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Where sacks are opened and the sugar starts on its journey of refinement

Where sacks are opened and the sugar starts on its journey of refineme...

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Boys working in Scotland Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Smallest boy--Junior Bounds--Beginning. Next, Rollin Hudson - 3 years in mill. Next, Lloyd Willoughby - 3 years in mill. Next, Preston Torrent - 8 years in mill. 6 years night work - 14 years old now. "Haven't been in school more'n 3 days in my whole life." Father blind. 2 older sisters and 1 younger brother work in mill now. Has doffed all 8 years. Gets about 60 cents a day. Asked him if he didn't get tired, "No, when you get used to it you don't get tired. Some of the boys goes to sleep when they begin." Showed a remarkable degree of refinement and consideration for others. Work has not blunted this. Sunday, Dec. 6/08. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Boys working in Scotland Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Smallest boy--Junior B...

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Parke, Davis and Company, manufacturing chemists, Detroit, Michigan. Refinement of antitoxin by dialysis

Parke, Davis and Company, manufacturing chemists, Detroit, Michigan. R...

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What artistic taste and refinement can do in an Alaskan cabin

What artistic taste and refinement can do in an Alaskan cabin

Photograph shows the interior of a cluttered Alaskan cabin; woman reading, seated behind stove, is surrounded by animal skins, bed, and other furnishings. Copyright 1903 by B. Kinne. No. 188.