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Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his flock. He said, "Every one of 'em works or helps." I saw them all working in the morning and when the whistle blew at noon they all went in to work. See photos 1490 to 1495. Also 2091 to 2100 (and labels). Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his ...

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Part of the Nettles family. Nine in family. Five in the Magnolia Cotton Mills. Little girl in front is Lillian (see 2091). Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Part of the Nettles family. Nine in family. Five in the Magnolia Cotto...

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Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (one ten and one twelve) and one boy not here, work in Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. See also 2096. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2097. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Lillian Nettles, an eleven year old spinner in Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Her sister said, " She ain't old 'nuff to draw pay," but she helps regularly, and says she can run two sides. Worked steadily all the time I was in the mill. There are nine in the family; five in the mill, including the father. "We like the mill work much better than farming," they said. Recently moved in from a small farm 50 miles a way. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

Lillian Nettles, an eleven year old spinner in Magnolia Cotton Mills, ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2091. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (one ten and one twelve) and one boy not here, work in Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. See also 2096. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (o...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his flock. He said, "Every one of 'em works or helps." I saw them all working in the morning and when the whistle blew at noon they all went in to work. See photos 1490 to 1495. Also 2091 to 2100 (and labels). Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2092. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Lillian Nettles, an eleven year old spinner in Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Her sister said, " She ain't old 'nuff to draw pay," but she helps regularly, and says she can run two sides. Worked steadily all the time I was in the mill. There are nine in the family; five in the mill, including the father. "We like the mill work much better than farming," they said. Recently moved in from a small farm 50 miles a way. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Lillian Nettles, an eleven year old spinner in Magnolia Cotton Mills, ...

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