11 years old. Beginning to doff. Son of one of Gastonia's preachers . His two brothers, 14 and 16 years old, are also in the mill. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

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

Mill at High Shoals, N.C. 8 P.M. Mill was running. Location: High Shoals, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mill at High Shoals, N.C. 8 P.M. Mill was running. Location: High Shoals, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.