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[Cut-away view of water-powered mill showing horizontal wheel with paddles, cog and shafts, and housing]

[Cut-away view of water-powered mill showing horizontal wheel with pad...

Illus. in: Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli. Parigi : 1588. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. :... More

Burlington steam mills and water works

Burlington steam mills and water works

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Collins.

Ellerson's Mill. Battle-field of Mechanicsville, Virginia

Ellerson's Mill. Battle-field of Mechanicsville, Virginia

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 920. Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Haxall Flour Mills, Richmond, Virginia

The Haxall Flour Mills, Richmond, Virginia

Photograph shows James River and Kanawha Canal near the Haxall Flour Mills, and ruins of Gallego Mills in the distance. No. B30. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Jericho Mills, Virginia. Canvas pontoon bridge across the North Anna, constructed by the 50th New York Engineers, where the 5th Corps under General Warren crossed. View looking down stream from north bank

Jericho Mills, Virginia. Canvas pontoon bridge across the North Anna, ...

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Melochnaia torgovlia. Mel'nitsa dlia raztiraniia [sic] krasok [sic] v g. Tashkendie

Melochnaia torgovlia. Mel'nitsa dlia raztiraniia [sic] krasok [sic] v ...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Mills - 19th century Virginia.

Petersburg, Virginia. Mills - 19th century Virginia.

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Masloboinoe proizvodstvo. Vyzhimanie masla (dzhuvaz khane)

Masloboinoe proizvodstvo. Vyzhimanie masla (dzhuvaz khane)

Photograph shows a horse-drawn mill for pressing oil. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of e... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Circular church and the Mills House, St. Michael's church in the distance

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. III, p. 174. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Libra... More

Petersburg, Virginia. View of mills - 19th century Virginia.

Petersburg, Virginia. View of mills - 19th century Virginia.

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Wasatch Range of Rocky Mountains - from Brigham Young's woolen mills

Wasatch Range of Rocky Mountains - from Brigham Young's woolen mills

Photograph shows several farm or mill buildings with tilled soil in the foreground and Wasatch Range in the background.

The old mill stream - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

The old mill stream - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

14218 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Gibson & Co., copyrig... More

Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. No. 5, George Hamilton, Assistant Superintendent, Cambria Iron Mills house

Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. No. 5, George Hamilton, Assistant Sup...

U17835 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa. Printed on mount at bottom: Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. Loss from 10,000 to 12,000 lives. Typed on label attached at top... More

Mills Thompson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, posed as toothless old man

Mills Thompson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, posed as to...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. 5402. Formerly in Portrait File.

[Old Town Mill, oldest mill in the U.S. (originally built in 1650), New London, Connecticut]

[Old Town Mill, oldest mill in the U.S. (originally built in 1650), Ne...

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[Portrait placecard for Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of 16 unique miniatures by Mills Thompson]

[Portrait placecard for Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of 16 unique mi...

Photograph of placecards illustrated with original portraits signed Wm. Mills Thompson, dated July 19, '96; Frances Benjamin Johnston, center, second from bottom, is portrayed with a camera and an artist's pale... More

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D.O. Mills - Public domain portrait photograph

D.O. Mills - Public domain portrait photograph

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Road to Jericho, Jordan, etc. Ruins of Crusader sugar mills.

Road to Jericho, Jordan, etc. Ruins of Crusader sugar mills.

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[Keene Valley, old mill on the Ausable, Adirondack Mts., N.Y.]

[Keene Valley, old mill on the Ausable, Adirondack Mts., N.Y.]

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Homestake Mine, South Dakota view, photochrome print postcard.

Homestake Mine, South Dakota view, photochrome print postcard.

Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Homestake Mine. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53472". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print C... More

Primitive native life of India--Hindu women grinding at the mills

Primitive native life of India--Hindu women grinding at the mills

Veiled women sit on ground at grinding stones; children to the side.

Sibley Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga.

Sibley Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga.

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11 years old. Beginning to doff. Son of one of Gastonia's preachers . His two brothers, 14 and 16 years old, are also in the mill. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

11 years old. Beginning to doff. Son of one of Gastonia's preachers . ...

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A group of men and women standing in a factory This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees in all) Whitnel, (N.C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. Nearly as many small ones on night shift. This is a new up-to-date mill. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

A group of men and women standing in a factory This shows the number o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 459. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Group of mill hands working in Salisbury, N.C. Cotton Mills. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Group of mill hands working in Salisbury, N.C. Cotton Mills. Location...

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Types of adolescents. Boys working in Eureka Cotton Mills, Chester, S.C. Rob Dover--(Tallest boy). Been in mill eight or nine years. Melvin Reilly (next). In mill one year. Boyd McKowan (shortest boy). About 15 years old. Been in mill 5 years. Sunday, Nov. 29, 08. Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Types of adolescents. Boys working in Eureka Cotton Mills, Chester, S....

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Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Hugh Dedman, 50 Hill St. Salisbury, N.C. Been doffing 2 or 3 years. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Hugh Dedman, 50 Hill St. Salisbury, N....

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The doffers in Whitnel (N.C.) Mfg. Co. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

The doffers in Whitnel (N.C.) Mfg. Co. Location: Whitnel, North Carol...

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Strikers from American Tin Plate Mills at train station near Bridgeport

Strikers from American Tin Plate Mills at train station near Bridgepor...

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Some of the boys in the Wellingham Cotton Mills, Macon, Ga. Location: Macon, Georgia.

Some of the boys in the Wellingham Cotton Mills, Macon, Ga. Location:...

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One of the ball-teams made up of boys from Natick Mills, Natick, R. I. Saturday P.M. April 17, 1909. Location: Natick, Rhode Island.

One of the ball-teams made up of boys from Natick Mills, Natick, R. I....

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Group at the Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon Ga. This is one of the mills of the Bibb Mfg. Co., See label on photo 538 for profits made. Jan. 19,1909. Location: Macon, Georgia.

Group at the Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon Ga. This is one of the mills of th...

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Bleach room boys Pacific Mills. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Bleach room boys Pacific Mills. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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Young girls working in American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Most are illiterate. Work slack and force small. 27 Children apparently under 15 years were counted at one gate. (See also N.C.L.C. Photoes [sic] #720-745 May, 1909). Location: Winooski, Vermont.

Young girls working in American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Most are i...

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All are workers in Knoxville Knitting Mills. Smallest boy "ravels," smallest girl is a steady worker. Location: Knoxville, Tennessee.

All are workers in Knoxville Knitting Mills. Smallest boy "ravels," sm...

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Coming out at noon, Merrimac Mills. All workers, even the boys at the side of the gate. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Coming out at noon, Merrimac Mills. All workers, even the boys at the ...

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John Bryan, a young turner in London [i.e., Loudon?] Hosiery Mills. Location: Loudon, Tennessee.

John Bryan, a young turner in London [i.e., Loudon?] Hosiery Mills. L...

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Sosnenskai︠a︡ melʹnit︠s︡a s plotinoĭ

Sosnenskai︠a︡ melʹnit︠s︡a s plotinoĭ

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MEDAL OF HONOR OFFICERS. GEN. CHARLES F. HUMPHREY; GEN. JOHN M. WILSON; COL. CHARLES H. HEYL; GEN. THEODORE SCHWAN; COL. FREDERICK FUGER; GEN. W.H. CARTER; GEN. A.L. MILLS; LT. GORDON JOHNSTON. PICTURE TAKEN IN EAST ROOM OF WHITE HOUSE, PROBABLY ON NOVEMBER 7, 1910 WHEN MEDAL PRESENTED TO LT. JOHNSTON FOR ACT OF VALOR IN 1906

MEDAL OF HONOR OFFICERS. GEN. CHARLES F. HUMPHREY; GEN. JOHN M. WILSON...

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American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Location: Winooski, Vermont.

American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Location: Winooski, Vermont.

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Strikers leave mills, Passaic - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Strikers leave mills, Passaic - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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One of the little girls in Richmond Hosiery Mills. (See report). Location: Rossville, Georgia.

One of the little girls in Richmond Hosiery Mills. (See report). Loca...

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These are all workers in Richmond Hosiery Mills,. Location: Rossville, Georgia.

These are all workers in Richmond Hosiery Mills,. Location: Rossville...

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One of the young workers in Indian Head Mills. Going to work at noon-hour. Location: Cordova, Alabama.

One of the young workers in Indian Head Mills. Going to work at noon-h...

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Entire force at the Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Posed by the Supt. Note the proportion of youngsters, all workers. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Entire force at the Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Posed by the Supt. ...

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Children under sixteen years are dismissed half an hour before the rest at Priscilla Knitting Mills, Meridian, Miss. 5:30 P.M. Location: Meridian, Mississippi.

Children under sixteen years are dismissed half an hour before the res...

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Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, noon June 15, 1911, in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Virginia See also photos and labels 2245 to 2249. Following are some of their names; (youngest refused to give names): Otto Lowe, 78 Seaboard Ave. Finishing Room. D.M. Deschields, 25 Phillip St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Oscar Weston 1320 Berkley Ave. Totes work. Lonnie Wommack, Hawthorn Ave. So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Jack Harrell, 66 Perry St., So. Norfolk, Finishing Room. Waverley Roseberry, 250 St. James St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Charlie McHorney, 4 Poindexter St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Location: Berkley, Virginia.

Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, no...

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Boys at the gate, and one running off, work in Schoolfield Mills, Danville, Virginia Location: Danville, Virginia.

Boys at the gate, and one running off, work in Schoolfield Mills, Danv...

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Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

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Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. All work. Location: McComb, Mississippi

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. All work. Location: McCom...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2084. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Noon-hour at the Riverside Cotton Mills, Danville, Virginia Group of spinners, doffers, etc. All work. Some here are surely under fourteen, but not many. Location: Danville, Virginia.

Noon-hour at the Riverside Cotton Mills, Danville, Virginia Group of s...

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Noon hour, Winona (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work. Location: Winona, Mississippi.

Noon hour, Winona (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work. Location: Winona, M...

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Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the Laurel Cotton M...

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These boys, and others, work in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Virginia See also photos and label 2245 to 2249. Following are some of their names: (the youngest refused to give names). Otto, Lowe, 78 Seaboard Ave. Finishing Room. D. M. Deschields, 25 Phillip St. So, Norfolk, Winding Room. Oscar Weston 1320 Berkley Ave. Totes work. Lonnie Wommack, Hawthorn Ave. So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Jack Harrell, 66 Perry St., So. Norfolk, Finishing Room. Waverley Roseberry, 250 St. James St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room, Charlie McHorney, 4 Poindexter St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Location: Berkley, Virginia.

These boys, and others, work in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley...

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Ollie Hughes (11 years), Ruby Hughes (10 years), Help in Magnolia, (Miss.) Cotton Mills. One about 11 years (sick abed) works too. Mother and three others not in mill. Moved here two months ago from farm. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Ollie Hughes (11 years), Ruby Hughes (10 years), Help in Magnolia, (Mi...

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Group going out at noon from the Kilburn Mills. Little girl running is one of the workers. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Group going out at noon from the Kilburn Mills. Little girl running is...

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T.J. Fields and family. The father cards, two girls spin, boy on right end picks up bobbins, Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Been working a year or two. Mother and smallest children not in photo. Location: Fries, Virginia.

T.J. Fields and family. The father cards, two girls spin, boy on right...

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These were all of the small boys I found working at the Suffolk (Virginia) Knitting Mills, the day I was there. One of the smallest boys had been working there for two years. Not many under fourteen. Location: Suffolk, Virginia.

These were all of the small boys I found working at the Suffolk (Virgi...

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Nearly the entire force, Yooona [i.e., Yocona] Mills, Water Valley, Miss. Some of the smallest workers not in photo. The three smallest ones in front row hang around and help some. Baby doesn't work, - yet. The rest are steady workers. (See Hine report for data about past earnings of the mill.) Location: Water Valley, Mississippi.

Nearly the entire force, Yooona [i.e., Yocona] Mills, Water Valley, Mi...

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All are workers in the Bulter [i.e., Butler] Mills. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

All are workers in the Bulter [i.e., Butler] Mills. Location: New Bed...

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Austin, Pennsylvania ruins from Goodyear yard looking east

Austin, Pennsylvania ruins from Goodyear yard looking east

J161226 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; H. M. Beach; October 9, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Remsen, N.Y. Landmarks labeled on image. Title is on image at lower right; a second title below image... More

John Poindexter, "I'm ten years old. Helps me mommy in the spoolin' room every day," (Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C.) Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

John Poindexter, "I'm ten years old. Helps me mommy in the spoolin' ro...

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[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and Nashawena Mills. Going to dinner and back to wrk. Noon. January 9, 1912. Richard K. Conant, witness.] Location: [New Bedford, Massachusetts]

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and Nashaw...

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[Whitelaw Reid, 1837-1912, and wife Elisabeth (Mills), full-length portrait, standing, facing right]

[Whitelaw Reid, 1837-1912, and wife Elisabeth (Mills), full-length por...

Portrait of Reid and wife leaving St. Paul's Cathedral, London from Thanksgiving Service. J169335 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by the American Press Association. This record contains unverified, old data from c... More

Girl at the drawing-in-frame of the weave-room, Lorraine Mills, Pawtucket, R.I. Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Girl at the drawing-in-frame of the weave-room, Lorraine Mills, Pawtuc...

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Where it happened. (See photos 3070 to 3074) Sanders Cotton Mfg. Co., Bessemer City, N.C. In this and the adjoining mill (run by the same company) there were still many dangerous unprotected gears, belts, belts running through the open floor, rough broken flooring on which the workers would likely stumble, etc. - when I went through these mills (October 23rd, 1912) over two months after the accident. Location: Bessemer City, North Carolina.

Where it happened. (See photos 3070 to 3074) Sanders Cotton Mfg. Co., ...

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The Saxon Mill, Spartenberg [sic] and Caston Hall used as school and lodge hall. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.

The Saxon Mill, Spartenberg [sic] and Caston Hall used as school and l...

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The morning attendance at the mill school. See labels 3734 and 3735. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

The morning attendance at the mill school. See labels 3734 and 3735. S...

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Free Kindergarten (in Girard, Ala.) run by the Eagle and Phoenix Mills, Columbus, Ga. Has been closed over a year. The mill owners get a deal of free newspaper advertising about their wonderful Welfare Work, but it petered out this way. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Free Kindergarten (in Girard, Ala.) run by the Eagle and Phoenix Mills...

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A young sweeper in Conslidated [i.e., Consolidated] Duck Mills, La Grange, Ga. Location: La Grange, Georgia.

A young sweeper in Conslidated [i.e., Consolidated] Duck Mills, La Gra...

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A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read or write. The mother does mill work some. Alice, 17 years has steady job. Makes from $5 to $6 a week. Alfred, 13 years now, worked here when he was 12, and in other mills before that. Makes $4 a week. Recently crippled by getting his hand caught in the cogs of a spinning machine. Richard just reached 11. Been working here 1 year; began when he was 10. Makes $2.40 a week. "The work runs him down too." William, 6 years old, nearly blind. Lizzie, 5 years old. Home in utter neglect; filthy and bare. When investigator called the mother had been gone about an hour, leaving a roomer's 3 months old baby in the cradle before an open fire on the hearth, and only two children 5 and 6 years old - one nearly blind, playing around. She came back and fed them a lot of cheap candy. What will Society reap from its neglect of this family? Shaw Cotton Mills. Location: South Weldon, North Carolina.

A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including t...

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Investigator saw all the children in this photograph coming out and going in to work when the whistle blew, and they said they worked. Lumberton Cotton Mills. Location: Lumberton, North Carolina.

Investigator saw all the children in this photograph coming out and go...

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Silk mills, Paterson, N.J.

Silk mills, Paterson, N.J.

"Making up" room, Throwster Plant - boiling "thrown" silk to send to dyers or weavers.

Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are surely under 12 years old. Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle ...

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Ruggles Park Playground. Empty 3 P.M. Granite Mills in background. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Ruggles Park Playground. Empty 3 P.M. Granite Mills in background. Lo...

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[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 12, 1915, getting her certificate for her 5th position. Face broken out as most of weavers have from the machine oil, handling it and not washing hands. Lint gets into pores.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 1...

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The Old and the New. Chase Mill built in 1872 in foreground, Pilgrim Mill build [sic] in 1912 in the distance. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

The Old and the New. Chase Mill built in 1872 in foreground, Pilgrim M...

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The Malone Paper Co. mill at Malone, N.Y.

The Malone Paper Co. mill at Malone, N.Y.

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Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: [South Manchester, Connecticut]

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: [South Man...

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Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: [South Manchester, Connecticut].

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: [South Man...

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Basil Mills & Miss Constance Binney, 5/17/24

Basil Mills & Miss Constance Binney, 5/17/24

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Mayor Walker of New York confers with Secretary Mellon and other members of Coolidge Cabinet. "Jimmie" Walker, the dapper Mayor of New York City, arrived in the National Capital today and immediately went into conference with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Postmaster General New and other high government officials regarding the proposed Federal appropriations for a new Federal court building in New York City and the removal of the present postoffice to a new site in the Metropolis. In the photograph, left to right: (sitting) Undersecretary of the Treasury Ogden L. Mills; Major Walker; Secretary Mellon; Attorney General Sargent; and Postmaster Joseph Johnson, New York City commissioner of Public Works; James A. Wetmore, acting supervising architect of the Treasury; Paul Block, newspaper publisher; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Carl T. Schuneman; and First Assistant Postmaster General John H. Bartlett

Mayor Walker of New York confers with Secretary Mellon and other membe...

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Jerusalem Mills, Harford County, Maryland

Jerusalem Mills, Harford County, Maryland

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Padlocked doors on tenement houses are not uncommon in the French section with mills closed down, Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire

Padlocked doors on tenement houses are not uncommon in the French sect...

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Mills Point, Chaptico vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

Mills Point, Chaptico vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

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A man holding a gun while another man looks on, Vermont. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph.

A man holding a gun while another man looks on, Vermont. Farm Security...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a wagon, Vermont. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph.

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a wagon, Vermont. Farm Secu...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Frank Kinney's farm, Eden Mills, Vermont

Frank Kinney's farm, Eden Mills, Vermont

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Sawing pulpwood on Kinneys' farm, Eden Mills, Vermont

Sawing pulpwood on Kinneys' farm, Eden Mills, Vermont

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Mill & Cabin, Raleigh vic., Wake County, North Carolina

Mill & Cabin, Raleigh vic., Wake County, North Carolina

Photograph shows Yates Mill in Raleigh, North Carolina. Information provided by Sharon Weaver, 2012.

Middleton Place, Ashley River vic., Dorchester County, South Carolina

Middleton Place, Ashley River vic., Dorchester County, South Carolina

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Pulpwood for the paper mills in Berlin, New Hampshire

Pulpwood for the paper mills in Berlin, New Hampshire

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Packing flour, Pillsbury mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Packing flour, Pillsbury mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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A black and white photo of a woman working in a factory, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a woman working in a factory, Great Depress...

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Detail of abandoned mine in San Juan County, Colorado. This section which was once a boom mining section is now covered with the crumbling, rotting remains of mines and mills

Detail of abandoned mine in San Juan County, Colorado. This section wh...

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Steel manufacture, Allegheny-Ludlum. This is semi-finished material for finishing in steel mills and strip mills. The piles of rectangular pieces in the foreground are for steel mill production, while the coils behind them are destined for the strip mill where they will be converted into thin gauge strips

Steel manufacture, Allegheny-Ludlum. This is semi-finished material fo...

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A black and white photo of a group of people, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

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Lincoln, New Hampshire. One-industry town, home of Parker Young paper mills who employ about six hundred men

Lincoln, New Hampshire. One-industry town, home of Parker Young paper ...

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Steel manufacture, Allegheny-Ludlum. Into the charging boxes goes this carload of scrap metal. Steel mills operating at capacity cannot afford to run short of these precious bits of cast away metal. The charging boxes foreground, will carry the scrap to the furnace for remelting

Steel manufacture, Allegheny-Ludlum. Into the charging boxes goes this...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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