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“Annie Barnes, 'About 43', Says She Is Mother Of 31; Thirteen Now Living,”
- The Daily Reflector, 9 May 1949.

An African American woman and wife of a Pitt County tenant farmer standing on her porch with six children.

“Annie Barnes, 'About 43', Says She Is Mother Of 31; Thirteen Now Living,”
- The Daily Reflector, 9 May 1949.

Photograph description: An African American woman and wife of a Pitt County tenant farmer standing on her porch with six children.

Date from article: “Annie Barnes, 'About 43', Says She Is Mother Of 31; Thirteen Now Living,”
- The Daily Reflector, 9 May 1949.

The children in the photo L-R are,
Kent Best (neighbor, in door way), Christene, Richard Jr, Maggie Lee, William Henry and Cory Bell.

Source: ECU Digital Collections

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