a week and taxes are $41 a year . They have had to borrow money on their home and are trying to pay it back . She has been stringing for 35 years and makes about $26.00 a month . They need this money badly . It tires her a little to string bags because she is so old .
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. Cornelia Neal 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_088.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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