Mrs. Cora Bowers, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Cora Bowers , North Wilkesboro , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
The Bowers family is pictured standing in front of a house or barn . There are several bundles of tobacco bags on the ground in front of them.
Subject (tgm)
Women Children 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
BOWERS , MRS . CORA , aged 47 , married , North Wilkesboro , N.C . Children : Flossie , aged 26 . Lester , aged 22 . John , aged 20 . Van , aged 18 . M.L. , aged 16 . Ordelle , aged 14 . Ruth , aged 12 . Margie , aged 9 . Burr , aged 7 . INCOME : None HOME CONDITIONS : They own a three room home and 45 acres of land , only about 8 acres are suited for cultivation . She earns about $15 a month from stringing bags , which all goes for buying food and clothes . Her [sic] has been unable to locate work for the past 6 months . There is no furniture at all in the home excepting three beds and a table and a few chairs . They own 2 cows , 2 horses , and 365 chickens . They have been able to secure a little money from the sale of these chickens . It will be impossible for this family to exist if the bags are taken away . She states that she has been doing bags for years and really enjoys the work . She further states that they do not make her nervous or interfere with any of her household duties .
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. Cora Bowers, 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.
filename
VC331.76_S93s_076.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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