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Some of the youngsters working in Pell City Cotton Mill. Mr. E.A. Thompson, Supt. of the Mill is also Mayor of Pell City. Location: Pell City, Alabama.

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Some of the youngsters working in Pell City Cotton Mill. Mr. E.A. Thompson, Supt. of the Mill is also Mayor of Pell City. Location: Pell City, Alabama.

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01/01/1910

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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer

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Pell City (Ala.), 33.58611, -86.28611

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