Mrs. Jenkins, South Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Jenkins , South Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Jenkins (first name unknown) is pictured sitting next to another woman inside her house .
Subject (tgm)
Women
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
JENKINS , 23 W . 9th St . South Richmond , Va. ; age 67 ; widow and has two infant grandchildren living with her. INCOME : One granddaughter works and gives her $5 a week and she rents the second floor of her house , but the rent only pays her taxes ; she has no other income except money made by stringing bags . HOME CONDITIONS : She has three rooms of the house for herself . The whole house is in need of repairs which she can't afford . Her rooms are poorly furnished but well kept . She has a radio . Can't afford to insure the house . Groceries are $5 a week , lights $1.20 a month , and water 66 cents a month . Taxes are about $100 a year and so is income for renting part of house . She has been stringing for three years and is unable to do any other work . She makes $11.50 a month , this money enables her to keep off relief . She uses some of it for her light and water bills .
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. Jenkins, 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_145.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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