Mrs. Frank Huffman, Reddies River, Wilkes Co., N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Frank Huffman , Reddies River , Wilkes Co. , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mr . and Mrs . Frank Huffman and a child are pictured outside of their house .
Subject (tgm)
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
HUFFMAN , MRS . FRANK , aged 22 , husband 32 , one infant child , resides at Reddies River , Wilkes Co. , N.C . HOME CONDITIONS : The husband either owns , or is a squatter , on a two-room shack and 50 acres of land . The house is very old and has holes in the walls for windows . It is very dirty and poorly furnished . They own two steers , a cow , a hog , and 16 chickens . INCOME : Husband works for PWA 16 days a month , make $24.00 . At the present time he is only working 8 days , as he is putting in his crops . The wife has only been stringing a very short while and is very inefficient . She states she does not mind stringing bags . She averages about $22 a month .
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. Frank Huffman, 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_012.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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