Mrs. Nannie Scott, Spray N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Nannie Scott , Spray N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
The Scott family is pictured standing in front of their house .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Families
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Spray (N.C.) Rockingham County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
MRS . NANNIE SCOTT , Spray , North Carolina , age 40 , has five children , Oldsten 17 years . William 14 years , Mozelle 11 years , Wallace 6 years . Rachel 3 years . INCOME : She receives $20 a month from the state for the children . HOME CONDITIONS : The husband lost a limb about a year ago and is unable to work . Money received from the State pays the rent which amounts to $6 a month . The house has absolutely no furniture except for 3 beds , a few chairs and a table . The children are very poorly dressed as was the mother and father . The money earned from bags which amounts to about $10 a month is all spent on food . This work is absolutely necessary in order that the children may be fed and clothed . Mrs . Scott is in bad health and fears that she will be unable to do work out of the home . She finds that stringing bags is enjoyable and helps quiet her nerves . They do not interfere with the tending of the house and children .
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. Nannie Scott, Spray 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_099.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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