Georgia Historic photos, documents, and people

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Going home from the Manchester Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. Not allowed to photo inside. See photos 517 to 520. Location: Macon, Georgia.

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A 12 year old knitter in the Rome Hosiery Mill. Been there some time. Earns four to five dollars a week. Location: Rome, Georgia.

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A little spinner in Globe Cotton Mill. Augusta, Ga. The overseer admitted she was regularly employed. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

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Mt. Pleasant school near Valdosta. Typical of the country schools of many parts of Georgia. Location: Valdosta vicinity, Georgia.

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field hand getting ready to go to town on a Saturday afternoon. His wages seventy-five cents a day and cabin. He has six children

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Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. One of the little ones at work there. See photos 500 to 509. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

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Tenant family with six children who are rural rehabilitation clients of the Farm Security Administration. Greene County, Georgia

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Noon hour in Macon Knitting Mill, Macon, Ga. Half a dozen other small boys did not get into photo. Location: Macon, Georgia.

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All are workers in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. The ages in this mill run from 9 and 10 years upwards. Location: Rome, Georgia.