The textile mill fabric collection
 Boy Sweeper, Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Carding Machines: Floor Slippery. (See report for conditions.) Location: Evansville, Indiana.
Boy Sweeper, Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Carding Machines: Floor Slippery. (See report for conditions.) Location: Evansville, Indiana.
Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the outer world Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the outer world Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.
 Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.
Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.
Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co., N.C. Plenty of others. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co., N.C. Plenty of others. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
No. 266. Spinners in Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
No. 266. Spinners in Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
A doffer in the Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
A doffer in the Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
Spinner in Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Been at it 2 years. Where will her good looks be in ten years?. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
Spinner in Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Been at it 2 years. Where will her good looks be in ten years?. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
Doffer in a Lincolnton, (N.C.) mill. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Doffer in a Lincolnton, (N.C.) mill. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Cherryville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. One of the smallest boys. Doffer. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
Cherryville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. One of the smallest boys. Doffer. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
title: Doffer in Mellville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Said he had been working for two years. Many of them below age. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
title: Doffer in Mellville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. Said he had been working for two years. Many of them below age. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.
Daniel Mfg. Company, Lincolnton, N.C. Boy 6 years old, stays around in the mill all day. Mother and sister both work there. Helps a little. How soon will he be drafted into regular service?. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Daniel Mfg. Company, Lincolnton, N.C. Boy 6 years old, stays around in the mill all day. Mother and sister both work there. Helps a little. How soon will he be drafted into regular service?. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.
A typical Spinner Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.
A typical Spinner Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.
Spinner in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Many more as small as she. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
Spinner in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Many more as small as she. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
 Sweeper and Doffer Boys, Lancaster Mills (Cotton). S.C. Many more as small. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
Sweeper and Doffer Boys, Lancaster Mills (Cotton). S.C. Many more as small. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
Spinners and doffers, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Dozens of them in this mill. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
Spinners and doffers, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Dozens of them in this mill. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
 A few of the doffers and sweepers in the Mollahan Mills. Witness Sara R. Hine. Dec. 3, 1908. Location: Newberry, South Carolina.
A few of the doffers and sweepers in the Mollahan Mills. Witness Sara R. Hine. Dec. 3, 1908. Location: Newberry, South Carolina.
Young doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 3/08. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.
Young doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 3/08. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.
Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. John Roberts, Been in mill 2 years. Runs 4 and 5 sides. Location: Dillon, South Carolina
Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. John Roberts, Been in mill 2 years. Runs 4 and 5 sides. Location: Dillon, South Carolina
Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
Newton Cotton Mill, Newton N.C. Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
Newton Cotton Mill, Newton N.C. Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
Boy at warping machine. Been there 2 years. Clyde Cotton Mill. Location: Newton, North Carolina.
488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngsters here. Some boys were so small they had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend the broken threads and put back the empty bobbins. Location: Macon, Georgia
488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngsters here. Some boys were so small they had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend the broken threads and put back the empty bobbins. Location: Macon, Georgia
A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill. Location: Georgia.
A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill. Location: Georgia.
 A doffer boy in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Georgia.
A doffer boy in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

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