Mrs. Pearl Beasley, South Richmond, Va.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Pearl Beasley , South Richmond , Va .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Pearl Beasley is pictured sitting on a couch inside her house .
Subject (tgm)
Women
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
BEASLEY , MRS . PEARL , 506 Decatur St. , So . Richmond , Va . age 50 , husband 57 , has no children living with her. INCOME : Husband has a steady job sweeping floors at the Dixie Flour Mill at $14 a week ; however , he has had to have an operation for ulcers of the stomach and will be unable to work for two or three months . His job is being held open for him, but in the meantime they have no income except what she makes by stringing bags . HOME CONDITIONS : They rent three rooms in a house which is in good condition . They have a radio and an electric iron and fairly well furnished . When the husband is working they live well enough but now their existence is very uncertain . When the husband is working their grocery bill is $3.50 a week but now they only have enough to barely live on. The rent is $12.50 a month ; water is 66 cents , electricity is $1.00 and insurance is 50 cents a week . She has been stringing bags for three years and makes $5.75 a month . If she does this work steadily , she becomes a little nervous . Since her husband has been sick she is absolutely dependent on this work for their living . If it was taken away from her at this time they would have to go on relief .
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 Beasley, 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_138.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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