Mrs. Annie Bolden, Reidsville, N.C.
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Title
Mrs . Annie Bolden , Reidsville , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Annie Bolden and her family are pictured standing on the front porch of their house . There are two dogs seated next to them, and a car shown at right .
Subject (tgm)
Women Houses Dogs Automobiles
Subject Topical
African Americans. Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Reidsville (N.C.) Rockingham County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
BOLDEN , MRS . ANNIE , (colored , Reidsville , N.C. , married and has eight children living with. Her age is 45 , husband in his fifties . INCOME : They make their living by farming and stringing bags . HOME CONDITIONS : They raise most of their food but still have to spend about $12 a week on groceries . Their taxes are $30 a year . They own another place which they rent for half of what the man raises . The house has 5 rooms and there are 54 acres of land in this place and 114 in the one that they rent . They own 3 mules , and 3 cows . They also have a Victrola . The house is in good condition and is well kept . She has been stringing bags for thirty years and makes about $68.00 a month . She likes to do this 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. Annie Bolden, Reidsville, 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_089.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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