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Peter Pluta (right hand boy), 2 Bertha Ave. Works in spinning room. Two years there Henry Fritz (left hand), 56 Cheever St. Has worked in spinning room two or three months. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Peter Pluta (right hand boy), 2 Bertha Ave. Works in spinning room. Tw...

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2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said: "I'm about 12." His mother said: "He's old enough to work all right," but the boy admitted that she had to sign up that he was older than he was. He appears to be 10. Has had job doffing for several weeks. Could not write his own name. Has had no schooling after the 1st grade. Wylie Haw (right hand boy). Mother says he is 12 years old now. Been working 1 year. She is a widow. Location: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said: "I'm about 12." His...

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Johnnie William Bumgerden (right hand boy). (See data in label 2955). Henry Hill, older boy said 13 years (?) been doffing 2 years now in the Aragon spinning room, Rock Hill. The girls are spinners. Two of them belong to Johnnie's family. Location: Rock Hill, [South Carolina].

Johnnie William Bumgerden (right hand boy). (See data in label 2955). ...

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Peter Pluta (right hand boy), 2 Bertha Ave. Works in spinning room. Two years there Henry Fritz (left hand), 56 Cheever St. Has worked in spinning room two or three months. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

Peter Pluta (right hand boy), 2 Bertha Ave. Works in spinning room. Tw...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2657. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said: "I'm about 12." His mother said: "He's old enough to work all right," but the boy admitted that she had to sign up that he was older than he was. He appears to be 10. Has had job doffing for several weeks. Could not write his own name. Has had no schooling after the 1st grade. Wylie Haw (right hand boy). Mother says he is 12 years old now. Been working 1 year. She is a widow. Location: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said: "I'm about 12." His...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3881. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Johnnie William Bumgerden (right hand boy). (See data in label 2955). Henry Hill, older boy said 13 years (?) been doffing 2 years now in the Aragon spinning room, Rock Hill. The girls are spinners. Two of them belong to Johnnie's family. Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina

Johnnie William Bumgerden (right hand boy). (See data in label 2955). ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2954. State not recorded on caption card; based on captions for related photos. Credit line: National Child Labor... More