Miss E.L. Hayes, Hunting Creek, Wilkes Co., N.C.
Rating
Title
Miss E.L . Hayes , Hunting Creek , Wilkes Co. , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Miss E.L . Hayes and another person are pictured sitting on the front porch of her house .
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
Hunting Creek (N.C.) Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
MISS E . L . HAYES , aged 36 , lives with her father , aged 82 . Resides at Hunting Creek , Wilkes Co. , N.C . INCOME : She is crippled and can do no work , and her father can only farm a little . Their only income is rent from some of their land . EXPENSES : Food costs them about $3.50 a week . Taxes are $6 a year . HOME CONDITIONS : The house has 4 rooms and there are 60 acres of land . They own a cow , 2 pigs , and a few chickens . They are able to live comfortably . Although their income is small , their expenses are few , and they do not have to string bags for their living . She has been stringing for 5 years and only makes $1.75 a week as she strings very little . This work has never bothered her and gives her a small income of her own .
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
Miss E.L. Hayes, Hunting Creek, Wilkes Co., 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.
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VC331.76_S93s_039.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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