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Group of mill boys going to church Sunday morning. Beaumont Mill Settlement, Spartanberg, S.C. All work. The front row left hand and Elish Putnam been working 3 or 4 years. Middle Bryson Hemmett working 3 months. Right hand George Powell, six months working. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. Right hand boy John Velvile. Been in mill one year. Left hand boy Arthur Roy, 5 Union St., 8 Months in mill. Location: Somersworth, New Hampshire

Atherton Mill, Doffer boys Charlotte, N .C. Photo taken during absence of Supt. and contrary to his orders. Tallest boy--Lester Blunt. Been in the mill work 2 years. Middle boy--Eb Saddlefield. Been in mill work 3 years. Boy on the right hand end,--Roscoe Simpson. Been in mill work 3 years. Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Workers in Bibb Mill #1, Macon, Ga. Boy on right on right hand end, Burdick Collins, 2 years in mill work. Next, Scoven Preston, 1 year in mill work. Next, Charlie Benson, 4 years in mill work. Next, Mason Matheson. Next, Robert Collins. Next, Leo House, 4 years in mill work. Next, Frank Leslie. Father in background. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Macon, Georgia

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

Some of the boys working in the Saxon Mill. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

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

Workers in Bibb Mill #1, Macon, Ga. Boy on right on right hand end, Burdick Collins, 2 years in mill work. Next, Scoven Preston, 1 year in mill work. Next, Charlie Benson, 4 years in mill work. Next, Mason Matheson. Next, Robert Collins. Next, Leo House, 4 years in mill work. Next, Frank Leslie. Father in background. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Macon, Georgia.

Atherton Mill, Doffer boys Charlotte, N .C. Photo taken during absence of Supt. and contrary to his orders. Tallest boy--Lester Blunt. Been in the mill work 2 years. Middle boy--Eb Saddlefield. Been in mill work 3 years. Boy on the right hand end,--Roscoe Simpson. Been in mill work 3 years. Location: Charlotte, North Carolina.

Group of mill boys going to church Sunday morning. Beaumont Mill Settlement, Spartanberg, S.C. All work. The front row left hand and Elish Putnam been working 3 or 4 years. Middle Bryson Hemmett working 3 months. Right hand George Powell, six months working. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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01/01/1912
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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
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Spartanburg (S.C.) ,  34.94944, -81.93194
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