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All work in Delta Cotton Mills, Mc Comb, Miss. Smallest boy, a band boy, Johnnie Mathews, apparently only ten or eleven, but his mother assured me he is nearly fourteen, which is very LOC nclc.02080
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Dependent (able-bodied) parents. Family of Robert Barnes, E. 15 Magnolia, Miss. Father works irregularly. 'I supplies places in the mill when others are gone.' Been here two months, Worked a LOC nclc.02090
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Theresa Quinlan - 14 years old April 14th - Spooler. Hand cut in Iron Works Mill. Was taking loose band off a spooler. Two weeks learning. Is in picture of girls play at King Philip LOC nclc.03093
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to work when whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02685
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02673
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02675
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to work when whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02686
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to work when whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02688
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went into work when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02683
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Group of men and girls working in the Aragon Mill. Rock Hill, S.C. - NARA - 523538
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Gracie Clark, 268 A Street (with a white dress) has been a spinner in the filling room of Merrimack Mill for three years. Her Life Insurance Policy gives her age thirteen years now, so she LOC nclc.02891
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Gracie Clark, 269 A Street (with white dress) has been a spinner in the filling room of Merrimack Mill for three years. Her Life Insurance Policy gives her age thirteen years now, so she LOC nclc.02898
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Extremes of age in the Belton Mfg. Co., S.C. The boy is Fred Willingham. Been working six months in the Bolton Mfg. Mill. Gets 50 cents. Sweeps. His next older brother has been doffing a LOC nclc.02613
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John Huggins. Said he is fourteen years old and has been doffing for eight months in the Guadalupe Valley Cotton Mills. Violation of law. Gets a dollar a day now. Before he came here, he LOC nclc.03886
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One way to keep the children out of the mill. Mrs. D.E. Hudson, South Boston, Va. Her children are seated around her. In the chairs are some of her boarders. Children are well-kept. The home LOC cph.3a29780
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Part of the family of R.D. Thomas. He and a boy of 15 are working in the Century Cotton Mill, South Boston, Va. The girl on the ground does not work now, but said she was 12 years old (which LOC nclc.02176
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Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. He is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say he is 12 years old now. These statements are LOC nclc.02980
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Rose Biodo, 1216 Annan St., Philadelphia. 10 years old. Working 3 summers. Minds baby and carries berries, two pecks at a time. Whites Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of LOC nclc.05296
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Noon-hour at Riverside Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. All are workers. The Supt., who posed them, said, 'Be sure not to get any little dinner-toters in the photo. We have none working under LOC nclc.02166
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Workers in the Nokomis Cotton Mill, Lexington, N.C. The smallest boy said he was 11 years old and makes 50 cents a day. Been doffing there for some months. The Band Boy who seems much LOC cph.3a47666
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Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph is Velma Smith a tiny little spinner with a steady job all day. I found her at home crying bitterly because her father LOC cph.3b31142
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Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph is Velma Smith a tiny little spinner with a steady job all day. I found her at home crying bitterly because her father LOC cph.3b24296
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Teresa Lerre, 5 years old, cranberry picker. 1024 S. 9th St., Philadelphia. The father and four children are picking. A 'carrier' may be seen at one side. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. This LOC nclc.05298
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Préveli La meule - Baud-bovy Daniel Boissonnas Frédéric - 1919
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Antoinette Pothier, been doffing six months at Ayer mill. Has a walk of nearly 30 minutes each way to work morning and night. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and gets back 6-30 P.M. LOC nclc.02343
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Papierfabriek in Imatra, Bestanddeelnr 920-4765
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Bad housing and congestion. the kitchen and living-room of Steven Mikula, 93 N. Front St. Steven is at the table. He has worked four months in Nonquitt Mill, in spinning room -2. Said he was LOC nclc.02474
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Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 12, 1915, getting her certificate for her 5th position. Face broken out as most of weavers have from the machine oil, LOC nclc.03068
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Rose Biodo, 1216 Annan St., Philadelphia. 10 years old. Working 3 summers. Minds baby and carries berries, two pecks at a time. Whites Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of LOC nclc.05296
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King Philip Mill. Drawer-in - Young learner - 14 years old, Yvette Frappier, and teacher who has been a drawer-in 9 years. Only girl in department has been learning a few weeks. Drawing LOC cph.3b33427
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Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Numerous mail boxes indicate numerous tenants in the mill building, 185 Sixth Avenue. - NARA - 518779
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Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Junkies breaking up old looms, to be sold for scrap-iron and said to be sent to... - NARA - 518539
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Group of boys working in Woodstock Cotton Mills. Smallest boy is Will Earwood, said he had been working there six years. Another small boy said he had been working there nearly ten years. LOC nclc.01928
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France. Shown here is the Voelklingen Iron and Steel Works, largest steel mill in the Saar. In addition to numerous... - NARA - 541686
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02674
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02677
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to work when whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02687
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went into work when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02681
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02682
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Bob Cook. Works in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg (sic), S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook works in spinning room -2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at LOC nclc.02592
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Jo Bradford, 405 Park Street, Lindale, Ga. Worked in Massachusetts Mills when 10 years old. Insurance record shows him 11 now. Works in the weave shop. No need, apparently, as father and 5 LOC nclc.02799
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Teresa Lerre, 5 years old, cranberry picker. 1024 S. 9th St., Philadelphia. The father and four children are picking. A 'carrier' may be seen at one side. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. This LOC nclc.05298
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Young doffer and spinner boys in Seaconnet Mill. The youngest are Manuel Perry, 111 Pitman St. John E. Mello, 229 Alden St. Manuel Louis. None of these could write their own names. The last LOC cph.3a21306
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Young doffer and spinner boys in Seaconnet Mill. The youngest are Manuel Perry, 111 Pitman St. John E. Mello, 229 Alden St. Manuel Louis. None of these could write their own names. The last LOC nclc.02501
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Young girl working in American Woolen Mills Winooski, Vt. Most are illiterate. Work slack and force small. 27 Children apparently under 15 were counted at one gate. (See also N.C.L.C. Photos LOC nclc.01850
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Young girls working in American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Most are illiterate. Work slack, force small. 27 children apparently under 15 years were counted at one gate. (See also N.C.L.C. LOC nclc.01851
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Workers in the Nokomis Cotton Mill, Lexington, N.C. The smallest boy said he was 11 years old and makes 50 cents a day. Been doffing there for some months. The Band Boy who seems much LOC nclc.02643
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Antoinette Pothier, been doffing six months at Ayer mill. Has a walk of nearly 30 minutes each way to work morning and night. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and gets back 6-30 P.M. LOC cph.3b21263
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Child Labor: Boy lost arm running saw in box factory, 1909
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Mike Peoki, 707 South 7th St., Philadelphia. Didn't know age. Mother said 9 years. White's Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people here expect to remain two LOC nclc.05294
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Mike Peoki, 707 South 7th St., Philadelphia. Didn't know age. Mother said 9 years. White's Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people here expect to remain two LOC nclc.05294
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Group of workers going to work at 6-45 A.M. In Spring Village Mill. In this group are Mamie La Barge, Elizabeth and Lumina Demarais, Als de Gauthier, Erena La Prise (See previous labels for LOC nclc.02307
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Group of boys working in American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Youngest 13 years. Oldest 15 years. All had been working one year or more. Most are illiterate. 27, apparently under 15 years LOC nclc.01853
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Part of the family of Eva Tanguay, 61 Sylvester St., doffer in spinning room of Ayer mill. A half hour car ride in a crowded, stuffy car to and from work. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and returns LOC cph.3b42403
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Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, but has been sweeping in the Merrimack Mill for seven months, so he began at eleven years. Brother Edward said to be LOC nclc.02908
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Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when LOC nclc.02669
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Room 75, Shanty 4, Cranberry pickers Paulo Biniristo and wife live here. Settlement called Rome, on Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. 4 sons live in next room. Note the bread and other food LOC nclc.05453
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02971
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Lillian Nettles, an eleven year old spinner in Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. Her sister said, ' She ain't old 'nuff to draw pay,' but she helps regularly, and says she can run two LOC nclc.02083
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Family all in mill. Small boy been at it 4 years. Mother said 'she used to make her $1.00 a day spoolin' but she never can now at spinnin'. Some are better at one thing and some at another.' LOC nclc.01371
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Some of smaller 'hands' on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has LOC nclc.01529
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Smallest boy is Joseph Fortin. His mother (at home) said he is 14 years old. He does not look it. 6 A.M. Group going... - NARA - 523199
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Tallest girl-Kate McManus. Smallest (next) Zorobell Hatley; (next) Louis Blanchard (next) Edith McManus.They said they had been in mill work only few weeks or months. Evidently they had ben LOC nclc.01561
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Agriculture, etc. Primitive methods of rubbing and grinding wheat. Woman grinding with present-day hand mill. Before her modest home on southern Sharon LOC matpc.15642
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Willie Cherry, a 6 year old helper in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. She has been going to school and helping her step-brother, Lawrence Webb, regularly after school. Her mother has LOC nclc.02849
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3 Boys going to work at 1 P.M. May 21, 1909. Photo taken in outer hall of spinning room of one of the mills of Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H., where I found them working. Smallest boy LOC nclc.01783
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Our Daily Bread: Changing of shifts at Penomah Mills, Inc. in Taftville, Connecticut. November 1940.
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Tras- en mortelmolens, ten dienste der betonfunderingen (bij elektrische verlich, Bestanddeelnr 302
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Alexander Ferrier, 6 Hampton St., (on left hand). Has been band boy in -8 mill for two years. He said that a short time ago an unprotected gear on his machine caught his sleeve and tore it LOC nclc.02442
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Dependent (able-bodied) Parents. Smith Family, West Point, Miss. Three girls (in front) work in the mill. This boy and others work up town. Came from an Alabama farm six months ago. Smallest LOC nclc.02126
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George Clendenon, 2807 Waverly Street, Columbus, Ga. Mother said he has just reached 11 years, (last month) and he has been working, off and on, for over a year at Massey Hosiery Mill. He LOC nclc.02801
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Lord Mayor van Londen, Sir James Milles arriveert op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 917-7929
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Lord Mayor van Londen, Sir James Milles arriveert op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 917-7931
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These boys work in Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, N.H. Emil Brassaid, 364 Collegiate St. Adolph Belodern, 441 Vernon St. Oscar Pronla, 174 Cartier St. E. W. Lord, witness. He counted 30 LOC nclc.01804
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Group of boys working in American woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Youngest, 13 years, oldest 15 years. All had been working one year or more. Most are illiterate. 27 Children apparently under 15 LOC nclc.01847
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Family of J. J. Moore. All but mother and two smallest children on steps work in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries Va. Smallest spinner (right hand end of front row) said she was 14, but she LOC nclc.02127
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Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when LOC cph.3a42524
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Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when LOC nclc.02672
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Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when LOC nclc.02665
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Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when LOC nclc.02667
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France. Shown here is the Voelklingen Iron and Steel Works, largest steel mill in the Saar. In addition to numerous... - NARA - 541686 (rotated)
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Manufacturing heavy wool socks for the Government at Chipman Knitting Mills, Easton, Pennsylvania. The finished product, - NARA - 533658
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Leopoldo Andreoli, 208 Elm St. Very young-appears 11 or 12 years old. Is a 'Loom boy' in spinning room of the Ayer Mill; has a steady job now and makes $5.15 a week now. LOC nclc.02359
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02970
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02969
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02966
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02955
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Bruce Tillery, 10 years old. Swept in Eagle Mill, Columbus, Ga. last summer and going to work again next week. Been toting 13 dinners a day. Mother gets most of the money. Several brothers LOC nclc.02819
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21013-Liebstadt-1918-Niedermühle-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag
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Papierfabriek bij Imatra, Bestanddeelnr 920-4769
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Lord Mayor van Londen, Sir James Milles arriveert op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 917-7930
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All are workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. Two working at 11 yrs old. Some working here only 9 and 10 yrs old. The youngest got about $3. a week for turning, knitting or looping. LOC nclc.02739
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Alexander Durand, 35 Tucker Street, next boy in middle of picture appears 12 years old. Is in mill room No. 2. Joseph Courtois, 33 Tucker St., at the right Alex. appears about 13 years old. LOC cph.3b43674
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Pinkie Durham eight year old sweeper. See label -3730, and his sister Eliza. She began at eleven; now twelve according to the School Record. She recently had her leg broken in the mill. Boy LOC cph.3b31141
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Robert Magee (smallest), 270 Suffolk St., apparently 12 years, been working in Mule Room -1 Merrimac Mill, Lowell, one year. Michael Keefe (next in size) 32 Marion St., been at work in -1 LOC nclc.02393
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Room 75, Shanty 4, Cranberry pickers Paulo Biniristo and wife live here. Settlement called Rome, on Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. 4 sons live in next room. Note the bread and other food LOC nclc.05453
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