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

A spinner in the Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 3/08. Witness, Sa...

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Spinning silk, South Manchester, Conn., Stereoscope Card

Spinning silk, South Manchester, Conn., Stereoscope Card

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[Interior of the Imperial Military Uniforms Factory] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[Interior of the Imperial Military Uniforms Factory] / Constantinople,...

Spinning machinery. Also known as the Imperial Fez and Military Uniforms Factory. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 47. No. 490. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barra... More

[Interior of the Imperial Military Uniforms Factory] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[Interior of the Imperial Military Uniforms Factory] / Abdullah Frères...

Spinning machinery. Also known as the Imperial Fez and Military Uniforms Factory. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 48. No. 409. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barra... More

[An Interior view of the original Lincoln cabin showing the old fireplace in the west room and the old spinning jenny of Mrs. Lincoln]

[An Interior view of the original Lincoln cabin showing the old firepl...

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[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.

Spooling yarn, Dallas Cotton Mills, Texas

Spooling yarn, Dallas Cotton Mills, Texas

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Spooling yarn, Dallas Cotton Mills, Texas

Spooling yarn, Dallas Cotton Mills, Texas

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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

Winding spools in linen mill., Stereoscope Card

Winding spools in linen mill., Stereoscope Card

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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

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

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

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

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

A spinner in the Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 308. Witness, Sar...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 379. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... 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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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

One of the smallest spinners in the Mollahan Mills. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina

One of the smallest spinners in the Mollahan Mills. Witness, Sara R. H...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 377. 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

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

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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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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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

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

Winding bobbins in a linen mill.

Winding bobbins in a linen mill.

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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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Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. View of spinning room. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. View of spinning room. Location:...

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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...

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

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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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...

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One of the smallest spinners in the Mollahan Mills. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina.

One of the smallest spinners in the Mollahan Mills. Witness, Sara R. H...

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Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. View of spinning room. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. View of spinning room. Location: ...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 305. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... 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...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 466. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

[Detailed design for a large thread spinning machine]

[Detailed design for a large thread spinning machine]

Illus. in: Cotton spinning : its development, principles, and practice / by Richard Marsden ... With an appendix on steam engines and boilers. London : G. Bell and sons, 1909. Published in: The tradition of te... More

In the spool cotton dept. Bibb Mfg. Co., No. 1, Macon, Ga. Jan. 19, 1909. L.W.H. Location: Macon, Georgia

In the spool cotton dept. Bibb Mfg. Co., No. 1, Macon, Ga. Jan. 19, 19...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 524. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

[A beautiful young spinner and doffer in Interlaken Mill, Arkwirght, R. I. She has worked there 1 year. Looked 12 yrs. old and had a hectic flush caused by warm, close atmosphere.] Location: Arkwright, Rhode Island.

[A beautiful young spinner and doffer in Interlaken Mill, Arkwirght, R...

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Name: Little girl (48 inches high) work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. She seemed to be 11 or 12 yrs. old. Photo taken at noon, May 25, 1909. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire

Name: Little girl (48 inches high) work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchest...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 786. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Mule-spinning room, Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Edward Marcotte, a "back-roping boy" who has been here one year. See also photo and label #730. Location: Burlington, Vermont.

Mule-spinning room, Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Edward Marcotte...

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John Lavigul. Has been doffer-boy in mule-spinning room for over a year in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. See photo and label #730. Location: Burlington, Vermont.

John Lavigul. Has been doffer-boy in mule-spinning room for over a yea...

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A beautiful young spinner and doffer in Interlaken Mill, Arkwirght, R. I. She has worked there 1 year. Looked 12 yrs. old and had a hectic flush caused by warm, close atmosphere. Location: Arkwright, Rhode Island

A beautiful young spinner and doffer in Interlaken Mill, Arkwirght, R....

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 675. Hine no. 674. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Pho... More

Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Woman was "with child." According to reports, these women work until the day of childbirth. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Woman was "with child." According to r...

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Doffer boys in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Georgia

Doffer boys in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Geor...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 494. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

John Lavigul. Has been doffer-boy in mule-spinning room for over a year in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. See photo and label #730. Location: Burlington, Vermont

John Lavigul. Has been doffer-boy in mule-spinning room for over a yea...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 739. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

In the spool cotton dept. Bibb Mfg. Co., No. 1, Macon, Ga. Jan. 19, 1909. L.W.H. Location: Macon, Georgia.

In the spool cotton dept. Bibb Mfg. Co., No. 1, Macon, Ga. Jan. 19, 19...

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One of the little spinners in Amoskeag Mfg. Company, Manchester, N.H. She was about 48 inches high and about 11 or 12 years old. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire

One of the little spinners in Amoskeag Mfg. Company, Manchester, N.H. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 785. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Mule-spinning room, Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Edward Marcotte, a "back-roping boy" who has been here one year. See also photo and label #730. Location: Burlington, Vermont

Mule-spinning room, Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Edward Marcotte...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 736. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Doffer boys in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

Doffer boys in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Geo...

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One of the little spinners in Amoskeag Mfg. Company, Manchester, N.H. She was about 48 inches high and about 11 or 12 years old. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

One of the little spinners in Amoskeag Mfg. Company, Manchester, N.H. ...

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Name: Little girl (48 inches high) work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. She seemed to be 11 or 12 yrs. old. Photo taken at noon, May 25, 1909. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

Name: Little girl (48 inches high) work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchest...

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Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Woman was "with child." According to reports, these women work until the day of childbirth. Location: Augusta, Georgia

Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Woman was "with child." According to r...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 546. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Young doffers in North Pownal, Vt. Location: North Pownal, Vermont

Young doffers in North Pownal, Vt. Location: North Pownal, Vermont

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1057. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Youngsters making bands, cotton mill, North Pownal, Vt. Clarence Noel, 11 years old. Location: No[rth] Pownal, Vermont.

Youngsters making bands, cotton mill, North Pownal, Vt. Clarence Noel,...

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A young doffer working in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama.

A young doffer working in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama...

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Young spinners and doffers in Richmond Spinning Mills, taken during working hours. Smallest girl said she had been working there for months. The other girl said she didn't know how long. Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Young spinners and doffers in Richmond Spinning Mills, taken during wo...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1843. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Youngsters making bands, cotton mill, North Pownal, Vt. Clarence Noel, 11 years old. Location: North Pownal, Vermont

Youngsters making bands, cotton mill, North Pownal, Vt. Clarence Noel,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1053. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Young spinners and doffers in Richmond Spinning Mills, taken during working hours. Smallest girl said she had been working there for months. The other girl said she didn't know how long. Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Young spinners and doffers in Richmond Spinning Mills, taken during wo...

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A young doffer working in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama

A young doffer working in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1824. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Portrait photo of Za pri︠a︡zheĭ. V derevni︠e︡ Izvedovo

Portrait photo of Za pri︠a︡zheĭ. V derevni︠e︡ Izvedovo

A woman sitting on a porch of a log cabin. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A young sweeper in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama.

A young sweeper in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama.

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Young doffers in North Pownal, Vt. Location: [North Pownal], Vermont.

Young doffers in North Pownal, Vt. Location: [North Pownal], Vermont.

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Portrait photo of Za pri︠a︡zheĭ. V derevni︠e︡ Izvedovo

Portrait photo of Za pri︠a︡zheĭ. V derevni︠e︡ Izvedovo

A woman sitting on the steps of a log cabin. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A young sweeper in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama

A young sweeper in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1825. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Young "Band-boy" and overseer, Yazoo City Yarn Mills. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Young "Band-boy" and overseer, Yazoo City Yarn Mills. Location: Yazoo...

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Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1490. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

One of the young spinners and the Supt. Yazoo City Yarn Mills. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi.

One of the young spinners and the Supt. Yazoo City Yarn Mills. Locati...

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Annie Dugas, spinner at machine on top floor of Glenallen Mill. Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts

Annie Dugas, spinner at machine on top floor of Glenallen Mill. Locati...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2394. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Dosaliv Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. Young band boy in 5 and 6; three months there. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

Dosaliv Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. Young band boy in 5 and 6; three months...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2661. Same photograph as no. 2662. Not clear which caption matches photograph. Credit line: National Child Labor ... More

Sophie, a young spinner. Working in Spinning Room #7 with a profane group of girls. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

Sophie, a young spinner. Working in Spinning Room #7 with a profane gr...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2673. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Spinners in West Point Cotton Mills. Location: West Point, Mississippi.

Spinners in West Point Cotton Mills. Location: West Point, Mississipp...

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Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1495. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Twin sisters Winnie and Jimmie. Spinners in Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Said thirteen years old, but see photo and label 2102. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi

Twin sisters Winnie and Jimmie. Spinners in Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2109. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Group of doffers and spinners working in Roanoke Cotton Mills (Virginia) I counted seven apparently under fourteen and three under twelve years old. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.

Group of doffers and spinners working in Roanoke Cotton Mills (Virgini...

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Sophie, a young spinner. Working in Spinning Room #7 with a profane group of girls. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Sophie, a young spinner. Working in Spinning Room #7 with a profane gr...

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Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

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Andrew Stefanik, 4 Exchange St., A bobbin Boy (works as a spare boy) in #7 spinning room. See #2660, 2637. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Andrew Stefanik, 4 Exchange St., A bobbin Boy (works as a spare boy) i...

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Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1494. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Henry Fourner i.e., Fournier?, 261 Jefferson St., Castle Hill; has been sweeper and cleaner in #2 Spinning Room two months. Location: Salem, Massachusetts

Henry Fourner i.e., Fournier?, 261 Jefferson St., Castle Hill; has bee...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2632. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

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Henry Fourner [i.e., Fournier?], 261 Jefferson St., Castle Hill; has been sweeper and cleaner in #2 Spinning Room two months. Location: Salem, Massachusetts.

Henry Fourner [i.e., Fournier?], 261 Jefferson St., Castle Hill; has b...

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Group of doffers and spinners working in Roanoke Cotton Mills (Virginia) I counted seven apparently under fourteen and three under twelve years old. Location: Roanoke, Virginia

Group of doffers and spinners working in Roanoke Cotton Mills (Virgini...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2156. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Dosilav Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. (At his Machine) Young band boy in 5 and 6; been there three months. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

Dosilav Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. (At his Machine) Young band boy in 5 an...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2678. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Andrew Stefanik, a bobbin boy, works as spare boy. (See #2637). Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Andrew Stefanik, a bobbin boy, works as spare boy. (See #2637). Locat...

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Group of adolescent spinners in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia The youngest ones would not be photographed. (see exterior views.) Location: Fries, Virginia.

Group of adolescent spinners in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virgin...

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Group of 66 spinners in #7 spinning room. They were the most openly profane and vulgar I have ever encountered in mill work. Florida St. Cyr (smallest girl), 24 Cray St. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Group of 66 spinners in #7 spinning room. They were the most openly pr...

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Group of adolescent spinners in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia The youngest ones would not be photographed. (see exterior views.) Location: Fries, Virginia

Group of adolescent spinners in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virgin...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2068. No date recorded on caption card. Date based on dates of other photos taken in Fries. Credit line: National... More

Elsie and Sadie at their machines, Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Both said thirteen years old, but see photo and label 2102. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi

Elsie and Sadie at their machines, Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Both...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2108. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Spinners in West Point Cotton Mills. Location: West Point, Mississippi

Spinners in West Point Cotton Mills. Location: West Point, Mississippi

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2128. Cross reference to #2131 and #2133 crossed out. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Lib... More

Dosaliv Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. Young band boy in 5 and 6; three months there. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Dosaliv Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. Young band boy in 5 and 6; three months...

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One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Hettie Roberts. Runs two sides. Been working several weeks. Location: Fries, Virginia.

One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Vi...

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Twin sisters Winnie and Jimmie. Spinners in Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Said thirteen years old, but see photo and label 2102. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Twin sisters Winnie and Jimmie. Spinners in Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mi...

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Annie Dugas, spinner at machine on top floor of Glenallen Mill. Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Annie Dugas, spinner at machine on top floor of Glenallen Mill. Locat...

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Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

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Andrew Stefanik, a bobbin boy, works as spare boy. (See #2637). Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

Andrew Stefanik, a bobbin boy, works as spare boy. (See #2637). Locati...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2660. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Group of 66 spinners in #7 spinning room. They were the most openly profane and vulgar I have ever encountered in mill work. Florida St. Cyr (smallest girl), 24 Cray St. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

Group of 66 spinners in #7 spinning room. They were the most openly pr...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2677. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Dosilav Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. (At his Machine) Young band boy in 5 and 6; been there three months. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Dosilav Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. (At his Machine) Young band boy in 5 an...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Hettie Roberts. Runs two sides. Been working several weeks. Location: Fries, Virginia

One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Vi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2111. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

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