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Luther Purdue, 114 Sheldon St. Said 9 years old. Been working 6 months in High Point Hosiery Mill, N.C. Works all day, making about $3.00 a week. Said he expects to go to school later. "We live outside the Corporation and school begins late" (a chance for children to evade school attendance and work).  Location: High Point, North Carolina.

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Luther Purdue, 114 Sheldon St. Said 9 years old. Been working 6 months in High Point Hosiery Mill, N.C. Works all day, making about $3.00 a week. Said he expects to go to school later. "We live outside the Corporation and school begins late" (a chance for children to evade school attendance and work). Location: High Point, North Carolina.

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01/01/1912
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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
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High Point (N.C.)35.95556, -80.00528
Google Map of 35.955555555555556, -80.00527777777778
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