1,093 Free Photos of Hand Labor

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Mule-spinning room in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Left hand-Leopold Daigneau, Arsene Lussier, 'Back-roping boys.' See photo and label -730. LOC cph.3b24163
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Going home from Loray Mill. Smallest boy on the right hand end, John Moore. 13 years old. Been in mill 6 years as sweeper, doffer and spinner. LOC nclc.01354
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On right hand end is Marie Colbeck, 8 years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pots of oysters a day (30 or 35 (cents)) at... - NARA - 523396
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Dependent parent. Henderson Family, 52 Lakewood St. Two girls on left hand and another older girl work in Lynchburg (Va.) Cotton Mill. Father does not work. LOC nclc.02051
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Accident cases at Union Hospital - Oscar Matoon - 14 years - 72 Oman St. Hand caught in twister. John Healy - 14 years - 967 Middle St., cut finger. LOC nclc.05078
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Cherryville Graded School, Cherryville, N.C. These are all the children in town who attend school. 2,000 population. One-third of these raised their hands when asked, 'How many have worked LOC nclc.01403
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Group of sweepers and doffers in the filling spinning room of Glenallen Mill. The boys were smuggled out of the back window during hours by second hand. All work. Smallest boy is Francis LOC nclc.02321
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On left hand of picture is Alice Deon, 95 Springfield Street, a doffer in a spinning room of the Ayer mill. Been there a few weeks. Has a steady job. Walks to and from work, as Antoinette LOC cph.3b33357
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The girl on right hand works regularly in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. Eva Vanasse, 82 Washington St. Been there two months. The other girl goes to school. LOC nclc.01751
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Old dare from wood
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Group of sweepers and doffers in the filling spinning room of Glenallen Mill. The boys were smuggled out of back window during hours by second hand. All work. Smallest boy is Francis LOC nclc.02320
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A Giddings beet-puller, drawn by 4 horses. The two knives pass along the sides of the beet rows and loosen the soil - but they do not pull the beets - the workers finish pulling by hand, LOC nclc.00351
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Hands going home from Atherton Mill, Charlotte, N.C. Little girl came from the mill. Evidently a 'helper.' I saw others about her size in the mill spinning. LOC nclc.01565
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Mrs. L. Bosher, living in a run down cotton mill village. Her husband has been a mill hand here for a long time but... - NARA - 523437
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Lillian Dambrinio, an eleven-year-old shrimp picker in Peerless Oyster Co. She is an American and lives here. Says picking makes her hands sore. (Not(e) the condition of her shoes. One LOC nclc.00903
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Group of young girls (not the youngest) who were working in drawing-in room of American Woolen Mill, Winooski, Vt. Right hand end - Amanda Lavelley; next - Laura Lavelley; next - Isabel LOC nclc.01716
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Young cotton mill worker. A piece of the machine fell on his foot mashing his toe. This caused him to fall on to a spinning machine and his hand went into the unprotected gearing, crushing LOC cph.3a21309
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A fine 'stand' of vines on Mr. Searle's marsh. Observe how erect the vines are! This makes gathering by the rake (3766 and 3767) an easy matter and absolutely does away with hand picking by LOC nclc.00240
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Old dare from wood
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Old dare from wood
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Comparison of Ages. Some of the youngest workers in Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. On right-hand end is seven year old Frank, a helper. Next to him is twelve year old Ronald, a doffer. On his LOC nclc.02153
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Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. LOC nclc.05602
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Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. LOC cph.3b33418
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Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. LOC nclc.03051
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Workers in Phoenix, Mill, Phoenix, R.I. Two largest boys, Joseph and Albert Paranthean have been in the mill over a year. Boy on left hand end, Joseph Miclette is beginning to work. Sunday LOC nclc.01688
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Percy Neville in the heart of the Red Light district. Just come out of one of the houses with message (which see in his hand). He said gleefully 'She gimme a quarter tip.' See also Hine LOC cph.3b47848
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Loray Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Boy with coat in hand is 11 years old. Been there 9 months. Started at 50 (cents) a day... - NARA - 523107
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Some of the younger workers 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 LOC nclc.02590
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Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. LOC nclc.03050
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Group of workers in the spinning and twisting rooms. Second from left, Wm. Pritchard, McKabe St., Dartmouth, Mass. Fourth from left, James Pritchard, McKabe St., Dartmouth, Mass. Right-hand LOC nclc.02233
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Comparison of Ages. Some of the youngest workers in Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. On right-hand end is seven year old Frank, a helper. Next to him is twelve year old Ronald, a doffer. On his LOC nclc.02154
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Noon-hour. Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Smallest boy in middle of front row and one on right-hand end have been in this plant four years. See also -957 to 971. LOC nclc.01210
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A Sunday hand-out of doffers and other mill fellows. Reputed a bad lot. Smallest boy is Arthur, said he was 13 (doubtful) & been in mill 4 years. Get $3.50 a week now. LOC nclc.02129
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00525
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World Furniture Company noon hour, Evansville, Ind. Boy at left hand end was running Machine Composed of two Unguarded Circular Saws. The board he was pushing stuck and he gave it an LOC nclc.04479
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Noon hour in drawing-in room of American Woolen Co., Winooski, Vermont. (Not the youngest girls.) Right hand- Tessie McGarth, next Sadio Finnogan, next Bernice Bedard. Two of them look to be LOC cph.3b25724
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Union Hospital case - Estelle Poiriere, 137 Robeson St., 15 years old. Doffer at Granite No. 1 mill. Laceration of index and middle finger of right hand. Caught in card machine. Injured Dec. LOC cph.3b17935
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Thomas Alverriere in front row left hand of picture, 42 Prince street, appears 12 years old, has done one year of work here. Speaks no English. Alderio (or Alden) Sylvester, (next to Thomas) LOC cph.3b43673
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC cph.3a29794
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00520
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, Attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00524
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Three of the youngest boys working in Holden, Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Said they work (i.e., would) continue to work after summer vacation. Louis Godbout (right hand end) 132 Lincoln LOC nclc.01842
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Group of boys who work in Suncock (N. H.) Mills. It is a large corporation, employing 1200 hands, but in all the three mills, I found only 1 girl and three boys that seemed to be under 14. LOC nclc.01744
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Teddy Szlosek, (Josef's Brother) (on right hand). Stanley Rogesky, 8 Joy St., Illiterate. A band boy in -10 mill. His playmates at school say he may be fourteen but not any more, and that he LOC nclc.02440
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Teddy Szlosek, (Josef's Brother) (on right hand). Stanley Rogesky, 8 Joy St., Illiterate. A band boy in -10 mill. His playmates at school say he may be fourteen but not any more, and that he LOC nclc.02440
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Alber Therien at right end of picture, 30 Salem Street, appears 13 years old, has been 4 weeks in spinning room No. 9, on the fourth floor of the Lawrence mills. Joseph Guerard, left hand LOC cph.3b25351
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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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Group outside Pittman Handle Factory. A fifteen year old boy operating a dangerous boring machine at which he said a boy recently bored half his hand off. To operate this machine (which LOC cph.3b05704
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Noon hour, May 5, 1909, in the drawing-in room of American Woolen Co., Winooski, Vt. In front row are- Right hand end, Allexina Lavelley; next - Anna Cross; next - Cecile Cauchon. In back LOC nclc.01717
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Some of the girls from the Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Girl on left hand end is Cora Collette. Girl in middle is Anna Grenier. Been in mill 2 years. 6 P.M. May 5, 1909. LOC nclc.01713
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Flashlight at 6 P.M. Doffer boys in Strickland Mill, Valdosta, Ga. Boy in middle and one on right hand end been in mill work for 7 yrs. Others from 1 to several years. Smallest boy does not LOC nclc.01629
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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 cph.3b33430
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Group of mill boys going to church Sunday morning. Beaumont Mill Settlement, Spartanberg, S.C. All work. The front row left hand and Elish Putnam been working 3 or 4 years. Middle Bryson LOC nclc.02584
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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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Noon-hour. Cumberland Glass Works, Brigeton(sic), N.J. Smallest boy in middle of front row and one on right-hand end have been in this pant four years. See also photos -957 to 971. LOC nclc.01212
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A fifteen year old boy operating a dangerous boring machine at which he said a boy recently bored half his hand off. To operate this machine (which bores a large hole in the spade handle) LOC nclc.04898
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An accident case of a 13-year-old doffer. Had been working since he was nine. 'I got my hand caught in the cogs of the spinning machine, and lost part of my finger. It stopped the machine LOC cph.3b32768
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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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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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Rural Accident. Four weeks after the accident Clinton was using his remaining hand to help in the farm work as best he could. His mother said- 'Now we will have to educate him.' See Hine LOC nclc.00307
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Mrs. L. Bosher, living in a rundown cotton mill village Matoaca, Va. Her husband has been a mill hand here for a long time but recently got work up town, as many of their neighbors have done LOC cph.3b36981
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Group working in Ludlow Mills. George Barcome, Stoney Hill, Ludlow. (Front row right hand end). Been band boy for three months in -10 mill. Frank Shefjack (next George) see -2665. Eddie LOC nclc.02454
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They all shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Boy on left end is George Wikowski, nine years old; next is John Collins; next is Steve Strupeck, who worked last year; on right hand end is Frank LOC nclc.00853
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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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On right-hand end is Marie --, eight years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pots of oysters a day (30 or 35 cents) at a canning company. At left end of photo is Johnnie --, eight years old, who earns LOC cph.3a29843
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Boy on right hand is George Dagnais, 32 Forest St., a doffer in Mill No. 1, Cocheco Mfg. Co., Dover, N.H. Been there about half a year. 6 A.M. LOC nclc.01775
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Grace Harper (Looked 10 years old). Works in Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. Mother said she is very good hand at spinning. Been at it 3 years. Runs 4 and 5 sides, about 50 cents a day. Little LOC nclc.01465
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Royal Mills workers. Front Row; -Spinners- Left hand end, Simplis Leon (one year in mill); next Manuel Silvey (2 years in mill); next John Enos (2 years in mill). Back row;-Doffers etc. Some LOC nclc.01681
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Left hand boy is Broadus McCoy been sweeping one year, Cherry St. Makes 40 cents a day sweeping in the Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. The family bible record said he has just reached 11 years LOC nclc.02611
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Union Hospital - Lewis Palmer - 14 years - 455 Peckham St. - Rope hauler in Estes Mill, making mop rope. Began April 25th. Hand cut by rope May 18th. Laid up one month. Wages $4.60 - LOC nclc.05079
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Shaw Cotton Mills. An accident case. Alfred Padgett a doffer says he is 13 years old now, but worked when he was 12, and in other mills for 2 years before that. 'I got my hand caught in the LOC cph.3b21322
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Sweepers & mule-room boys in Royal Mill, River Point, R.I. Boy left hand end, Manuel Mites has been in mill 2 years. Clinton Silvey and Louis Perry (centre boys) have been in mill one year LOC nclc.01682
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6 P.M. April 23, 1909. Sweepers, etc., in Hill and Bates Mills. Lewiston, Me. Boy next to right hand end is Jo. Been in Hill Mill 2 years (see photo 709). Only one or two could speak LOC cph.3c27563
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2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said- 'I'm about 12.' His mother said- 'He's old enough to work all right,' but the boy admitted that she had to sign up that he was older than LOC nclc.02974
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Group, all working in -2 Spinning Room. Smallest boy (right hand end of front row) is Rene Barbin, 61 Perkins St. Next to Rene is Philip Beaulieu (see 2628). Next to Philip is Alfred LOC nclc.02401
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6 P.M. April 23, 1909. Sweepers, etc., in Hill and Bates Mills. Lewiston, Me. Boy next to right hand end is Jo. Been in Hill Mill 2 years (see photo 709). Only one or two could speak LOC cph.3c27563
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At the close of the day. Just up from the shaft. All work below ground in aPennsylvania Coal Mine. Smallest boy, next to right hand end is a nipper. On his right is Arthur, a driver, Jo on LOC cph.3a24706
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John Velcich, ten years old, picks shrimp at Peerless Oyster Co. This is his third year at the work. Earns 55 cents a day. His hands were all sore and swelled up from the acid in the shrimp. LOC nclc.00901
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Sunday. Boys working in Bibb Mill -1, Macon, Ga. Tallest boy on right hand end (with cap) Grady Olford, been in mill work 5 years. Next, Claudie Bonner. Next, Willie Dix. Next Hermie Allen LOC nclc.01645
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Workers in Bibb Mill -1, Macon, Ga. Boy on right on right hand end, Burdick Collins, 2 years in mill work. Next, Scoven Preston, 1 year in mill work. Next, Charlie Benson, 4 years in mill LOC nclc.01592
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In center of the picture is Phoebe Thomas, 8 year old Syrian girl, running home from the factory all alone, her hand and arm bathed with blood, crying at the top of her voice. She had cut LOC nclc.00966
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Sweepers and doffers in Royal Mill, River Point, R.I. Boy on right hand end, Frank Jetro has been in mill 3 years. Next Jos. Jetro, nearly 3 years. Next Manuel Ray; 2 years. Next Jo. Jolian; LOC nclc.01685
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Payne Cotton Mill. Girl with drooping eyes and hands on hips has been helping one year. Macon, Ga. - NARA - 523156
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After midnight April 17, 1912 G St., near 14th, these three boys 10 yrs, 11 yrs. and 12 yrs. old, were stuck with over 50 papers on their hands, and vowed they would stay until they sold out LOC nclc.03788
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Workers in the Phoenix Mill, Phoenix, R.I. Boy left hand end, Joseph Le Vier is beginning to work. Next, Regina La Plant (has worked 1-2 year). Next Rosabell La Plant (2 years). Next Armond LOC nclc.01689
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A few of the hands on night shift Highland Park Hill, No. 3, Charlotte, N.C. 10-30 P.M. January 7-09. (See photo and label 484) Boy in middle been in mill 2 years. Girl next to him in mill 4 LOC nclc.01578
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Two girls and boy beginning work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N. H. 1-00 P.M., May 21, 1909. Photo taken in outer hall of spinning room where I saw them working. Left hand is Diana LOC nclc.01737
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Boy with coat in hand is 11 years old. Been there 9 months. Started at 50 cents a day. Now gets 60 cents. Loray Mill. 'When I sweeps double space I gets 90 cents a day, but it makes you LOC cph.3a48536
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5 P.M. Mrs. Mary Molinari and family, 304 E. 107th St. 'We made feathers some, but not much.' Six-year-old Antoinette ties like an old hand. Dominick, 9 years old, works some. Annie 9, the LOC nclc.04122
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This boy has worked in Payne Cotton Mill, for 2 yrs Macon, Ga. Runs 4 sides and earns 52 cents a day. Overseer has hand on boy' s shoulder. He said this mill made 70% profit last year and LOC cph.3a29770
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Left hand boy Zeke Gosselin, 95 Main St. Been in mill one year. Other boy Philip Lesard, 68 Elm Street. Been in mill three years. W(or)king in G(rea)t Falls M(anu)f(acturin)g Co. LOC nclc.01750
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A gym. class, Henry St. Settlement, New York City. May 1910. LOC nclc.05451
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