Mrs. Eason, Wilkes County, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Eason , Wilkes County , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Eason is pictured on the front porch of her home , holding the hand of a small child . There is laundry hanging on a line behind the house .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Houses
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
MRS . EASON , Wilkes County , N.C. , widow lives with son who is married and has 3 children . INCOME : Son has steady job with a glass factory and makes between $15 and $20 a week . This is the family's only income except what she makes stringing bags . Rent is $10.00 and electricity is $1.50 a month . Coal for the past winter was $12 and wood was about $32 . Although they raise a little food , their grocery bill is nearly $50 a month . HOME CONDITIONS : They have a nice house , well furnished and well kept . A radio and electricity are their only modern conveniences . Since they don't have a well they must get water from their neighbor's well . This family is well fixed in comparison to their neighbors . Mrs . Eason is the only one in the family who strings and she only does it to earn extra money and to occupy her time . She earns about $22.00 a month but thinks higher prices should be paid for work .
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. Eason, Wilkes County, 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_042.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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