Some of the workers in the Pickett Cotton Mill, High Point, NC, 1912
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Some of the youngest workers in Roanoke (Virginia) Cotton Mills, 1911
Spinners and doffers in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Dozens of them in this mill, 1908
The Rising Generation, Gregtown, Augusta, where the hands in King Mill live.
"Worst part of Augusta." 1909
These all work in Cleveland Hosiery Mills, Cleveland, Tennessee, 1910
[of all the hundreds of photos Hine took, this is my favorite]
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This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees in all) Whitnel, (NC) Cotton Mfg. Co. Nearly as many small ones on night shift. 1908
Workers in Knoxville Cotton Mill. Knoxville, Tennessee, 1910
Workers in Knoxville Knitting Mills. Knoxville, Tennessee, 1910
Young girls going to work after noon hour in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, New Hampshire, 1909
Young spinners in Elk Cotton Mills. Youngest girl hardly knew her name.
Fayetteville, Tennessee, 1910
[I'm sure she knew her name. She was probably extremely shy
about being questioned by some strange man.]
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