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Queretero, the Hercules Cotton Mill - photo by William Henry Jackson

Queretero, the Hercules Cotton Mill - photo by William Henry Jackson

Photograph shows cotton mill and surrounding buildings in Quéretero, Mexico, with mountains in the background. In album: Mexico, v. 2. No. 08522. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of the Detr... More

Cotton Gin at Dahomey, mammoth plate negative

Cotton Gin at Dahomey, mammoth plate negative

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Cotton mills, Natchez, mammoth plate negative

Cotton mills, Natchez, mammoth plate negative

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Cotton Gin at Dahomey - Detroit publishing company. Public domain.

Cotton Gin at Dahomey - Detroit publishing company. Public domain.

Mounted back to back with "01571. Cotton fields at Swiftwater." May have been part of an album. "Detroit Photographic Co." Listed in Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 1572. ... More

Cotton mills, Natchez, William Henry Jackson photograph

Cotton mills, Natchez, William Henry Jackson photograph

"Detroit Photographic Co." Mounted back to back with "01565 Natchez. Under the hill and the Miss." May have been part of an album. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01566. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Georgia Farmer, Griffin, GA. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Georgia Farmer, Griffin, GA. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Photograph shows farmer standing next to an oxen-driven wagon loaded with cotton bales. Deane & Amoss.

China, Kiangsu Province, Shanghai, industrial plants on Soochow Creek, with boats at a cotton mill in the foreground

China, Kiangsu Province, Shanghai, industrial plants on Soochow Creek,...

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of French city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Cotton Float, New Orleans, U. S. A

A Cotton Float, New Orleans, U. S. A

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Carding room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A

Carding room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A

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Drawing and speeders' room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A

Drawing and speeders' room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A

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Spinning room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A

Spinning room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A

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Weaving room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A.

Weaving room, cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., U.S.A.

Stereograph showing cotton mill machines in an empty weaving room. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marketing cotton, street scene in Greenwood, S.C.

Marketing cotton, street scene in Greenwood, S.C.

Photograph shows crowded street filled with horse-drawn wagons carrying cotton bales. Greenwood Drug Co.

The land of cotton - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

The land of cotton - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

African American men standing in front of bales of cotton near brick buildings. 18923-B-1 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 601.

[Women and machinery in New England cotton mill, ca. 1900]

[Women and machinery in New England cotton mill, ca. 1900]

Photograph shows two women in spinning room winding cotton threads onto large spools.

This is where the mill children live. Compare photo 342. Lancaster, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

This is where the mill children live. Compare photo 342. Lancaster, S....

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 341. Question mark in front of date on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Libr... More

Warping machines in a cotton mill, Augusta, Ga

Warping machines in a cotton mill, Augusta, Ga

No. 871. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The cotton levee, New Orleans, La.

The cotton levee, New Orleans, La.

Stereograph showing thousands of bales of cotton and four docked steamers. H6425 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 805.

This is where the mill children live. Compare photo 342. Lancaster, S.C.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

This is where the mill children live. Compare photo 342. Lancaster, S....

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The carding-room in a cotton mill, Augusta, Ga

The carding-room in a cotton mill, Augusta, Ga

No. 870. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! New Orleans, La., U. S. A

Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! New Orleans, La., U. S. A

No. 12479. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cotton scene in Houston and Texas Central Railway yards, Houston, Texas

Cotton scene in Houston and Texas Central Railway yards, Houston, Texa...

Photograph shows a slightly elevated view of railroad yard with flatcars loaded with bales of cotton; men can be seen sitting or standing on bales.

On the levee, New Orleans, La. - Public domain image of a steam boat

On the levee, New Orleans, La. - Public domain image of a steam boat

Stereograph showing African American workers filling sacks with cotton and stacking them into wagons, rolling barrels, and resting atop stacks of cotton; two steamboats in background. H71871 U.S. Copyright Offi... More

The cotton levee, New Orleans, La., U.S.A.

The cotton levee, New Orleans, La., U.S.A.

Stereograph showing thousands of bales of cotton waiting to be loaded onto two docked steamboats.

Willimantic Cotton Mills Corporation, Willimantic, Conn.

Willimantic Cotton Mills Corporation, Willimantic, Conn.

Photograph shows exterior view of cotton mill with three men standing in front. Additional title on item: Connecticut. Williamantic. Cotton Mills at Williamantic Corporation. No. 588.

In the midst of levee, life, and cotton traffic, New Orleans, La.

In the midst of levee, life, and cotton traffic, New Orleans, La.

Stereograph showing African American workers resting among thousands of bales of cotton; steamer in background. H99168 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1907 by Standard Scenic Company. No. 2942.

Men and boys of this family all work in Eureka Cotton Mills. H.O. Roof. B. F. Roof --10 years in mill. Lawrence Roof--4 years in mill. Albert Roof--(Smallest) 1 year in mill. Doffs--50 cents a day. 56 inches high. Witness S.R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Men and boys of this family all work in Eureka Cotton Mills. H.O. Roof...

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Young doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 308. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Young doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 308. Witness, Sar...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 378. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

One of the doffers in Cawtaba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

One of the doffers in Cawtaba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: New...

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Noon hour, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

Noon hour, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Ca...

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N. W. Bigham--In mill 5 years. (Boy) Brown Morison--In mill 2-1/2 years. 13 years old. Doffs--75 cents a day. Eureka Cotton Mills, Witness S.R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina.

N. W. Bigham--In mill 5 years. (Boy) Brown Morison--In mill 2-1/2 year...

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Row of mill men--Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Tallest man is the Baptist preacher J.H. Blanton. His son, the third from him, works in mill. Location: Dillon, South Carolina

Row of mill men--Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Tallest man is the Baptist p...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 390. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Group of boys working in Lancaster S.C. Cotton mills. Smallest boy said he had worked in the mill off and on for five years. Spins now. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Group of boys working in Lancaster S.C. Cotton mills. Smallest boy sai...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 336. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Lancaster (S.C.) Cotton Mills, Wesley Strand (with gun). Has been in mill 1 year. Been sick lately. Rochel Stokes. In mill 1 year. Said he had trouble and quit.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

Lancaster (S.C.) Cotton Mills, Wesley Strand (with gun). Has been in m...

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Some operatives in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill at the Noon Hour. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana. / Photo by [...]

Some operatives in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill at the Noon Hour. Aug.,...

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The Lancaster Cotton Mills S.C. One of the worst places I have found for child labor. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

The Lancaster Cotton Mills S.C. One of the worst places I have found f...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 352. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

This where the President of the Lancaster S.C. Cotton Mills lives.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

This where the President of the Lancaster S.C. Cotton Mills lives. Lo...

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Some adolescents working in Maple Cotton Mill, Dillon, S.C.  Location: Dillon, South Carolina.

Some adolescents working in Maple Cotton Mill, Dillon, S.C. Location:...

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John Ghent has worked at spinning for 1 year. Goes to school now. Been Sick. Lancaster, S.C. Cotton Mills. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

John Ghent has worked at spinning for 1 year. Goes to school now. Been...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 337. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Tallest boy Johnnie Younts, 72 Kirk Street. Works in Salisbury Mills, N.C. Has worked in cotton mill for 8 years. Began at 7 years old. When can he get any education? Other boy one year in mill. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina

Tallest boy Johnnie Younts, 72 Kirk Street. Works in Salisbury Mills, ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 421. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees in all) Whitnel, (N.C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. Nearly as many small ones on night shift. This is a new up-to-date mill.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees...

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A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. Been there "bout 2 years." 50 operatives and there were 10 children that looked to be under 12 years of age. Location: Newton, North Carolina

A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. B...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 452. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Interior of cotton mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina

Interior of cotton mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 467. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

(Tallest) Sam Bigham, Eureka Cotton Mills. Been in mill 10 years. (Next) Washey Dover--Been in 3 years. (Next) Lloyd Barnado--2 years in mill. (Smallest) Ernst Floyd--10 years old, 52 inches high. Been in mill 2 years. Spins--60 cents a day. Witness S.R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina.

(Tallest) Sam Bigham, Eureka Cotton Mills. Been in mill 10 years. (Nex...

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A spinner in Clyde Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C.  Location: Newton, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A spinner in Clyde Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North ...

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Frank Craneshaw. Has doffed for 3 years in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Gets 75 cents a day. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Frank Craneshaw. Has doffed for 3 years in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 356. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 12 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 436. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Azy Warn--Winds. Stella Warn (little one) spins 4 sides. "Been at it a long time." Location: Dillon, South Carolina

Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Azy Warn--Winds. Stella Warn (little one) spi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 391. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Dec. 2, 1908. L.W.H.  Location: Clinton, South Carolina.

A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. ...

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This is where the mill children go to school. Lancaster, S.C. Enrollment 163-- attendance, usually about 100. There are over 1,000 operatives in the mill. These are all that go to school from this mill settlement, which is geographically a part of Lancaster, but on account of the taxes has been kept just out of the corporate limits. Nov. 30/08.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

This is where the mill children go to school. Lancaster, S.C. Enrollme...

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Interior of cotton mill.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Interior of cotton mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina.

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(Tallest) Sam Bigham, Eureka Cotton Mills. Been in mill 10 years. (Next) Washey Dover--Been in 3 years. (Next) Lloyd Barnado--2 years in mill. (Smallest) Ernst Floyd--10 years old, 52 inches high. Been in mill 2 years. Spins--60 cents a day. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina

(Tallest) Sam Bigham, Eureka Cotton Mills. Been in mill 10 years. (Nex...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 369. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

A spinner and a doffer in Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Out of forty employed there were ten almost as small as these.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

A spinner and a doffer in Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Out of for...

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T. A. Wright, Supt. of the Whitnell [sic?] (N.C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. A typical boss,--except hat he was less gruff and suspicious than most. Began mill work at 10 years old. Been at it 18 years. I asked him if he excepts to send his own children to work in the mill. He smiled grimly, " Not if I keep my health, They're going to get an education." He said parents are responsible for so many children in the mills. Father loafs just as soon as children get old enough to work. Dec. 22, 08.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

T. A. Wright, Supt. of the Whitnell [sic?] (N.C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. A ty...

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Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girls at weaving machine; warpers.  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girls at weaving machine; warpe...

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Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Stafford Loom. Boys sprinkling floor. (See report of conditions under which they work.)  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Stafford Loom. Boys spr...

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Group of mill hands working in Salisbury, N.C. Cotton Mills. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Group of mill hands working in Salisbury, N.C. Cotton Mills. Location:...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 430. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

Lancaster (S.C.) Cotton Mills, Wesley Strand (with gun). Has been in mill 1 year. Been sick lately. Rochel Stokes. In mill 1 year. Said he had trouble and quit. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Lancaster (S.C.) Cotton Mills, Wesley Strand (with gun). Has been in m...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 343. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Azy Warn--Winds. Stella Warn (little one) spins 4 sides. "Been at it a long time."  Location: Dillon, South Carolina.

Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Azy Warn--Winds. Stella Warn (little one) spi...

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This where the President of the Lancaster S.C. Cotton Mills lives. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

This where the President of the Lancaster S.C. Cotton Mills lives. Loc...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 342. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Lawrence Collins, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Has doffed for years in the above mill. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Lawrence Collins, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Has doffed for years in...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 354. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Noon hour, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Noon hour, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Car...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 351. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Spinners and doffers, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Dozens of them in this mill. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Spinners and doffers, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Dozens of them in t...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 348. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Stafford Loom. Boys sprinkling floor. (See report of conditions under which they work.) Location: Evansville, Indiana

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Stafford Loom. Boys spr...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 219. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

The Lancaster Cotton Mills S.C. One of the worst places I have found for child labor.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

The Lancaster Cotton Mills S.C. One of the worst places I have found f...

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This was the smallest I could find in the Newton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Overseer said "She just brings her sister's dinner," but as it was only 9:30 A.M., and as she worked as faithfully as her sister all the time I was in the mill, I judged she was a regular "helper." She looked to be 8 years old. Others there nearly as small. Location: Newton, North Carolina

This was the smallest I could find in the Newton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 451. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Some operatives in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill at the Noon Hour. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by ...

Some operatives in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill at the Noon Hour. Aug. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 9. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ... More

Clyde Cotton Mills, Newton, N.C. Doffers in the above mill. 50 operatives, 10 of them small boys and girls like these.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Clyde Cotton Mills, Newton, N.C. Doffers in the above mill. 50 operati...

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Carrie Blanchard. "Don't know how old I am. Mother can tell. She keeps track of these things. She begins to work in mill tomorrow. 'Speks I'll go to help." (Mother said she was 10 years old). Little sister not at work yet. Witness S.R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Carrie Blanchard. "Don't know how old I am. Mother can tell. She keeps...

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Tallest boy Johnnie Younts, 72 Kirk Street. Works in Salisbury Mills, N.C. Has worked in cotton mill for 8 years. Began at 7 years old. When can he get any education? Other boy one year in mill.  Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Tallest boy Johnnie Younts, 72 Kirk Street. Works in Salisbury Mills, ...

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Young doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 3/08. Witness, Sara R. Hine.  Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Young doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 3/08. Witness, Sa...

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Spinners and doffers, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Dozens of them in this mill.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

Spinners and doffers, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Dozens of them in t...

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Whitnel (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Everyone in this family except the mother, works in the mill. Father earns $1.00 a day. Smallest girl, Annie Philips, been there only a few months, earns nearly a dollar a day. Next in size, Clara Phillips, 13 years old, Been there 3 or 4 years, earns over a dollar a day. Next, Daisy Philips. Next, Mary Philips. A dollar a day each. Oldest is married and husband is in the mill. The superintendent said it is unusual for the father to work when children get large enough to work. He usually loafs. That's why the mills are so full of children. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

Whitnel (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Everyone in this family except the mother...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 460. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

John Ghent has worked at spinning for 1 year. Goes to school now. Been Sick. Lancaster, S.C. Cotton Mills.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

John Ghent has worked at spinning for 1 year. Goes to school now. Been...

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Lincoln Cotton Mill, Evansville, Ind. Boy sweeping small boy picking up and carrying away. (Bad light and shaking floors.) Location: Evansville, Indiana

Lincoln Cotton Mill, Evansville, Ind. Boy sweeping small boy picking u...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 217. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Eureka Cotton Mills. John Madison, 11 years old; 53 inches high. Beginning to sweep. Floyd Root, 10 years old. 50 inches high . Helps cousin spin every day after school. Witness S.R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Eureka Cotton Mills. John Madison, 11 years old; 53 inches high. Begin...

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A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. Been there "bout 2 years." 50 operatives and there were 10 children that looked to be under 12 years of age.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. B...

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Group of boys working in Lancaster, S.C. Cotton Mills. Smallest boy in middle said has been in the mill off and on for 5 yrs. Spins now. Nov. 30, 1909[sic].  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

Group of boys working in Lancaster, S.C. Cotton Mills. Smallest boy in...

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This was the smallest I could find in the Newton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Overseer said "She just brings her sister's dinner," but as it was only 9:30 A.M., and as she worked as faithfully as her sister all the time I was in the mill, I judged she was a regular "helper." She looked to be 8 years old. Others there nearly as small.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

This was the smallest I could find in the Newton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. ...

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A spinner in Clyde Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

A spinner in Clyde Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North C...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 453. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Dec. 2, 1908. L.W.H. Location: Clinton, South Carolina

A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 384. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Carrie Blanchard. "Don't know how old I am. Mother can tell. She keeps track of these things. She begins to work in mill tomorrow. 'Speks I'll go to help." (Mother said she was 10 years old). Little sister not at work yet. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina

Carrie Blanchard. "Don't know how old I am. Mother can tell. She keeps...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 365. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girls at weaving machine; warpers. Location: Evansville, Indiana

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girls at weaving machine; warpe...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 220. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Some of the larger spinners in Catawba Cotton Mills, Newton, N.C.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Some of the larger spinners in Catawba Cotton Mills, Newton, N.C. Loc...

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Some of the larger spinners in Catawba Cotton Mills, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North Carolina

Some of the larger spinners in Catawba Cotton Mills, Newton, N.C. Loca...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 456. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Whitnel (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Everyone in this family except the mother, works in the mill. Father earns $1.00 a day. Smallest girl, Annie Philips, been there only a few months, earns nearly a dollar a day. Next in size, Clara Phillips, 13 years old, Been there 3 or 4 years, earns over a dollar a day. Next, Daisy Philips. Next, Mary Philips. A dollar a day each. Oldest is married and husband is in the mill. The superintendent said it is unusual for the father to work when children get large enough to work. He usually loafs. That's why the mills are so full of children.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Whitnel (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Everyone in this family except the mother...

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Noon Hour In an Indianapolis Cotton Mill, Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Noon Hour In an Indianapolis Cotton Mill, Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clop...

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One of spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. (N.C.) She was 51 inches high. Had been in mill 1 year, some at night. Runs 4 sides, 48 cents a day. When asked how old, she hesitated, then said "I don't remember," Then confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, but I do just the same." Out of 50 employees, ten children about her age.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

One of spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. (N.C.) She was 51 inches hi...

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Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 1/2 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

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Types of adolescents. Boys working in Eureka Cotton Mills, Chester, S.C. Rob Dover--(Tallest boy). Been in mill eight or nine years. Melvin Reilly (next). In mill one year. Boyd McKowan (shortest boy). About 15 years old. Been in mill 5 years. Sunday, Nov. 29, 08. Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Types of adolescents. Boys working in Eureka Cotton Mills, Chester, S....

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 364. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

One of spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. (N.C.) She was 51 inches high. Had been in mill 1 year, some at night. Runs 4 sides, 48 cents a day. When asked how old, she hesitated, then said "I don't remember," Then confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, but I do just the same." Out of 50 employees, ten children about her age. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

One of spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. (N.C.) She was 51 inches hi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 463. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

One of the doffers in Cawtaba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North Carolina

One of the doffers in Cawtaba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: Newt...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 446. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Young People in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill, Noon, Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Young People in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill, Noon, Aug., 1908. Wit., E...

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All ages are employed in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

All ages are employed in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancas...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 350. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Group of mill hands working in Salisbury, N.C. Cotton Mills.  Location: Salisbury, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Group of mill hands working in Salisbury, N.C. Cotton Mills. Location...

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Types of adolescents. Boys working in Eureka Cotton Mills, Chester, S.C. Rob Dover--(Tallest boy). Been in mill eight or nine years. Melvin Reilly (next). In mill one year. Boyd McKowan (shortest boy). About 15 years old. Been in mill 5 years. Sunday, Nov. 29, 08. Witness Sara R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Types of adolescents. Boys working in Eureka Cotton Mills, Chester, S....

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Lincoln Cotton Mill, Evansville, Ind. Boy sweeping small boy picking up and carrying away. (Bad light and shaking floors.)  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

Lincoln Cotton Mill, Evansville, Ind. Boy sweeping small boy picking u...

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Carolina cotton mill worker and his family all are working.  Location: South Carolina.

Carolina cotton mill worker and his family all are working. Location:...

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A group of men and women standing in a factory This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees in all) Whitnel, (N.C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. Nearly as many small ones on night shift. This is a new up-to-date mill. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

A group of men and women standing in a factory This shows the number o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 459. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Frank Craneshaw. Has doffed for 3 years in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Gets 75 cents a day.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

Frank Craneshaw. Has doffed for 3 years in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C...

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