Jean Thomas distributes Mary Margaret McBride products to "Mountain folk."
Title
Jean Thomas distributes Mary Margaret McBride products to "Mountain folk. "
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
Mary Margaret McBride hosted a popular radio program starting in 1934 . She advertised products she had personally approved . Jean Thomas apparently distributed some of these products to people living in remote areas in eastern Kentucky . Here, Jean Thomas hands a package of macaroni to an old woman , who appears to be moved to tears . Other products are displayed next to the woman , who is seated outside a log cabin .
Subject
Women Log cabins Food Pasta products
People Pictured
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982
Date Original
1930? - 1950?
Object Type
Negatives
Source
2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0215 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jthom/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1979.33.0215
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