5,609 Free Photos of Child Labor

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Six-year old Jo, pulling beets for his parents on a farm near Sterling, Colo. This is very heavy work for such little ones, but many do it. LOC cph.3a31147
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Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Otis Mehaffy. 4 years in mill. Small boy 'helps sister' Saturdays and after school. Witness S.R. Hine. LOC nclc.01426
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Three years in the Glass House and no chance for promotion yet. Boy in foreground been 'carry-in' since he was 14 years old. Wormser's Glass House. LOC cph.3a13363
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Annie Fedele crocheting on underwear out in the filthy back yard. This is one of the places she works on crochet. See other photos and Home Work report. LOC nclc.04223
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Annie Fedele crocheting on underwear out in the filthy back yard. This is one of the places she works on crochet. See other photos and Home Work report. LOC nclc.04222
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Joseph and Rosy, 10 and 8 yrs. old. He sells until evening. She is one of 5 or 6 girls who sell (afternoons) in Newark. LOC nclc.03360
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Ronald Webb, 12 years old, a doffer boy, and Frank Robinson, 7 year old who helps sweep and doff. Father is card room... - NARA - 523434
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The boy with bag, nicknamed Turk, said he was going to Texas soon. The investigator found him recently with $1.75 he had just won at craps. LOC nclc.03521
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Noon hour at Vivian Cotton Mills, Cheryville, N.C. Shows the character of the 'hands' in a better class mill, -well ventilated and lighted. LOC cph.3a42528
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Johnnie Ostafan, 5 Boylston Street, Easthampton, Mass. Been doffing nearly a year in West Boylston cotton mills and may be under legal age. LOC nclc.02628
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Noon Hour. All these boys (and more) worked in the Quidwick Co. Mill, Anthony, R. I. (a medium sized mill). They went in when the signal was given. LOC cph.3b07716
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Noon-hour at the Riverside Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. Group of spinners, doffers, etc. All work. Some here are surely under fourteen, but not many. LOC nclc.02170
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Little Lottie, a regular oyster shucker in Alabama Canning Co. She speaks no English. Note the condition of her shoes... - NARA - 523398
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Leo 48 inches high, 8 years old. Picks up bobbins at 15 (cents) a day in Elk Cotton Mill. He said, No I don't help... - NARA - 523344
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Shaw Cotton Mills. Overseer grouped all the workers, and several of them are surely under 13, and several began work under 13 last year. LOC nclc.02951
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Shaw Cotton Mills. Overseer grouped all the workers, and several of them are surely under 13, and several began work under 13 last year. LOC nclc.02975
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Small boy working in the Amoskeag Mfg. Company, Manchester N.H. Said he has been there several months. Photo at Noon, May 25, 1909. LOC nclc.01780
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Smallest boy is Max Schwartz (8 yrs. old) and Jacob Schwartz, 163 Howard St., Newark, N.J. Sell until 10 P.M. sometimes. LOC cph.3a47671
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Smallest is Anatole Gernon, Maple St. Apparently 11 or 12 years old. Doffs on top floor spinning room of Glenallen Mill. Speaks no English. LOC nclc.02324
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Smallest is Anatole Gernon, Maple St. Apparently 11 or 12 years old. Doffs on top floor spinning room of Glenallen Mill. Speaks no English. LOC nclc.02325
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School located near the homes of the cannery workers. The teacher told me that only three of the cannery children attended her school, and they were not Baltimore people. LOC nclc.01042
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These four children of H.T. Thompson, 267 A Street all work in the Merrimack Mill. The youngest, a girl, has been there three years. See Hine report. LOC nclc.02910
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Some of the young shrimp-pickers at Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co., Sore, swollen, and even bleeding fingers are common among these workers on account of the acid in the shrimp. LOC cph.3a01049
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Teresa Lerre, 5 years old, Philadelphia, is a cranberry picker. The father and four children are picking. A carrier... - NARA - 523264
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Group of Drivers and Trapper Boys- A Mile from Entrance, Turkey Knob Mine, Macdonald W. Va. Oct., 1908. Witness, E. N. Clopper. LOC nclc.01065
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Group of glass workers at Shop 7, Illinois Glass Co. 12-30 P.M. One of the smallest boys is Dennis White, 1013 Liberty St.,. LOC nclc.01290
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Group of workers going in at noon. Joe Viora, 9 Stapelton St., the smallest boy in the picture, works in the spinning room. Apparently 10 yrs. old. LOC nclc.02236
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Group at the Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon Ga. This is one of the mills of the Bibb Mfg. Co., See label on photo 538 for profits made. Jan. 19,1909. LOC nclc.01619
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Helen Whitty (15 years old). Hand drawn work on curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street Extension. Mr. Fitzgerald, Manager. LOC nclc.05193
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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. LOC nclc.01429
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Three boys, one of 13 yrs., two of 14 yrs., picking shade-grown tobacco on Hackett farm. The 'first picking' necessitates a sitting posture. LOC cph.3a20273
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Edward Williams, 328 E Street, South Boston. 14 years old. Messenger for William H. Mitchell & Sons Co. Gets $5 a week. LOC nclc.03983
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Powder puffs, 45 cents per gross. Family attempting to finish 9 gross in less than a week. Boy's hands were very dirty. LOC nclc.04323
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Newsboys and newsgirl. Getting afternoon papers. New York City. - NARA - 523329
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Night shift at Glass Works, Grafton, W. Va. 11-30 P.M. Going to work after 1 hour recess. (see label on -162.) LOC nclc.01182
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Passing away the time on the corner. 2 are 9 years old and started out at 5 a.m., 1 is 10 years old and started out later. LOC nclc.04013
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Name- A four year old helper in the berry field Rock Creek, Baltimore, Md. Mother said, 'He helps a little.' July 7, 1909. LOC nclc.00017
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Adult packers in the Lawrence Canning Co., near Lubec, showing packing process. There are few children so used at this part of the work as yet, but are likely to be, as the process is LOC cph.3c27244
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Advertisement by the side of the railroad, Inverness Mills, Winston Salem, N.C.The homes are not in good condition now. I found very few young children working. LOC nclc.02671
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A typical farm home and family near Wilde, Ky. It is said there are almost no farm tenants in the county. Many of the country homes are run down, unpainted shacks. LOC cph.3a29791
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Workers in Weiss Hosiery Mill, (a small mill). I saw a number of little girls like these at work inside, but could not get them to pose outside. LOC nclc.01997
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W. B. Corkey Co. Going home 5-30 P.M. Lots of boys here. Girls go out at other entrance. Hammond, Ind. LOC cph.3c05669
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W. B. Corkey Co. Going home 5-30 P.M. Lots of boys here. Girls go out at other entrance. Hammond, Ind. LOC cph.3c05669
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Garment Workers on East Side 4-30 P.M. Vincenzie, 14 years old. Jovannina, 9 years old. Michael, 5 years old. LOC nclc.04082
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Bertha Brandt, 9 years old. Picks berries on a Rock Creek farm near Baltimore, Md. (See my report July 10, 1909.) LOC nclc.00005
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Five year old Sam is up at 5-00 A.M. daily to sell papers. Beaumont, like most other Texas towns, is overrun with boys such as these. LOC nclc.03916
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Five year old Sam is up at 5-00 A.M. daily to sell papers. Beaumont, like most other Texas towns, is overrun with boys such as these. LOC nclc.03919
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Every one of these were working in the cotton mill at North Pownal, Vt. and they were running a small force. Rosie... - NARA - 523247
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Farrell family. They had discontinued the brush making, but sent to a neighbor for materials and posed for me, just... - NARA - 523518
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Abandoned log cabin on the hillside. Not many used now but it was the only kind used a while ago. Near Sunset School, Pocahontas Co., W. Va. LOC nclc.04412
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7-00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. Begins at 6 A.M. Been selling 3 years. Bridgeport, Conn. LOC nclc.03283
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7 year old news-boy who sells for his brother. Sold some last summer. William Lerch, 483 Ist Street, S.W. LOC nclc.03781
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All (except smallest boy) work in Sweetwater Hosiery Co. He is a dinner carrier, but others like him and smaller work in these knitting mills of this region. LOC nclc.01987
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Applicants for working papers at Department of Education Bldg. Boston, Mass. - NARA - 523226
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Group of some of the youngest workers in the Merrimack Mills. Everyone (except the boy behind the fence) has a steady job in the Merrimack Mills. See Hine report. LOC nclc.02905
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Inside view of 'Piedmont Hotel' where some of the boys from Poolroom branch sleep on hot nights. May, 5, 1910. St. Louis, Mo. LOC nclc.04640
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Interior of J. S. Farrand Packing Company, Baltimore, Md. Many tiny workers. Babies are held on laps of workers, or stowed away in empty boxes. LOC nclc.05423
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Minnie Love (see photo 327), Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Been in mill since 7 yrs. old. Witness Sara R. Hine. LOC nclc.01421
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Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. Johnnie. Said, 'Aint got no last name,' when asked for it. 8 years old. Beginning to 'help sister spin.' LOC nclc.01499
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Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Cotton Mill. Her sister said, Yes she helps me right... - NARA - 523345
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Noon-hour at the Riverside Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. Group of spinners, doffers, etc. All work. Some here are surely under fourteen, but not many. LOC cph.3b24202
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Noon-hour at the Riverside Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. Group of spinners, doffers, etc. All work. Some here are surely under fourteen, but not many. LOC nclc.02170
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Mrs. Alfonso Ricca, 71 Sullivan St. 2(nd) floor back. Making rompers for Campbell Kids (she said). Husband out of work. LOC nclc.04112
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Rear view of tenement, 134 1-2 Thompson Street, New York City. See Photos of flower makers working here (2778 and 2816). LOC cph.3b47425
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School located near the homes of the cannery workers. The teacher told me that only three of the cannery children attended her school, and they were not Baltimore people. LOC nclc.01041
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Rose Oquoto, 6 years old, and Flora Oquoto, 7 years old, of Philadelphia. Picking cranberries at Theodore Budd's Bog... - NARA - 523257
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Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the outer world Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year. LOC cph.3a38810
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Young Driver in Mine- Had been driving one year. (7 A.M. to 5-30 P.M. Daily) Brown Mine, Brown , W. Va. LOC cph.3a38581
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View of Scotland Mills, Laurinburg, N.C. All these boys work in mill. Sunday, Dec. 6-08. Witness, Sara R. Hine. LOC nclc.01512
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Group of Breaker Boys in -9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Smallest boy is Angelo Ross (see photos and labels -1953 & -1954). LOC cph.3a24718
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Group of children acting in the Majestic Theatre on Amateur Night. The children are (alleged) amateurs, the older ones are mostly amateurs, with a few professionals. (for further details see LOC nclc.05497
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Group of doffers and spinners working in Roanoke Cotton Mills (Va.) I counted seven apparently under fourteen and three under twelve years old. LOC nclc.02147
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Housing conditions in settlement at Seacoast Cannery -7, Eastport, Me., not very good. This is the home of the Goodell family. They live here all the year in these temporary quarters. The LOC nclc.00955
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Housing tobacco in barn of W.L. Fugate. Will go to Schoolsville School but it has not opened on account of repairs. Lewis W. Hine. See 4398-9 and 4400. LOC cph.3a29795
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Housing tobacco in barn of W.L. Fugate. Will go to Schoolsville School but it has not opened on account of repairs. Lewis W. Hine. See 4398-9 and 4400. LOC nclc.00535
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Have been selling 2 years. Youngest, Yedda Welled, is 11 years old. Next, Rebecca Cohen, is 12. Next, Rebecca Kirwin, is 14. LOC cph.3b44833
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Incorrect sitting position for postural deformity and dorsal curvature cases. Scoliosis. Stooping, lopsided or humped over position. Work in this position is harmful. Need for advice of LOC nclc.05151
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Tom Vitol (also called Dominick Dekatis) 76 Parsonage Street, Hughestown Burough (i.e., Borough) Works in Breaker -9. Probably under 14. LOC nclc.01141
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Three years in the Glass House and no chance for promotion yet. Boy in foreground been 'carry-in' since he was 14 years old. Wormser's Glass House. LOC cph.3a13363
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This is the attendance in the Sanders School, District -30 on December 6. Compare photograph 4042 showing attendance on October 25 - 7 weeks after school opened. LOC nclc.00387
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This is the attendance in the Sanders School, District -30 on December 6. Compare photograph 4042 showing attendance on October 25 - 7 weeks after school opened. LOC nclc.00382
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The whole force of workers in the cotton mills of Stevenson, Ala. Several of them are apparently under twelve, but could not get the ages. Photo posed by the general manager. LOC nclc.02885
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Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp knives are used, with a cutting and sometimes a chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches, and careless bumping into LOC cph.3b16891
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Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This is 4 year old Mary in the foreground. Was helping some. 6 of the shuckers were 10 years and up to 12. LOC cph.3b14404
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Augusta, Ga. A typical street scene in Gregtown where the employees in King Mill live. The Secretary of Associated Charities said this is the most degraded part of Augusta. LOC nclc.01652
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A young leader and a driver, Shaft -6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. Pasquale Salvo and Sandy Castina. LOC cph.3a24707
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Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Fred Butler, (smallest). Been in mill 2 years. Others one year. Witness, S.R. Hine. LOC nclc.01507
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Doffers in Willingham Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. The three boys in front row have been in mill work for 4, 5 and 6 years respectively. LOC nclc.01625
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Dona Marchland, 1187 Pleasant St., at door of home which is on top floor. Has been doffer in Spinning Room of Cartwright Mills 5 mos. LOC nclc.02529
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Cherryville Graded School. These are the children in the town who attend school. 2,000 population. One-third of these... - NARA - 523116
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Accident case - Man with hand crushed by flywheel at Offset Litho Co. because his helper (a boy of 17) disobeyed instructions and pushed wrong lever. LOC nclc.05102
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Mary Birch with two boys - John 14 - Tony 10. Six more younger children at home. The boys pick 18-20 pails a day. LOC nclc.00177
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A group of girl workers in Greenabaum's Canneries, Seaford, Del. These girls gave their ages as 10, 13 and 13. The 10 year old girl is working her first season while the two girls of 13 are LOC nclc.00801
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A load of kimonos just finished. Girl very reticent. New York City. - NARA - 523521
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Seen (sic) in Canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots of oysters a day. She works regularly, a(n)d her 6-year old brother who helps some. Also a 11-year old boy who does LOC nclc.01005
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Oyster shuckers at Apalachicola, Fla. This work is carried on by many young boys during busy seasons. This is a dull year so only a few youngsters were in evidence. LOC nclc.05405
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Packing plums. A 'Demonstration team' composed of three prize-winning Cabell County girls. State 4 H Fair. (See Photos No. 48, 49, 50.) LOC nclc.04388
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Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. 'Eat a-workin.' 8-30 P.M. Friday. Mill running nights. LOC nclc.01381
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Boy probably about 13 years old, tying strips which he has taken away from the planer. Schultze Waltum Co., Planing Mill. LOC nclc.05372
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Maud Cheek one of the young spinners in the Drayton Mill, Spartenberg(sic), S.C., runs 7 sides. Worked in another mill before she came here. LOC nclc.02603
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