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The Duncan Family, West Point, Miss. All in the cotton mill except mother and babe. The boy, Bill, said, "I'm fifteen now. Been workin' in this mill eight years. Wasn't no law fer little ones when I went in." Location: West Point, Mississippi.
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Group of doffers and spinners working in Roanoke Cotton Mills (Va.) I counted seven apparently under fourteen and three under twelve years old. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.
A young spooler in Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.
A young spooler in Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.