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Girls running warping machines in Loray mill, Gastonia, N.C. Many boys and girls much younger. Boss carefully avoided them, and when I tried to get a photo which would include a mite of a boy working at a machine, he was quickly swept out of range. "He isn't working here, just came in to help a little."  Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

Girls running warping machines in Loray mill, Gastonia, N.C. Many boys...

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A doffer in the Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina

A doffer in the Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Location: Cherryv...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 269. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

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. Loca...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1889. There is both a Loudon and a London, Tennessee. UMBC records similar photos as "Loudon," however. Credit li... More

Loosening cocoon fiber and winding on frames, silk mill, Beyrout, Syria

Loosening cocoon fiber and winding on frames, silk mill, Beyrout, Syri...

J179806 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11132. No. U-99056. No. S 877. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Weaver in American Linen Co. See 4159.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Weaver in American Linen Co. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachu...

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Doffers - Boss said 14 and 15 years old. Indian Orchard Cotton Mill.  Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Doffers - Boss said 14 and 15 years old. Indian Orchard Cotton Mill. ...

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American Linen Co. Spooler tender.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

American Linen Co. Spooler tender. Location: Fall River, Massachusett...

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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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Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Doffer and spooler. Location: Newton, North Carolina

Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Doffer and spooler. Location: Newton...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 458. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

14 year old Spooler tender. Berkshire Cotton Mills.  Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

14 year old Spooler tender. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, ...

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Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co., N.C. Plenty of others.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.

Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co., N.C. Plenty of others. Location: Che...

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A young raveler in London Hosiery Mills.  Location: Loudon, Tennessee.

A young raveler in London Hosiery Mills. Location: Loudon, Tennessee.

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

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

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H. Brinton Company, 1270 Broadway, New York City. General view of machine

H. Brinton Company, 1270 Broadway, New York City. General view of mach...

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Young boy on warping machine Elk Cotton Mills. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee

Young boy on warping machine Elk Cotton Mills. Location: Fayetteville,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1755. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Young knitter in the Crescent Hosiery Mill. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina

Young knitter in the Crescent Hosiery Mill. Location: Scotland Neck, N...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3862. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Continuation school girls looping stocking in Ipswich Mills. Location: Boston, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Continuation school girls looping stocking in Ipswich Mills. Location:...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4738. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A Polish boy Willie) who was taking his noon rest in a doffer-box. Location: Anthony, Rhode Island

One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A ...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 668. Hine no. 669. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Pho... More

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Spinning Machine, the slubber.  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Spinning Machine, the s...

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Drawer-in.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Drawer-in. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a little school girl coming for some other purpose.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at i...

A woman sitting in a chair holding a piece of yarn. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

King Philip Card Room. Rosawna - 14 years, 959 Globe St., Doffer on Jack Speeders. Pushing a truck of empty bobbins.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Card Room. Rosawna - 14 years, 959 Globe St., Doffer on Ja...

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King Philip Mill. Drawer-in - Young learner - 14 years old, Yvette Frappier, and teacher who has been a drawer-in 9 years. Only girl in department has been learning a few weeks. Drawing thread through an eye in the harness.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Mill. Drawer-in - Young learner - 14 years old, Yvette Fra...

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[Spooler Tender - 15 years Berkshire Cotton Mills.]  Location: [Adams, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Spooler Tender - 15 years Berkshire Cotton Mills.] Location: [Adams,...

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Boy at warping machine, Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Boy at warping machine, Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: N...

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Warper at his machine, Newton, N.C.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Warper at his machine, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North Carolina.

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Girls in Daniel Mill, Lincolnton, N.C.  Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Girls in Daniel Mill, Lincolnton, N.C. Location: Lincolnton, North Ca...

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Newberry Mills (S.C.) Noon hour. All are working here. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina

Newberry Mills (S.C.) Noon hour. All are working here. Witness, Sara R...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 383. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Stocking-knitting machines, Cleveland Hosiery Mills, Tennessee

Stocking-knitting machines, Cleveland Hosiery Mills, Tennessee

No. 20212. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscop... More

Some of the young knitters in London [i.e., Loudon?] Hosiery mills. Photo taken during working hours.  Location: Loudon, Tennessee.

Some of the young knitters in London [i.e., Loudon?] Hosiery mills. Ph...

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One of the small boys working in "Top room" of London [i.e., Loudon?] Hosiery Mills,.  Location: Loudon, Tennessee.

One of the small boys working in "Top room" of London [i.e., Loudon?] ...

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[Dosilav Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. (At his Machine) Young band boy in 5 and 6; been there three months.]  Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

[Dosilav Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. (At his Machine) Young band boy in 5 a...

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King Philip Weave Room. Drop wire boy. Gilberto Chicca, 165 King St. 16 years old.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Weave Room. Drop wire boy. Gilberto Chicca, 165 King St. 1...

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[American Linen Co. Spooler tender.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[American Linen Co. Spooler tender.] Location: Fall River, Massachuse...

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

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: South Manch...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4966. Single card covers 4966-5008. No state or city recorded on caption card; South Manchester, Connecticut, bas... More

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

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Portuguese. Spinner. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Portuguese. Spinner. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lew...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4246. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co., N.C. Plenty of others. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina

Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co., N.C. Plenty of others. Location: Cher...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 263. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Spooler tenders - 14 years old. Berkshire Cotton Mills.  Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spooler tenders - 14 years old. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ada...

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One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A Polish boy Willie) who was taking his noon rest in a doffer-box. [...]  Location: Anthony, Rhode Island.

One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A ...

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Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill. Locati...

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Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill. Locati...

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[The Flint Cotton Mill, Spinning room. Small girls are employed here but not in evidence this noon.]  Location: [Fall River, Massachusetts].

[The Flint Cotton Mill, Spinning room. Small girls are employed here b...

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Young doffers in Elk Cotton Mills.  Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Young doffers in Elk Cotton Mills. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. National Child Labor Committee. No. 282. Girl on left said she was 10 years old and been in mill a long time more than a year. Spinner girl on right said she was 12 years.  Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. National Child Labor Committee. No. ...

Photo shows a mother and her daughters, identified as Susie Black Blanton, with Lalar on the left, and Ellen on the right (Source: Joe Manning, 2014, http://eightsteeples.com/blanton1.html)

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girls at weaving machine; warpers.  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girls at weaving machine; warpe...

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Cotton-mill employee using seat that is on the end of her machine.  Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Cotton-mill employee using seat t...

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Young Spinner - Indian Orchard Cotton Mill. Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

Young Spinner - Indian Orchard Cotton Mill. Location: Indian Orchard, ...

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Printing cloth in the cotton mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Printing cloth in the cotton mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

J260891 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 22084. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: South Manch...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 5005. Single card covers 4966-5008. No state or city recorded on caption card; South Manchester, Connecticut, bas... More

Fiberglass manufacture, Owens-Corning, Toledo, Ohio. All-glass yarns in this photographs are being woven on standard textile machinery into tape that subsequently will be used to insulate electrical equipment. Inorganic fiberglass electrical insulation makes possible the building of electrical equipment capable of standing up under overloads and other severe operating conditions

Fiberglass manufacture, Owens-Corning, Toledo, Ohio. All-glass yarns i...

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Nannie Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been working in the Crescent Hosiery Mill for some months. Makes about $3 a week. Has been through the 5th grade in school. She is bright, but unsophisticated. Told investigator, "There are other little girls in the mill too. One of them, says she's 13, but she doesn't look any older than me." Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina

Nannie Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been wor...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3853. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

King Philip Card Room. Rosawna - 14 years, 959 Globe St., Doffer on Jack Speeders. Pushing a truck of empty bobbins. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

King Philip Card Room. Rosawna - 14 years, 959 Globe St., Doffer on Ja...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4265. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

Spooler tenders - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Spooler tenders - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, M...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4373. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

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Mamie La Barge at her Machine. Under legal age.  Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Mamie La Barge at her Machine. Under legal age. Location: Winchendon,...

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Continuation school girls looping stocking in Ipswich Mills.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Continuation school girls looping stocking in Ipswich Mills. Location...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Girl in Cherryville Mill.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Pho...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

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[One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A Polish boy Willie) who was taking his noon rest in a doffer-box.]  Location: Anthony, Rhode Island.

[One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A...

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[One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A Polish boy Willie) who was taking his noon rest in a doffer-box.]  Location: Anthony, Rhode Island.

[One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I. (A...

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To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representing winding, warping with a new improved warping mill, and weaving; is ... inscribed by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representin...

Print shows an interior view of a mill where three men are engaged in winding, warping, and weaving yarn. Plate VII. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Fide Et Amore" with "Honi soit qui mal y pens... More

Adrienne Pagnette, an adolescent French illiterate, speaks almost no English. Is probably 14 or 15. Doffs on top floor spinning room in Glenallen Mill. Her brother Francis has a regular job doffing. Said he is 15 but Mr. Hine doubted it. Her sister Anna said she was 12 years old and helped older sister in Glenallen Mill. Been at it all summer. She stands next to Adrienne in Photo 2396, and in 2396A (taller girl). Photo 2396 shows the entire family of 17 members, 8 or 10 of them in the mill. Almost every one of them illiterate. Stooping, reaching and pushing heavy boxes is bad for young girls adolescent.  Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Adrienne Pagnette, an adolescent French illiterate, speaks almost no E...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Young women (spooler) Kelser Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C.  Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Young women (spooler) Kelser Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. Location: Sali...

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Erenne La Prise, a doffer, apparently 13 year[s] old, doffing at his machine in Spring Village Mill. Said he had been working a year and a half.  Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Erenne La Prise, a doffer, apparently 13 year[s] old, doffing at his m...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Twelve year old Selina Wall working at spooling room in the Brazos Valley Cotton Mill, West, Tex. Their Family Record says she was born, March 23, 1901. Her mother said: "She's just taking the place of her sister (fifteen years old). Selina could earn a dollar a day. She was raised up in a cotton mill over in Belton, but she has to stay home and do the cookin." The mother and the fifteen year old girl work regularly in the mill. Several older boys work. Selina keeps house. Nine in the family.  Location: West, Texas.

Twelve year old Selina Wall working at spooling room in the Brazos Val...

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Harness maker. See 4158.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Harness maker. See 4158. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: South Manch...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4971. Single card covers 4966-5008. No state or city recorded on caption card; South Manchester, Connecticut, bas... More

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

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: South Manch...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4981. Single card covers 4966-5008. No state or city recorded on caption card; South Manchester, Connecticut, bas... More

H. Brinton Company, 1270 Broadway, New York City. General view of machine

H. Brinton Company, 1270 Broadway, New York City. General view of mach...

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A young raveler in London Hosiery Mills. Location: Loudon, Tennessee

A young raveler in London Hosiery Mills. Location: Loudon, Tennessee

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1887. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

14 year old Spooler tender. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

14 year old Spooler tender. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, M...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4385. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

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

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: South Manch...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4972. Single card covers 4966-5008. No state or city recorded on caption card; South Manchester, Connecticut, bas... More

Drawer-in. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Drawer-in. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4252. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the outer world Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year.  Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the ou...

Photo shows girl identified as Lalar Blanton (Source: Joe Manning, 2014, http://eightsteeples.com/blanton1.html).

Twelve year old Selina Wall working at spooling in the Brazos [?] Valley Cotton Mill, West Texas. Their family Record says she was born, March 23, 1901. Her mother said: "She's just taking the place of her sister fifteen years old. Selina could earn a dollar a day. She was raised up in a cotton mill over in Belton, but she has to stay home and do the cookin." The mother and the fifteen year old girl work regularly in the mill. Several older boys work. Selina keeps house. Nine in the family.  Location: West, Texas.

Twelve year old Selina Wall working at spooling in the Brazos [?] Vall...

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Nannie Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been working in the Crescent Hosiery Mill for some months. Makes about $3 a week. Has been through the 5th grade in school. She is bright, but unsophisticated. Told investigator, "There are other little girls in the mill too. One of them, says she's 13, but she doesn't look any older than me."  Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Nannie Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been wor...

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One of the doffers Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Nov. 10, 1908. L. W. H.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.

One of the doffers Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Nov. 10, 190...

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Woman at beam warper. Cherryville , N.C. Nov. 1908.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Woman at beam warper. Cherryville , N.C. Nov. 1908. Location: Cherryv...

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Doffer in Mellville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Said he had been working for two years. Many of them below age.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.

Doffer in Mellville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Said he had been worki...

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No. 266. Spinners in Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.

No. 266. Spinners in Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Location: C...

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Girl in Cherryville Mill.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Pho...

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To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representing winding, warping with a new improved warping mill, and weaving; is ... inscribed by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representin...

Print shows an interior view of a mill where three men are engaged in winding, warping, and weaving yarn. Plate VII. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Fide Et Amore" with "Honi soit qui mal y pens... More

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

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

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Warper at his machine, Newton, N.C.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Warper at his machine, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North Carolina.

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Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. After I had taken this, the Superintendent said, "Now take the other extreme," and brought forward another doffer. See photo #428. He said, "We don't object to having folks represent the.  Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. Aft...

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Spooler Tenders - 14 and 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills.  Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spooler Tenders - 14 and 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: ...

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[Interior of Gallery of Machines, showing textile machinery, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Interior of Gallery of Machines, showing textile machinery, Paris Exp...

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Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills. Her sister (in photo) said, "Yes, she he'ps me right smart. Not all day but all she can. Yes, she started with me at six this mornin'." These two belong to a family of 19 children.  Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills....

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Drawer - in Cotton Mill. / L.W. Hine.

Drawer - in Cotton Mill. / L.W. Hine.

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Warp tenders assistant. "Tyer in." Had just been promoted from spooler tender. See 4158.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Warp tenders assistant. "Tyer in." Had just been promoted from spooler...

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Spinner. See 4159.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spinner. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hin...

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