![Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me "That was likely a clerical error." but I found five of these "errors" issued to children under 10 years old, one for a child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but none of the rest were.) Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved, but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificates is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's Report, Georgia. The Ordinary said, "I'm a practical man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills." Location: [Columbus?], Georgia.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvcGhvdG8tb2Ytb3JkaW5hcnlzLWNlcnRpZmljYXRlLWZvci1jdXJ0aXMtd3lubi05LXllYXJzLW9sZC1hbmQtdGhlcmVmb3JlLWlsbGVnYWwtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me \"That was likely a clerical error.\" but I found five of these \"errors\" issued to children under 10 years old, one for a child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but none of the rest were.) Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved, but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificates is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's Report, Georgia. The Ordinary said, \"I'm a practical man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills.\" Location: [Columbus?], Georgia.")
Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and ther...
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Group of children in the kindergarten school composed of the cotton mi...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3601. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More
Group of children in the kindergarten school composed of the cotton mi...
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Group of children in the kindergarten school composed of the cotton mi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Group of children in the kindergarten school composed of the cotton mi...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3602. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More
A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. ...
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![Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me "That was likely a clerical error." but I found five of these "errors" issued to children under 10 years old, one for a child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but none of the rest were.) Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved, but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificates is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's Report, Georgia. The Ordinary said, "I'm a practical man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills." Location: [Columbus?], Georgia.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvcGhvdG8tb2Ytb3JkaW5hcnlzLWNlcnRpZmljYXRlLWZvci1jdXJ0aXMtd3lubi05LXllYXJzLW9sZC1hbmQtdGhlcmVmb3JlLWlsbGVnYWwtMS02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me \"That was likely a clerical error.\" but I found five of these \"errors\" issued to children under 10 years old, one for a child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but none of the rest were.) Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved, but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificates is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's Report, Georgia. The Ordinary said, \"I'm a practical man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills.\" Location: [Columbus?], Georgia.")
Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and ther...
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Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and ther...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3448-A. No date or location recorded on caption card; based on captions for photos with neighboring numbers. Phra... More
Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and ther...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3448-A. No date or location recorded on caption card; based on captions for photos with neighboring numbers. Phra... More
Photo of Ordinary's Certificate, Columbus, Ga. giving permit to Rolly ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3448-B. Month not recorded on caption card; based on captions for photos with neighboring numbers. Credit line: N... More
![Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Bronson Beers, 9 years old, (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me "That was likely a clerical error." but I found five of these "errors" issued to children under 10 years old, one for child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but none of the rest were.[)] Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved, but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificates is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's report, Georgia, 1913.) The Ordinary said, "I'm a practical Man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills." Location: Columbus, Georgia.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvcGhvdG8tb2Ytb3JkaW5hcnlzLWNlcnRpZmljYXRlLWZvci1icm9uc29uLWJlZXJzLTkteWVhcnMtb2xkLWFuZC10aGVyZWZvcmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Bronson Beers, 9 years old, (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me \"That was likely a clerical error.\" but I found five of these \"errors\" issued to children under 10 years old, one for child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but none of the rest were.[)] Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved, but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificates is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's report, Georgia, 1913.) The Ordinary said, \"I'm a practical Man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills.\" Location: Columbus, Georgia.")
Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Bronson Beers, 9 years old, (and t...
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A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 384. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More
![Photo of Ordinary's Certificate, Columbus, Ga. giving permit to Rolly Strickland, 9 years old, (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me "That was likely a clerical error," but I found five of these "errors" issued to children under 10 years old., one for a child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but [none] of the rest were.) Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificate is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's Report, Georgia, 1913.) The Ordinary said, "I'm a practical Man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills." The Associated Charities Records show five older children working in the mill. One of 25 years, one of 23, one of 18, 16, 11. Location: Columbus, Georgia.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvcGhvdG8tb2Ytb3JkaW5hcnlzLWNlcnRpZmljYXRlLWNvbHVtYnVzLWdhLWdpdmluZy1wZXJtaXQtdG8tcm9sbHktc3RyaWNrbGFuZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "Photo of Ordinary's Certificate, Columbus, Ga. giving permit to Rolly Strickland, 9 years old, (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me \"That was likely a clerical error,\" but I found five of these \"errors\" issued to children under 10 years old., one for a child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but [none] of the rest were.) Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificate is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's Report, Georgia, 1913.) The Ordinary said, \"I'm a practical Man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills.\" The Associated Charities Records show five older children working in the mill. One of 25 years, one of 23, one of 18, 16, 11. Location: Columbus, Georgia.")
Photo of Ordinary's Certificate, Columbus, Ga. giving permit to Rolly ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Bronson Beers, 9 years old, (and t...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3448. No date or location recorded on caption card; based on captions for photos with neighboring numbers. Phrase... More