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Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work."  Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is...

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Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the Laurel Cotton M...

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Noon hour. Two of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Noon hour. Two of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Mi...

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The Yelverton Family. Ten in the family. Live in a six-room house, "The only one on the street," they told me repeatedly. Two years ago the came here from the farm fifty miles away and a mile from the R.R. where they owned 135 acres. Father and four oldest boys have been working in the Laurel Cotton Mills for two years. Father said, "the little girls don't work, an' we're not goin' to let 'em if we can help it. We'll send 'em to school an' make ladies out of em. I don't reckon we'll ever go back to the farm. They all like the mill work. It's light work, but not very healthy though." The boys said, "We'd ruther work in the mill, It's easier. No hot sun an' no cold in winter 'cause they heat the mill then." The two youngest boys, eleven and thirteen years old, the father said, have been in the mill two years, and have had almost no schooling, and no likelihood of getting any more. The mother said, "I don't like to live in the city near so well. We're more shut in, an' we can't give the boys the schoolin' they ought to have 'cause they've got to work in the mill (wages is so low). We haven't been so well as on the farm."  Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

The Yelverton Family. Ten in the family. Live in a six-room house, "Th...

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Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss.  Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the Laurel Cotton M...

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Noon hour. Two of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss.  Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Noon hour. Two of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Mi...

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Spools of cotton thread. Laurel mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Spools of cotton thread. Laurel mill, Laurel, Mississippi

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Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel...

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Cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Winding machine, where large cylinders of warp are prepared for later use in weaving cloth. Laurel mills, Mississippi

Winding machine, where large cylinders of warp are prepared for later ...

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Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel, Mississippi

Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel, Mississippi

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General view of machines where cotton thread is wound onto spools from spindles. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

General view of machines where cotton thread is wound onto spools from...

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Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel mills, Laurel...

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Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Operator of winding machine in Laurel Cotton Mill repairing break in thread. Laurel, Mississippi

Operator of winding machine in Laurel Cotton Mill repairing break in t...

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Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mill...

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Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laur...

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Operator of thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator of thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississ...

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Cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Cotton from the bale is transported by belt to machine for making cotton bats. Weighing device is so sensitive that it directs the cotton from one machine to another. Laurel, Mississippi

Cotton from the bale is transported by belt to machine for making cott...

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Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laur...

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Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mill...

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Threading cotton ropes into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Threading cotton ropes into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill,...

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Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Operator of thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

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Threading cotton ropes into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Threading cotton ropes into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill,...

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Warp winding machine with operator. Laurel mills, Laurel Mississippi

Warp winding machine with operator. Laurel mills, Laurel Mississippi

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Threading cotton ropes into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Threading cotton ropes into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mill,...

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Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laur...

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Loom, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Loom, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Weaving room, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Operator of winding machine in Laurel Cotton Mill repairing break in thread. Laurel, Mississippi

Operator of winding machine in Laurel Cotton Mill repairing break in t...

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Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning c...

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Detail of process of making cotton ropes from cotton bats. Laurel mills, Mississippi

Detail of process of making cotton ropes from cotton bats. Laurel mill...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel...

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Spools of cotton thread. Laurel mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Spools of cotton thread. Laurel mill, Laurel, Mississippi

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Operator of spool winding machine making knot. When spindles run out these knots are made with machine in her left hand. The small machine costs sixty-five dollars and replaces ten to fifteen operators. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator of spool winding machine making knot. When spindles run out t...

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Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Removing spindles of large cotton thread from thread-making machinery. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Removing spindles of large cotton thread from thread-making machinery....

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General view of machines where cotton thread is wound onto spools from spindles. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

General view of machines where cotton thread is wound onto spools from...

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Operator of spool winding machine making knot. When spindles run out these knots are made with machine in her left hand. The small machine costs sixty-five dollars and replaces ten to fifteen operators. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator of spool winding machine making knot. When spindles run out t...

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Cotton bats, Laurel cotton mills. Laurel, Mississippi

Cotton bats, Laurel cotton mills. Laurel, Mississippi

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Loom, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

Loom, Laurel cotton mill. Laurel, Mississippi

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Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Cotton thread-making machinery. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Cotton thread-making machinery. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississipp...

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Cotton thread-making machinery. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Cotton thread-making machinery. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississipp...

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Removing spindles of large cotton thread from thread-making machinery. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Removing spindles of large cotton thread from thread-making machinery....

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Spools of cotton thread with woman repairing break. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Spools of cotton thread with woman repairing break. Laurel cotton mill...

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Cotton bats, Laurel cotton mills. Laurel, Mississippi

Cotton bats, Laurel cotton mills. Laurel, Mississippi

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Winding machine, where large cylinders of warp are prepared for later use in weaving cloth. Laurel mills, Mississippi

Winding machine, where large cylinders of warp are prepared for later ...

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Detail of process of making cotton ropes from cotton bats. Laurel mills, Mississippi

Detail of process of making cotton ropes from cotton bats. Laurel mill...

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Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Pulling cotton into cotton "ropes" which, in later processes, are combined to make thread. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Pulling cotton into cotton "ropes" which, in later processes, are comb...

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Warp winding machine with operator. Laurel mills, Laurel Mississippi

Warp winding machine with operator. Laurel mills, Laurel Mississippi

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Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning c...

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Bin of cotton rope being fed into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Bin of cotton rope being fed into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton...

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Spools of cotton thread with woman repairing break. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Spools of cotton thread with woman repairing break. Laurel cotton mill...

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Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel mills, Laurel...

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Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Battery of machines for converting cotton bats into cotton ropes. Laur...

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Bin of cotton rope being fed into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Bin of cotton rope being fed into thread-making machine. Laurel cotton...

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Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel, Mississippi

Girl tending spools of cotton in winding process. Laurel, Mississippi

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Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Title from label for Hine no. 2076. Hine no. 2011-A. Also in LOT 7479, v. 3. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Cong... More

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Locati...

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Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingsworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much time to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Talles...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2077. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Locati...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2073. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Title from label for Hine no. 2076. Hine no. 2011-A. Also in LOT 7479, v. 3. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Cong... More

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingsworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much time to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Talles...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2077. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Worker winding cotton thread onto large spools. Laurel cotton mills, L...

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Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mill...

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Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mill...

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Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator repairing break in thread in warp winding. Laurel cotton mill...

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Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning c...

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Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning c...

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Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning c...

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Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Row of cotton bats. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Making three-twist thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Bin of spindles. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

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Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel...

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Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel...

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Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi

Converting cotton ropes into rough thread. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel...

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