Georgia Historic photos, documents, and people

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Workers in the Tifton (Ga.) Cotton Mills. All these children were working or helping. 125 workers in all. Some of the smallest boys and girls have been there one year or more. Location: Tifton, Georgi

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488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngsters here. Some boys were so small they had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend the broken threads and put back the empty bobbin

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A hitchhiking family waiting along the highway in Macon, Georgia. The father repairs sewing machines, lawn mowers, etc. He is leaving Macon, where a license is required for such work (twenty-five dolla

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A hitchhiking family waiting along the highway in Macon, Georgia. The father repairs sewing machines, lawn mowers, etc. He is leaving Macon, where a license is required for such work (twenty-five dolla

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A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals. Passengers waiting to get on the Greyhound bus at Rome, Georgia. Most of them only travel a short distance, hav

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6:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of part of force going home. Sibley Mfg. Co. Augusta, Ga. Some of the smallest boys said been in mill from one to several yrs. Jan. 15, 1909. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

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As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco in the warehouse, the price is immediately recorded, and the farmers go to the "money box" to get their money. Douglas, Georgia

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A 12 year old girl who had been working in Weave room of Consolidated Duck Mill, La Grange, Ga., for one year and helping to support a father who works when sober. Location: La Grange, Georgia.

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Little spinner in Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. She was so small she had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads. See also photo 488. Jan. 19, 1909. Location: Macon, Georgia.