Mrs. Freeland Johnson, Hunting Creek, Wilkes Co., N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Freeland Johnson , Hunting Creek , Wilkes Co. , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Freeland Johnson and three other women are pictured outside of a house . There is a dog sitting on the ground at their feet .
Subject (tgm)
Women Houses Dogs
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
JOHNSON , MRS . FREELAND , married and has 6 children all of whom live with her. Her age is 57 and her husband's age 59 . Reside at Hunting Creek , Wilkes Co. , N.C . INCOME : Husband farms but can only raise a few of their own needs . They have no other apparent income . Groceries cost $3 a week and taxes are $11 a year . HOME CONDITIONS : House has 5 rooms and there are 60 acres of land . They own 2 cows , 3 pigs , 45 chickens and a horse . Although their house is in poor condition they seem to have enough to live on. They have been stringing for 5 years and make $20.00 a month . Three of her daughters help her. They use this money to buy all their clothes . They enjoy stringing bags .
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. Freeland Johnson, 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.
filename
VC331.76_S93s_035.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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