Mrs. Inez Dunnavant, South Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Inez Dunnavant , South Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Inez Dunnavant is pictured seated inside her house , next to the couch . She holds several tobacco bags on her lap .
Subject (tgm)
Women Interiors
Subject Topical
Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Richmond (Va.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
DUNNAVANT , MRS . INEZ , 1722 Porter St. , South Richmond , Va ; wife aged 48 , husband 50 ; they have one child living with them. INCOME : Husband is a stove-moulder and gives her $15.00 a week . HOME CONDITIONS : The house has seven rooms , is very well furnished , and very well kept . They have a radio and a washing machine . This family is much better off than others in this section . Groceries are $5.00 a week , insurance is $4.42 a week , taxes are $35.00 a year , lights $1.50 a month , gas $1.20 a month , and water 66 cents a month . She has been stringing bags for eight years and makes $7.00 a month . Although she doesn't have to, she likes to do this work . Her eyes are weak but it doesn't bother her to string . She could string more bags but she sews practically all the clothes she uses and doesn't have more time .
Physical Description of Original
11 cm H x 6 cm W; 4-1/3" H x 2-1/3" 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. Inez Dunnavant, South Richmond, Va. 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_136_lg.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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