!["The mill has kep' us from growin." Charley Brazell says 13 years old but couldn't write his name. Doffing 2 1/2 years, spinning room. Highland Park, No. 2, Rock Hill, Floyd Brown said 14 years old (?) "been sweepin and doffin' unto four years sure as I kin remember." Location: Rock Hill, [South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvdGhlLW1pbGwtaGFzLWtlcC11cy1mcm9tLWdyb3dpbi1jaGFybGV5LWJyYXplbGwtc2F5cy0xMy15ZWFycy1vbGQtYnV0LWNvdWxkbnQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/455/jpg "\"The mill has kep' us from growin.\" Charley Brazell says 13 years old but couldn't write his name. Doffing 2 1/2 years, spinning room. Highland Park, No. 2, Rock Hill, Floyd Brown said 14 years old (?) \"been sweepin and doffin' unto four years sure as I kin remember.\" Location: Rock Hill, [South Carolina]")
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"The mill has kep' us from growin." Charley Brazell says 13 years old but couldn't write his name. Doffing 2 1/2 years, spinning room. Highland Park, No. 2, Rock Hill, Floyd Brown said 14 years old (?) "been sweepin and doffin' unto four years sure as I kin remember." Location: Rock Hill, [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
Rock Hill, 34.92487, -81.02508
Source
Library of Congress
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