Belmont Hosiery Mill (Belmont, Gaston County, N.C)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Bessie London, Betty Hinson, Claude Ward, Porter McAteer Interview
Hinson discusses learning about the '34 strike, becoming involved in the project and other topics. McAtter discusses the relationship between industry and organized labor in Gaston County, politics in Gaston County and other topics. London discusses her life in Belmont, N.C. Ward discusses his working life at the Eagle Mill and the '34 strike.
Betty Hinson and Yvonnie Hill Interview 2
Hill discusses everyday life in the mill, her memories of the strike, the diaries she kept, what she did after working in the mills and other topics.
Betty Hinson and Yvonnie Hill Interviews
Hinson discusses her grandmother working in the cotton mills during the 19th century, her time working in the mills and other topics. Hill discusses her time working in the mill as a 14 year old, her battle with polio, the 1934 strike, the attempts to organize the mills and other topics.
Betty Hinson, Louise Biggerstaff, Phurman Biggerstaff, May Null Interviews
Hinson discusses how she found Null, who is believed to be a woman in one of George Stoney's photo. Louise Biggerstaff discusses her mother's work, and life as well as other topics. Phurman Biggerstaff discusses his childhood memories of the 1934 strike, his childhood in the mill village, his work in the textile mills, and other topics. Null discusses her work in the mills, and her sister Margaret, who is in George Stoney's photo.
Betty Hinson, Myrtle Brown, Mason Lynch, and Eva Helms Interviews, 26 June 1992
The portion of the video featuring Hinson is silent. Lynch discusses his career working for the Lineberger family and life in the mill village. Brown discusses her time working in the mills and life in the mill village. Helms discusses her time working in the mills and the 1934 textile strike.
Betty Hinson, Phurman Biggerstaff, May Null, and Claude Helton Interviews, 28 July 1992
Phurman Biggerstaff discusses the depression, labor unions and working conditions in the textile mills. Null discusses her family. Mrs. Helton discusses her time working at the textile mills, and the impact that it had on women with infants and small children.
Claude Ward, Betty Hinson, Bessie London, and Bill Norris Interviews
Ward discusses what happened to some of the workers who protested post-strike treatment. Hinson discusses what happened to some of the workers who protested post-strike treatment, and life in the mill village. London discusses a mutual aid society formed by the women of Eagle Mill village. Norris sings a song that he was planning on singing at an upcoming reunion.
Eagle Mill Reunion Interview 1
The Eagle Mill Reunion brought together mill workers and families who lived in mill villages. Coverage of the reunion details conversations about mill village life, work after the mill, and the failure of a union at Eagle Mill in Belmont, N.C.
Mason Lynch, Eva Helms, Myrtle Brown, and Betty Hinson Interviews
Lynch, Brown and Helms discuss the 1934 strike, why George Stoney might be having trouble finding former union members, and life in the mill village. Hinson discusses music and dancing during her portion of the video.
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