Mrs. Susan Nelson, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Susan Nelson , North Wilkesboro , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mr . and Mrs . Susan Nelson are pictured seated outside of their house , with three children standing behind them. There is a pile of tobacco bags at their feet .
Subject (tgm)
Women Houses Families
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
NELSON , MRS . SUSAN , aged 60 ; married , North Wilkesboro , N.C . Children : Betty , Johnson , Nellie , Junior , all of the ages are unknown . INCOME : None . HOME CONDITIONS : They own a two-room home , thirty acres of land , only 5 of which is used for cultivation of crops . The rest is wasteland . The house is well constructed but practically empty inside and very dirty . Their stock stock consist of one cow and a few chickens . The income earned from bags , amounting to about $8.00 a month , all goes for food and clothes . Since the bags have been discontinued temporarily , they have not been able to buy or make any clothes and have had to go in debt for food . The children were very dirty , poorly clad and apparently mentally incapable of holding a job . The five acres of land being used for cultivation is in a very run-down condition and Mr . Nelson states that it will be impossible to raise crops on it another year unless money can be secured to put it in shape . The family is in a desperate condition and will not be able to get along without the bag income .
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. Susan Nelson, North Wilkesboro, 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_025.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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