Mrs. R.F. Soots, Wilkes County, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . R.F . Soots , Wilkes County , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . R.F . Soots is pictured standing on the front porch 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
Wilkes County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
SOOTS , MRS . R . F. , married ; seven children living with her; resides in Wilkes County , N.C . INCOME : Husband is a carpenter , works pretty steadily , and earns on an average of $12 a week . One of their daughters makes $11 a week in the hosiery mill and helps out with expenses . Mrs . Soots sometimes makes as much as $3.75 a week stringing bags . HOME CONDITIONS : Owns home of four rooms and 1 ½ acres of land . Husband is own boss . They have one cow and a few chickens ; water is supplied by a well . They have a radio and the house is in good condition . Wood for fuel is obtained on their land . Electric bill is $1.25 a month . It takes everything they make to live ; they hardly ever have any extra money . She has been stringing bags for eight years , and she really gets pleasure from the satisfaction of doing this work . It occupies her time to good advantage . She is able to do 7,500 bags a week if they are available . The money earned from this work is used for general expenses .
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. R.F. Soots, Wilkes County, 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_021.tif
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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