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Cotton Mill
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Boys working in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. (see photo and label #730). Location: Burlington, Vermont.
Some of the children in King Cotton Mill. Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
Little spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Overseer said she was regularly employed. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
Adolescents and other in Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. Girl on end with dropping eyelids has been helping there one yr. Jan. 20, 1909. L.W. Location: Macon, Georgia.
A doffer boy in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill. Location: Georgia.
Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Woman was "with child." According to reports, these women work until the day of childbirth. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
Doffer boys in Georgia Cotton Mill. Location: Georgia.
Some adolescents in a Georgia Cotton Mill. Location: Georgia.
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.