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Young spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her name. Youngest boy runs two sides at ten cents each a day. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Young spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her name...

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Dependent (able-bodied) Parents. Smith Family, West Point, Miss. Three girls (in front) work in the mill. This boy and others work up town. Came from an Alabama farm six months ago. Smallest spinner runs two sides. "Father just putters around. Don't work steady." "We all like the mill work better'n the hot sun on farm." House barren and run down. Location: West Point, Mississippi.

Dependent (able-bodied) Parents. Smith Family, West Point, Miss. Three...

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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

Group of spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her name. Youngest boy runs two sides at ten cents each a day. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Group of spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her n...

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Mrs. Streety (a widow) and family. West Point, Miss. The four children on the ground work in the mill. Oldest makes 90 cents a day, - the next, 70 cents, - the boy 30 cents, ("He's slow," they said.) and Eva makes 28 cents a day. Eva is learning to spin. Can run two sides soon. She is 12 now (which is doubtful) but said that she learned [to] spin before she was 12. Location: West Point, Mississippi.

Mrs. Streety (a widow) and family. West Point, Miss. The four children...

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At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on other two, and is usually crowded like this. Small boy in front is Jo Pume, a Nipper, 163 Pine Street. Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Co.,. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is en...

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Herbert, a doffer, and Walter, a spinner (learning , but runs about two sides). Works steadily in Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Herbert, a doffer, and Walter, a spinner (learning , but runs about tw...

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At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on other two, and is usually crowded like this. Small boy in front is Jo Pume, a Nipper, 163 Pine Street. Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Co.,. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is en...

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One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Hettie Roberts. Runs two sides. Been working several weeks. Location: Fries, Virginia.

One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Vi...

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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, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on other two, and is usually crowded like this. Small boy in front is Jo Pume, a Nipper, 163 Pine Street. Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Co.,. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is en...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on other two, and is usually crowded like this. Small boy in front is Jo Pume, a Nipper, 163 Pine Street. Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is en...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1925. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collec... More

One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Hettie Roberts. Runs two sides. Been working several weeks. Location: Fries, Virginia

One of the youngest spinners in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Vi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2111. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on other two, and is usually crowded like this. Small boy in front is Jo Pume, a Nipper, 163 Pine Street. Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is en...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1925. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collec... More

Young spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her name. Youngest boy runs two sides at ten cents each a day. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee

Young spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her name...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1758. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on other two, and is usually crowded like this. Small boy in front is Jo Pume, a Nipper, 163 Pine Street. Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania

At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is en...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1925. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collec... More

Mrs. Streety (a widow) and family. West Point, Miss. The four children on the ground work in the mill. Oldest makes 90 cents a day, - the next, 70 cents, - the boy 30 cents, ("He's slow," they said.) and Eva makes 28 cents a day. Eva is learning to spin. Can run two sides soon. She is 12 now (which is doubtful) but said that she learned to spin before she was 12. Location: West Point, Mississippi

Mrs. Streety (a widow) and family. West Point, Miss. The four children...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2133. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Group of spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her name. Youngest boy runs two sides at ten cents each a day. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee

Group of spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her n...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1760. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More