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Every one of these children works in Hosiery Mills. The smallest girl in the middle said, "I ravels and picks up." Small boy in another mill said, " Over in Mill they work em so little they have to stand em up on boxes to reach." These children were well dressed for workers. Location: Cleveland, Tennessee.

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Every one of these children works in Hosiery Mills. The smallest girl in the middle said, "I ravels and picks up." Small boy in another mill said, " Over in Mill they work em so little they have to stand em up on boxes to reach." These children were well dressed for workers. Location: Cleveland, Tennessee.

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

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01/01/1910

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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer

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Cleveland (Tenn.), 35.15944, -84.87667

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