![Lloyd McAbee and Walter Brown (in front) and the rest of the family except the mother. The parents said they couldn't find the family record, that the boys were 12 and 13 years old. The father works the farm 3 miles away. Sister in the mill. Mother wouldn't be photographed. (See family group 2989 [sic?]). Location: [Spartanburg, South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvbGxveWQtbWNhYmVlLWFuZC13YWx0ZXItYnJvd24taW4tZnJvbnQtYW5kLXRoZS1yZXN0LW9mLXRoZS1mYW1pbHktZXhjZXB0LXRoZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "Lloyd McAbee and Walter Brown (in front) and the rest of the family except the mother. The parents said they couldn't find the family record, that the boys were 12 and 13 years old. The father works the farm 3 miles away. Sister in the mill. Mother wouldn't be photographed. (See family group 2989 [sic?]). Location: [Spartanburg, South Carolina]")
Lloyd McAbee and Walter Brown (in front) and the rest of the family ex...
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![Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. His step brother Walter Brown been working for one year. The parents said they couldn't find the family record, that the boys were 12 and 13 years old. The father works the farm 3 miles away. Sister in the mill. Mother wouldn't be photographed. (See family group 2989.) Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvbGxveWQtbWNhYmVlLWJlZW4tZG9mZmluZy1zZXZlcmFsLW1vbnRocy1pbi10aGUtc3BhcnRhbi1taWxsLXNwYXJ0ZW5iZXJnLXNpYy0xLTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. His step brother Walter Brown been working for one year. The parents said they couldn't find the family record, that the boys were 12 and 13 years old. The father works the farm 3 miles away. Sister in the mill. Mother wouldn't be photographed. (See family group 2989.) Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.")
Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenb...
Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S. C. His step brother, Walter Brown been working for one year. The parents said they couldn't find the family record, that the boys were 12 and 13 years old. The father works the farm 3 miles away. Sister in the mill. Mother wouldn't be photographed. (See family group 2989.) Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvbGxveWQtbWNhYmVlLWJlZW4tZG9mZmluZy1zZXZlcmFsLW1vbnRocy1pbi10aGUtc3BhcnRhbi1taWxsLXNwYXJ0ZW5iZXJnLXNpYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S. C. His step brother, Walter Brown been working for one year. The parents said they couldn't find the family record, that the boys were 12 and 13 years old. The father works the farm 3 miles away. Sister in the mill. Mother wouldn't be photographed. (See family group 2989.) Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.")
Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenb...
Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lloyd McAbee and Walter Brown (in front) and the rest of the family ex...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2989. No state or city recorded on caption card; based on captions for photos with neighboring numbers. Credit li... More
Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenb...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2987. City recorded at top of caption card as "Spartenberg." Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collecti... More
Lloyd McAbee been doffing several months in the Spartan Mill, Spartenb...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2987-A. City recorded at top of caption card as "Spartenberg." Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collec... More