Mrs. Josephine Durrette, South Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Josephine Durrette , South Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Three women are pictured standing outside a house , behind a fence .
Subject (tgm)
Women Houses
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
DURRETTE , MRS . JOSEPHINE , 210 W . 8th St. , South Richmond , Va . aged 50 , widow and has six children living with her. INCOME : A son makes $8.50 a week on WPA but this is the family's only income except money derived from bag stringing . HOME CONDITIONS : The house has four rooms and needs repairs badly . There is no electricity , but they have a battery radio . The house is well furnished and clean . Groceries are $8.00 a week , rent $15.00 a month , water 66 cents a month . Insurance is 30 cents a week . She has been stringing bags for eighteen years and with the help of the children that are old enough she makes about $41.00 a month . This work has never affected their health and without it they would not be able to live without outside aid .
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. Josephine Durrette, 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_147a.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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