Mrs. Pearl Anderson, Hunting Creek, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Pearl Anderson , Hunting Creek , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Pearl Anderson is pictured standing on the front steps of her home .
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
ANDERSON , MRS . PEARL , married and has three grandchildren living with her. She is 44 years old and her husband is 57 . Reside at Hunting Creek , N.C . INCOME : They raise all their food and enough to sell a little . They have no other income . Groceries and feed cost about $5.00 a week . Taxes are about $11.00 a year . HOME CONDITIONS : House has 4 rooms and there are 100 acres of land . They own a cow , 2 hogs , 1 steer , and 30 hens . They have their own wood . This family is fairly well off but although their house is in good condition it is not well kept . She has been stringing about 35 years and makes $5.00 a week . She has been sick a lot but her doctor said she could keep on stringing bags . She uses the money she makes for her personal needs and she strings bags as much as possible in order to make this 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. Pearl Anderson, Hunting Creek, 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_058.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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