Mrs. Lillie Jenkins, Reddies River, Wilkes Co., N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Lillie Jenkins , Reddies River , Wilkes Co. , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
A large family is shown outside of a house . There is a bag of tobacco bags visible .
Subject (tgm)
Women Houses Families Children
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Reddies River (N.C.) Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
JENKINS , MRS . LILLIE , aged 32 , husband 46 , 7 children , all minors and living with family at Reddies River , Wilkes Co. , N.C . INCOME : Husband works for WPA , receiving $24.00 a month . He has not worked for the past month . They have no income from any other source with the exception of the income derived from string bags , from which she averages about $11.00 a month . HOME CONDITIONS : It could not be ascertained whether or not the parties own the home shown in the picture but they pay $3.00 a year taxes thereon . The house has three rooms , is very dirty and delapidated [sic] . Other than a small amount of furniture , the family owns nothing with the exception of two cows , a steer and 16 chickens . The family is badly in debt for food . The ground which goes with the home produces very little . The total income of the farm , including the stringing of bags is inadequate for the food requirements of the family and if the stringing of bags is discontinued , further relief will be necessary to prevent starvation for the family .
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. Lillie Jenkins, Reddies River, 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.
filename
VC331.76_S93s_018.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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