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Cotton Mill
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The employees in Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. One of the Bibb Mfg. Co. mills. Overseer told me this mill made 70% profit last year and expected to make 100% this year. All these children were working and helping regularly. Location: Macon, Georgia.
Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. See photo and label 538. Girl with dropping eyes and hands on hips has been helping one year. Jan. 20, 1909. Location: Macon, Georgia.
Some of the adults Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. Location: Macon, Georgia.
Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. Boy with hands in pockets been in mill 1 year. See label #538. Location: Macon, Georgia.
Going home from the Manchester Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. Not allowed to photo inside. See photos 517 to 520. Location: Macon, Georgia.
Noon hour, Manchester Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. See photos 517 to 520. Location: Macon, Georgia.
Two of the "helpers" in the Tifton Cotton Mill, Tifton, Ga. They work regularly. Location: Tifton, Georgia.
The whole force, Tifton Cotton Mill, Tifton, Ga. All these were working and helping regularly in the mill. Location: Tifton, Georgia.
Noon Hour. Workers in Enterprize sic? Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. The wheels are kept running through noon hour (which is only 40 minutes) so employees may be tempted to put in part of this time at machine if they wish. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
Doffer boys in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
Workers in Enterprise Cotton Mill (Augusta, Ga.) Smallest boy (in middle) been in this mill 4 years. Others been there several years. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
A little spinner in Globe Cotton Mill. Augusta, Ga. The overseer admitted she was regularly employed. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
Interior of cotton mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
A spinner and a doffer in Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Out of forty employed there were ten almost as small as these. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
One of the doffers in Cawtaba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
Boy at warping machine, Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
Some of doffers and the Superintendent, Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Ten small boys and girls about this size out of a force of 40 employees. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Dec. 2, 1908. L.W.H. Location: Clinton, South Carolina.
Lincoln Cotton Mill, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Slubber. Location: Evansville, Indiana.
Lincoln Cotton Mill, Evansville, Ind. Young Girls at Spoolers. Location: Evansville, Indiana.
Lincoln Cotton Mill, Evansville, Ind. Boy sweeping small boy picking up and carrying away. (Bad light and shaking floors.) Location: Evansville, Indiana.
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.
Some of the youngsters working in Pell City Cotton Mill. Mr. E.A. Thompson, Supt. of the Mill is also Mayor of Pell City. Location: Pell City, Alabama.