Mrs. Lillie M. Watkins, South Richmond, Va.
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Title
Mrs . Lillie M . Watkins , South Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Lillie Watkins and her two children are pictured inside their house . There is a calendar behind them, and several newspaper pages pasted on the wall .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Richmond (Va.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
WATKINS , MRS . LILLIE M. , 1425 Semmes Avenue , South Richmond , Va. , aged 34 , husband 46 , they have four children living with them. INCOME : Husband works five days a week for WPA at $10 a week . HOME CONDITIONS : The house has four rooms , and is in very poor shape ; however , it is kept neat and clean . They have a radio and a washing machine . They live behind a filling station and have to get their water from it . Rent is $10.00 a month , groceries $6.00 a week , light $1.10 a month , coal oil is 48 cents a week , insurance 75 cents a week , and coal last winter cost $8 . She has been stringing for four years and makes $4.50 a month . This money is badly needed , and is used for necessities . She likes to do this work and it doesn't bother or interfere with the household duties and care of the four children .
Physical Description of Original
11 cm H x 6 cm W; 4-1/3" H x 2-1/3" 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. Lillie M. Watkins, South Richmond, Va. 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_141.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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