![Some of the younger workers in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook, works in spinning room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birth day June 25th, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The other boys are questionable. Location: Spartanburg, [South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvc29tZS1vZi10aGUteW91bmdlci13b3JrZXJzLWluLXRoZS1iZWF1bW9udC1taWxscy1zcGFydGVuYmVyZy1zaWMtc2MtdGhlLXlvdW5nZXN0LTEwMjQuanBn/320/249/jpg "Some of the younger workers in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook, works in spinning room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birth day June 25th, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The other boys are questionable. Location: Spartanburg, [South Carolina]")
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![Bob Cook. Works in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook works in spinning room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day, now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birthday June 25, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The other boys are questionable. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvYm9iLWNvb2std29ya3MtaW4tdGhlLWJlYXVtb250LW1pbGxzLXNwYXJ0ZW5iZXJnLXNpYy1zYy10aGUteW91bmdlc3QtYm95LW9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Bob Cook. Works in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook works in spinning room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day, now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birthday June 25, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The other boys are questionable. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.")
![Bob Cook and Emmett Capps. Bob works in spinn[in]g room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day, now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birthday June 25, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The boys are questionable. Location: [Spartanburg, South Carolina].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvYm9iLWNvb2stYW5kLWVtbWV0dC1jYXBwcy1ib2Itd29ya3MtaW4tc3Bpbm5pbmctcm9vbS0yLXNhaWQtaGUtaGFkLWJlZW4td29ya2luZy02NDAuanBn/40/56/webp "Bob Cook and Emmett Capps. Bob works in spinn[in]g room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day, now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birthday June 25, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The boys are questionable. Location: [Spartanburg, South Carolina].")
![Young workers going home from the Beaumont Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. In the front row are Jesse Farmer, makes 60 cents a day, been working here six months. Haskel Holt, 70 cents a day six months working. A 13 year old sister been spinning his own name. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEveW91bmctd29ya2Vycy1nb2luZy1ob21lLWZyb20tdGhlLWJlYXVtb250LW1pbGwtc3BhcnRlbmJlcmctc2ljLXNjLWluLXRoZS1mcm9udC02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "Young workers going home from the Beaumont Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. In the front row are Jesse Farmer, makes 60 cents a day, been working here six months. Haskel Holt, 70 cents a day six months working. A 13 year old sister been spinning his own name. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.")
Some of the younger workers in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook, works in spinning room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birth day June 25th, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The other boys are questionable. Location: Spartanburg, [South Carolina]
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Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1912
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Spartanburg (S.C.), 34.94944, -81.93194
Source
Library of Congress
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