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Group of young boys working in Central Cotton Mills. (Owned by Avondale Mills.) Not nearly so many youngsters here as there are at the Avondle Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama.

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Group of young boys working in Central Cotton Mills. (Owned by Avondale Mills.) Not nearly so many youngsters here as there are at the Avondle Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama.

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Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, 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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Sylacauga (Ala.), 33.17306, -86.25167

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