Girl - Baner[?] Carswell. Been in mill 4 years. 12 years old. Runs 6 sides = 60 cents a day. Soon will run 8 = 80 cents a day. Father said "the wife of neighbor made $7.40 last week, $ 1.40 more than her husband. Women and girls makes more than the men." Child 8 yrs. old helps sister. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1908
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Gastonia (N.C.), 35.26194, -81.18722
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.