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Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills. Her sister (in photo) said, "Yes, she he'ps me right smart. Not all day but all she can. Yes, she started with me at six this mornin'." These two belong to a family of 19 children.  Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills....

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Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills. Her sister (in photo) said, "Yes, she he'ps me right smart. Not all day but all she can. Yes, she started with me at six this mornin'." These two belong to a family of 19 children. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee

Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills....

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1754. Phrase "all she can" is underlined on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection,... More