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![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/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvYm9iLWNvb2stYW5kLWVtbWV0dC1jYXBwcy1ib2Itd29ya3MtaW4tc3Bpbm5pbmctcm9vbS0yLXNhaWQtaGUtaGFkLWJlZW4td29ya2luZy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/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].")
![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/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvYm9iLWNvb2std29ya3MtaW4tdGhlLWJlYXVtb250LW1pbGxzLXNwYXJ0ZW5iZXJnLXNpYy1zYy10aGUteW91bmdlc3QtYm95LW9uLTEwMjQuanBn/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.")