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J. C. Wheaton Glass Wks. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

J.C. Wheaton Glass Wks. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Wheaton Glass Wks. Millville, New Jersey.

Wheaton Glass Wks. Millville, New Jersey.

Noon hour, Millville Mfg. Co. One of six young boys and girls that I saw working in the cotton mill. Some were younger than this one. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Night scene, Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. Location: Millville, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of night shifts in Jersey. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of night shifts in Jersey. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Day scene. Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of night shifts. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Lea Clemner, 5 Trenton Street, Gastonia, N.C. 8 years old. Beginning to doff. Said he gets only 15 cents a day. Works part time in mill (4 days a week and part time goes to school. Query, --When?. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

Maggie Burton, 14 years old. A typical adolescent. Sister to Charley Burton (see large photo # 277). Been Spinning 6 years. Can run 7 sides = 70 cents a day . Does run 5 sides = 50 cents a day. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. Girl at end of porch Daisy Estis (Couldn't spell her name) Worked 2 years. other two not in the mill. No school within reach. All chewed tobacco. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. Plenty of young children. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Will Morrill, Wylie Mill; Chester, S.C. Been in mill 5 years. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Group of boys from Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. Spending Saturday behind the barn. Overseer came up and I couldn't get names or ages. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Jamie Sherley, (girl) Wylie Mills, Chester, S.C. Been in mill 6 years. Ambro Sherley--11 years old. Been in mill over 1 year. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. Tommy Ashville, (smaller boy) 2 years in mill. "Specks I'm about 11." Arthur Shelly, 8 years in mill. 14 years old. Other boys agreed he had been in mill 8 years. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Willie Crocker, (barefoot) Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. 13 years old-- "worked since I was 6 years old." Lost part of finger in gear of machinery. Fred Crocker--11 years old. 1 year in mill. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Wylie Mills, Chester, S.C. and settlement of houses. No schools for all these people. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Girls working in Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Zetella Gallman (by window) (looked 15 years old). Has worked 2 years. Both girls in middle said they had been in mill 8 years. Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Archie Love (See Photo 328). Said (after hesitating) "I am 14 years old." Doesn't look it. Been in mill 3 years. Worked 5 months nights at the start. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Minnie Love (see photo 327), Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Been in mill since 7 yrs. old. Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Otis Mehaffy. 4 years in mill. Small boy "helps sister" Saturdays and after school. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Johns Lewis. Springstein Mill. A typical cotton mill boy. 12 years old --1 year in mill. Weaver--4 looms. Got 40 cents at start--60 cents now. Brother and Pa, in mills. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.