Mrs. P.M. Reid, Hunting Creek, Wilkes Co., N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . P.M . Reid , Hunting Creek , Wilkes Co. , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . P.M . Reid is shown standing in front of her house , which is on a dirt road .
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
REID , MRS . P . M. , widow and has 4 children and one grandchild living with her. She is 52 years old . They live at Hunting Creek , Wilkes Co. , N.C . INCOME : She owns a store and makes enough from this to live on. They have a small garden but get most of their food from the store . Their rent is $100.00 a year . She owns a mill and 3 other farms . The rent from the mill is enough to pay her rent and the taxes on the three other places . HOME CONDITIONS : The house has 4 rooms and is like the rest of the places in this section . They own a cow , 2 pigs and a few chickens . She has been stringing for about 4 years and makes between $10.00 and $20.00 a month . She doesn't have to do this work but likes to make a little cash to be used as spending money .
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. P.M. Reid, 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_048.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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