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Young girls going to work noon-hour Merrimac Mills. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

A Sunday hand-out of doffers and other mill fellows. Reputed a bad lot. Smallest boy is Arthur, said he was 13 (doubtful) & been in mill 4 years. Get $3.50 a week now. Location: Columbus?, Mississippi?.

The youngest children I saw going into Tombigbee Cotton Mill, Columbus, Miss., at 6:30 A.M. May 15, 1911. Not many youngsters there. Not working a full force. Location: Columbus, Mississippi.

Waiting for the whistle to blow. Tombigbee Mills, Columbus, Miss. Location: Columbus, Mississippi.

Doffer boys going to dinner. Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi.

Inez Johnson (nine years old) and Lily, her cousin (seven years old). Both were helping Mrs. Johnson, a spooler in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Inez says she works regularly. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi.

Inez Johnson (9 years old) and Lily, her cousin (7 years old). Both were helping Mrs. Johnson, a spooler in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Inez said she works regularly. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi.

Carl Harden, doffer in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Said he was fourteen, but I doubt it. Couldn't write his own name. Been working in different mills about one year. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi.

Family of L.W. Money. Father, daughter and two boys work in spinning room of Washington Cotton Mills. Fries, Va. Smallest worker said he was thirteen, but it is doubtful. Location: Fries, Virginia.

T.J. Fields and family. The father cards, two girls spin, boy on right end picks up bobbins, Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. Been working a year or two. Mother and smallest children not in photo. Location: Fries, Virginia.

Mill boys' recreation. A Sunday swim. Base-ball on Sunday is tabooed here. Sunday-school and church are well attended. Loafing around, playing marbles, and swimming seem to be the only respite from the week's work. Location: Fries, Virginia.

Young messenger making an office call. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Wilbur H. Woodward, 428 Third St., N.W., Washington, D.C., Western Union messenger 236, one of the youngsters on the border-line, (15 yrs. old) works until 8 P.M. only. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Joseph Bernstein, 1518 Fifth St. N.W., a 10 yr. old news-boy who had been selling in saloons along the way, says he makes a dollar a day, sells until 8:30 P.M. Is a bright Jewish boy. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia

Eight year old newsie. Many youngsters get up early to sell papers. One ten year old starts out at 3 A.M. every day and goes to school. Location: Waco, Texas.

Messenger boy working for Mackay Telegraph Company. Said fifteen years old. Exposed to Red Light dangers. Location: Waco, Texas.

Lionel Perry, nine year old newsboy. Starts out at 5:00 A.M. usually. 4:00 A.M. on Sundays. Sells after school. Location: San Antonio, Texas.

A typical San Antonio newsboy. Nine years old. Youngsters like this abound, here and in many other Texas cities. Some sell early in morning and late at night. Location: San Antonio, Texas.

Six year old newsboy. Raymond Miller. Many of these here ranging from five to ten years old. Location: San Antonio, Texas.

Sonny and Pete newsboys. One is six years old. They began at 6:00 A.M. Location: San Antonio, Texas.

Sixteen year old messenger boy entering "crib" in Red Light district. Location: San Antonio, Texas.

Messenger? Location: San Antonio, Texas?

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