Virginia Historic photos, documents, and people

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Willie ---, a Richmond, Va. newsboy. Told me first he was 8, then admitted 7, and finally 6 years old. Compare 5 year old with him in photo 2210B. Location: Richmond, Virginia.

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Young spinner in Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. Said fourteen years old, but it is doubtful. See exterior photos and age comparisons in 2161 to 2163. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.

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Arlington, Virginia. Ordering clothes from a mail order house at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, a residence for women who work for the U.S. government for the duration of the war

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Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Interior of vocational shop. Boys learn to repair farm machinery, carpentering and welding. Machine shop is a three-year course

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Arlington, Virginia. Reading the Sunday comics on the back porch at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, a residence for women who work for U.S. government for the duration of the war

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Here's our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Va.

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Group of doffers and spinners working in Roanoke Cotton Mills (Va.) I counted seven apparently under fourteen and three under twelve years old. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.

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These are the smallest workers I could find at Southland Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, Va., and I went all through it. Only a few under fourteen. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

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These are the smallest workers I could find at Southland Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, Va., and I went all through it. Only a few under fourteen. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.