![Left hand boy is Broadus McCoy been sweeping one year, Cherry St. Makes 40 cents a day sweeping in the Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. The family bible record said he has just reached 11 years (born April 5, 1901) so he was working at 10 years old. Father a carpenter. 13 year old sister spins. Right hand boy is Milton Homicutt [i.e., Honicutt?] been working one month. Belton Mfg. Co. 40 cents a day. Family bible record said born April 9, 1900 but it was plainly erased and changed from 1901 so he has just reached 11 years. The larger boy has been doffing two years there. Location: Belton, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvbGVmdC1oYW5kLWJveS1pcy1icm9hZHVzLW1jY295LWJlZW4tc3dlZXBpbmctb25lLXllYXItY2hlcnJ5LXN0LW1ha2VzLTQwLWNlbnRzLTEwMjQuanBn/320/399/jpg "Left hand boy is Broadus McCoy been sweeping one year, Cherry St. Makes 40 cents a day sweeping in the Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. The family bible record said he has just reached 11 years (born April 5, 1901) so he was working at 10 years old. Father a carpenter. 13 year old sister spins. Right hand boy is Milton Homicutt [i.e., Honicutt?] been working one month. Belton Mfg. Co. 40 cents a day. Family bible record said born April 9, 1900 but it was plainly erased and changed from 1901 so he has just reached 11 years. The larger boy has been doffing two years there. Location: Belton, South Carolina.")
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![Johnie William Bumgarden (boy in front and part of his family). His birth record in the family bible says born May 7th, 190[2?] Just past his 10th birthday, is learning to doff. Got a regular job. 35 cents a day. Been at it a few weeks. Cannot write very well. Says he is 12 years old. Father said 5 of the family formerly worked in the mill making $28 a week. They take boarders which bring them $5 a week. A total of $33 a week. (Later the father said the record in the bible was put in wrong.) Rock Hill. S.C. Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvam9obmllLXdpbGxpYW0tYnVtZ2FyZGVuLWJveS1pbi1mcm9udC1hbmQtcGFydC1vZi1oaXMtZmFtaWx5LWhpcy1iaXJ0aC1yZWNvcmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "Johnie William Bumgarden (boy in front and part of his family). His birth record in the family bible says born May 7th, 190[2?] Just past his 10th birthday, is learning to doff. Got a regular job. 35 cents a day. Been at it a few weeks. Cannot write very well. Says he is 12 years old. Father said 5 of the family formerly worked in the mill making $28 a week. They take boarders which bring them $5 a week. A total of $33 a week. (Later the father said the record in the bible was put in wrong.) Rock Hill. S.C. Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina.")
Left hand boy is Broadus McCoy been sweeping one year, Cherry St. Makes 40 cents a day sweeping in the Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. The family bible record said he has just reached 11 years (born April 5, 1901) so he was working at 10 years old. Father a carpenter. 13 year old sister spins. Right hand boy is Milton Homicutt [i.e., Honicutt?] been working one month. Belton Mfg. Co. 40 cents a day. Family bible record said born April 9, 1900 but it was plainly erased and changed from 1901 so he has just reached 11 years. The larger boy has been doffing two years there. Location: Belton, South Carolina.
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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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Date
01/01/1912
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Belton (S.C.), 34.52278, -82.49417
Source
Library of Congress
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