
W.L. Wooten Furniture was one of several white-owned businesses in the 500 block of East Nash Street in the pre-World War II era.
W.L. Wooten Furniture was one of several white-owned businesses in the 500 block of East Nash Street in the pre-World War II era.
This tag, shown front and back and dated November 1933, was found among personal papers of Hattie Henderson Ricks, who lived in Wilson from 1911 until 1958. Most likely, her adoptive mother (and great-aunt) Sarah Henderson Jacobs Silver purchased a mattress, box spring, stove and other items for their home at 303 Elba Street. ($87.50 is about $1650 in 2016 currency.)