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Some of the doffers in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. The smallest one said he was 15 years old but, for that matter, they are all 'wise' to the necessity for being at least 14. All LOC nclc.02069
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Group of boys working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Smallest boy in middle said he has been in the mill off and on for 5... - NARA - 523118
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For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Overcrowded home of workers in cotton mill, Olneyville, Providence. Eight persons live in these three small rooms, three of them are boarders. Inner LOC cph.3a29783
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Near Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona. Weighing the cotton of a migrant boy. - NARA - 522216
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Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Va.) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtfull. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry LOC nclc.02043
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The only school near the Cotton Mills, Winona, Miss. A private school taught by Miss. McIntosh, who for several years off and on has conducted it, charging each pupil only one dollar a LOC nclc.02118
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De nieuwe Snip en Snap Revue, scène De Cotton Mamies, v.l.n.r. Johnny Kraaijkamp, Bestanddeelnr 919-3338
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Jordaanfestival. Vrouw met suikerspin, Bestanddeelnr 920-6949
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Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. From the warping machine, the warp is taken to the weaving plant - NARA - 518545
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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 LOC nclc.02032
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Some of the younger boys working in the Brazos Valley Cotton Mill at West. One, Charlie Lott was thirteen years old according to Family Record, another Norman Vaughn apparently twelve years LOC cph.3b21321
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Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Va.) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtful. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry Daly, LOC nclc.02048
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Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Va.) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtful. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry Daly, LOC nclc.02044
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The 'Kinleygarten' (the mill policeme(n) called it) at Lynchburg (Va.) Cotton Mill(s.) The children of the mill settlement, from six to eight years attend. Several olde(r) boys were hanging LOC nclc.02158
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The cotton pickers on this farm were temporary neighbors to the owner. Four adults and seven children. The latter as follows- one six year old boy picks one hundred pounds a day. His father LOC nclc.00224
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Widow in the mill. Girl at home. The McFarland Family, Winona Miss. Cotton Mills. Mother and sons work in the mill. The girl keeps house. Youngest boy has been in the mill five years. LOC nclc.02116
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Lawrence Purdie (right end) has been spinning in the mule room of the cotton mill at Matoaca, Va., for two years. His brother, next to him, helps in the mill. The others in the photo are not LOC cph.3b36984
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Louis Stokes one of the young workers in the Kosciusko Cotton Mills. Said he was ten years old, has a regular job doffing. Been working over a year or more. No wonder the superintendent LOC nclc.02882
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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 LOC nclc.02032
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The Dickerson Family, Dependent Parents. Father (not in photo) works in a machine shop. All except mother and two babes work in the cotton mill, Winona. Mother said, 'Father earns good pay. LOC nclc.02114
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Young cotton mill worker. A piece of the machine fell on his foot mashing his toe. This caused him to fall on to a spinning machine and his hand went into the unprotected gearing, crushing LOC cph.3a21309
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Charlie and Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. Charlie is probably of age, but Ollie is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say LOC nclc.02978
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Carl Harden, doffer in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Said he was fourteen, but I doubt it. Couldn't write his own name. Been working in different mills about one year. LOC nclc.02139
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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 LOC nclc.02067
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Eloy District, Pinal County, Arizona. Child in cotton picker's camp. - NARA - 522016
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Historic American Buildings Survey L.C. Durette, Photographer CHINKING MATERIALS (HOMESPUN WOOL, NEWSPAPER, (twisted swamp grass) STRAW, COTTON CLOTH and CLAY) - Pioneer Cabin, HABS NH,5-CAMP.V,1-16
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Where it happened. (See photos 3070 to 3074) Sanders Cotton Mfg. Co., Bessemer City, N.C. In this and the adjoining mill (run by the same company) there were still many dangerous unprotected LOC nclc.02661
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Where it happened. (See photos 3070 to 3074) Sanders Cotton Mfg. Co., Bessemer City, N.C. In this and the adjoining mill (run by the same company) there were still many dangerous unprotected LOC nclc.02660
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View of the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. Housing conditions are fairly good, but housekeeping not very good. Working conditions in the mill are very good. Good light, fresh air. LOC nclc.01872
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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. LOC nclc.01545
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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 LOC nclc.01457
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Tommy Bullard and his family. He has been sweeping for over a year in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. Said he was 13, but it is doubtful. Mother is a widow. Sisters in the mill too. LOC nclc.02137
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Ralph Kuyrkendall. 'I'm learnin' to spin in Magnolia Cotton Mill. Work with Blanch --. I'm 10 years old. Been in the First Grade three years and Second Grade one year.' See photo of family, LOC nclc.02088
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Part of a group of itinerant cotton pickers leaving a farm at which they had finished picking a bale and a half a day. They live in these wagons. Note how many children - all pick except the LOC nclc.00220
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Comparison of Ages. Some of the youngest workers in Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. On right-hand end is seven year old Frank, a helper. Next to him is twelve year old Ronald, a doffer. On his LOC nclc.02154
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Ebb-tide in the industry. Family of Mrs. Wm. Fuqua. On account of slack work in the cotton mill, her husband recently got work up-town. He is the only wage earner. Six in the family. The LOC nclc.02178
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Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his flock. He said, 'Every one of 'em works or helps.' I saw them all working in the morning and when the whistle blew at LOC nclc.02084
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Some of the youngest girls in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Girls' names are Mabel Blanchette (left hand end), Lodell Blanchette (right hand end), and Agnes Fountain, young girl in LOC nclc.01714
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All these are spinners in Pell City Cotton Mill. They were grouped for me by the Overseer. Mr. E. A. Thompson, Superintendent of the mill, is also Mayor of Pell City. LOC nclc.01916
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Near Coolidge on Highway 87, Pinal County, Arizona. Migratory white cotton pickers stopped by engine . . . - NARA - 522379
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Near Coolidge on Highway 87, Pinal County, Arizona. Migratory white cotton pickers stopped by engine . . . - NARA - 522380
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Eloy District, Pinal County, Arizona. Large grower's camp for cotton pickers in the Eloy District. - NARA - 522496
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Part of the force at Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work. Smallest ones not in photo. Among youngest here are- Coleman Miller, has been working one year, cannot write name, said twelve LOC nclc.02133
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Part of the force at Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work. Smallest ones not in photo. Among youngest here are- Coleman Miller, has been working one year, cannot write name, said twelve LOC nclc.02134
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Joseph Lepage, 84 Boutwell St., (apparent(ly) 12 years old). Said he is a sweeper on first floor cotton mill, but I am not sure w(h)ether it is the Flint Mill or not. LOC nclc.02491
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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. LOC nclc.01436
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Hughes children. All except two smallest work and help in Magnolia, (Miss.) Cotton Mill. Oldest is fifteen, next is fourteen, next eleven, next ten. 'We like the work first rate.' LOC nclc.02036
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Family of A.P. Stata (he is at church). Father, son and two oldest girls in photo work in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. The little spinner on left of photo has been working three LOC nclc.02145
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This little spinner has been in the mill 4 years. She was about 52 inches high and looked not quite 12 years old. Plenty of others there Newton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. LOC nclc.05389
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Some of the younger boys working in Brazos Valley Cotton Mills at West. One Charlie Lott was thirteen years old according to Family Record. Another Norman Vaughn apparently twelve year old LOC nclc.02871
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Comparison of Ages. Some of the youngest workers in Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. On right-hand end is seven year old Frank, a helper. Next to him is twelve year old Ronald, a doffer. On his LOC nclc.02153
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The whole force in Elk Cotton Mills. Tiny boy in white waist on extreme left, 'Just helps his mother,' the superintendent said. Next boy is Leo, with a 'steady job,' see photo 1753. LOC nclc.01900
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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 LOC cph.3c07334
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Eloy District, Pinal County, Arizona. Children in a democracy. Bus carries migratory cotton pickers' . . . - NARA - 522028
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Family of B. A. Tucker, 79 Oregon Street. Father, oldest daughter and two boys work in the Lynchburg Cotton Mills, (Va.) Been there a couple of years. Boys are about twelve years old. LOC nclc.02050
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Part of the force at Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work. Smallest ones not in photo. Among youngest here are- Coleman Miller, has been working one year, cannot write name, said twelve LOC nclc.02135
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Hazel Davis, Tinney, Okla. 7 years old. Picks 50 pounds of cotton in half a day, according to testimony of father and brother. Father owns farm. Hazel goes to Prairie Lee School. LOC nclc.00607
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Mrs. Fannie Foster, a widow in the cotton mill at Matoaca, Va. The smallest girl has been in the mill for a year. The other one has been in the mill but work was so slack that she made only LOC cph.3b36983
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Near Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona. Grower's camp for Mexican cotton pickers. Peddlers visit the camps . . . - NARA - 522495
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Scotland Neck Cotton Mill. Group showing some of the youngest workers taken in the mill at starting time. Tiniest girl, one apparently 8 or 9, I saw at work at her knitting machine perched LOC nclc.02952
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Near Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona. Child labor in the Arizona cotton harvest. Twelve-year-old. Does n . . . - NARA - 522024
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All work in Delta Cotton Mills, Mc Comb, Miss. Smallest boy, a band boy, is Johnnie Mathews, apparently only ten or eleven, but his mother assured me that he is nearly fourteen, which is LOC nclc.02078
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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 LOC nclc.01544
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Part of a family of Louis Benkendorfer a Bohemian farmer who owns this farm of eighty acres near West. Will get twenty bales of cotton and other crops too. The five year old picks fifteen LOC nclc.00234
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Ruby Hollingsworth, seven year old cotton picker. Works all day, early and late, in the hot sun. Picks about thirty-five pounds a day. Father, mother and several brothers and sisters pick. LOC nclc.00194
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Inez Johnson (nine years old) and Lily, her cousin (seven years old). Both were helping Mrs. Johnson, a spooler in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Inez says she works regularly. LOC nclc.02136
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Inez Johnson (9 years old) and Lily, her cousin (7 years old). Both were helping Mrs. Johnson, a spooler in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Inez said she works regularly. LOC nclc.02138
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Family of J. W. Lott at West. The father and three oldest children (two of them under legal age) work regularly in the Brazos Valley Cotton Mill. Charlie is thirteen years old. Family Record LOC nclc.02874
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Everyone of these was working in the cotton mill at North Pownal, Vt., and they were running a small force. Dave Noel, Theo. Momeady, 15, working three years. Albert Sylvester, 16, working 1 LOC cph.3c34641
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Dependent Parents (See also 2157) R.L. Witt. He is apparently working on the railroad, but his three oldest children, here work in the Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. Mamie is only 12 years old LOC nclc.02151
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Ruth Rous. She said she was 11 yrs old, but others there said she was not 10. She has a regular job, and several sisters are working. Deep River Cotton Mills. LOC nclc.02836
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Lloyd McMahan seven year old cotton picker on a farm near McKinney. 'School hasn't begun yet.' Usually it does not begin until picking is over. The whole family picks - nine members. Home LOC nclc.00222
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Leo, 48 inches high, 8 years old. Picks up bobbins at 15 cents a day in Elk Cotton Mills. He said, 'No, I don't help me sister or mother, just myself.' LOC cph.3a17765
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The whole force in Elk Cotton Mills. Tiny boy in white waist on extreme left, 'Just helps his mother,' the Superintendent said. Next boy to him is Leo, with a 'steady job,' see photo 1753. LOC nclc.01901
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Some of the boys working in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vermont (see label to photo -730) for names. May 5, 1909. 6 P.M. (Caption -730- All these small boys, and more, work in the Chace LOC nclc.01712
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Sunday morning by the river. All of these boys work in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. Smallest boy doffs. Asked him his age, and he said, after hesitation, 'I don't know.' One of his LOC nclc.02144
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A quiet game of marbles. All the boys work in the Salisbury (N.C.) cotton mill. The boy shooting is Henry Dedman, a warper. Been in mill 5 years. His grandmother said 'I don't like to have ' LOC nclc.01558
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A husky tinsmith who works 8 hours a day, much of it out-doors. Compare him with some of our adolescent boys and girls who work in close confinement of the cotton mill 10 hours a day. LOC nclc.02626
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South of Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona. Ten-year-old migratory Mexican cotton picker. He was born in T . . . - NARA - 522015
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Eloy District, Pinal County, Arizona. (African-American) cotton pickers ready to go to work in the f . . . - NARA - 522021
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