Going home, #Winona #Miss.) #CottonMills. All work. Location: #Winona, Mississippi.
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Some of the young workers in #LaurelCottonMills, #Laurel, #Miss. Location: #Laurel, Mississippi.
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Use of machinery in cotton production is increasing. #Tractors move from one field to another on #theAldridgePlantation. Near #Leland, #Miss. June 1937
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#InezJohnson 9 years old) and #Lily, her cousin 7 years old). Both were helping Mrs. #Johnson, a spooler in #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. #Inez said she works regularly. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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#InezJohnson nine years old) and #Lily, her cousin seven years old). Both were helping Mrs. #Johnson, a spooler in #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. #Inez says she works regularly. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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Part of the force at #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. All work. Smallest ones not in photo. Among youngest here are: #ColemanMiller, has been working one year, cannot write name, said twelve years old but doesn't appear to be. #ZamieScott, one year working. #GuySanders, and #LuceonKendreck. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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Part of the force at #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. All work. Smallest ones not in photo. Among youngest here are: #ColemanMiller, has been working one year, cannot write name, said twelve years old but doesn't appear to be. #ZamieScott, one year working. #GuySanders, and #LuceonKendreck. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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Part of the force at #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. All work. Smallest ones not in photo. Among youngest here are: #ColemanMiller, has been working one year, cannot write name, said twelve years old but doesn't appear to be. #ZamieScott, one year working. #GuySanders, and #LuceonKendreck. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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Part of the force at #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. All work. Smallest ones not in photo. Among youngest here are: #ColemanMiller, has been working one year, cannot write name, said twelve years old but doesn't appear to be. #ZamieScott, one year working. #GuySanders, and #LuceonKendreck. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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The youngest children I saw going into #TombigbeeCottonMill, #Columbus, #Miss., at 6:30 A.M. May 15, 1911. Not many youngsters there. Not working a full force. Location: #Columbus, Mississippi.
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Boy on left is #ArthurPugh. Said he made bands 25 cents a day) in #Starkville, #Miss.) #CottonMill. Boy on right worked some time ago. Location: #Starkville, Mississippi.
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#Hughes children. All except two smallest work and help in #Magnolia, #Miss.) #CottonMill. Oldest is fifteen, next is fourteen, next eleven, next ten. "We like the work #first rate." #Location:Magnolia, Mississippi.
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#OllieHughes 11 years), #RubyHughes 10 years), Help in #Magnolia, #Miss.) #CottonMills. One about 11 years sick abed) works too. Mother and three others not in mill. Moved here two months ago from farm. Location: #Magnolia, Mississippi.
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The #DuncanFamily, #WestPoint, #Miss. All in the cotton mill except mother and babe. The boy, #Bill, said, "I'm fifteen now. Been workin' in this mill eight years. Wasn't no law fer little ones when I went in." Location: #WestPoint, Mississippi.
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Widow in the mill. Girl at home. #TheMcFarlandFamily, #Winona #Miss. Cotton Mills. Mother and sons work in the mill. The girl keeps house. Youngest boy has been in the mill five years. Location: #Winona, Mississippi.
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The Bush Family. #Winona, #Miss.) #CottonMills. The mother, a widow, and three children all work in the mill. Smallest boy, #Louis, said he was "going on 12." Been here only a few months. #House in miserable condition. Location: #Winona, Mississippi.
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#Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row one ten and one twelve) and one boy not here, work in #MagnoliaCottonMills, #Magnolia, #Miss. See also 2096. Location: #Magnolia, Mississippi.
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#MagnoliaCottonMills, #Magnolia, #Miss. Spinning room Overseer and his flock. He said, "Every one of 'em works or helps." I saw them all working in the morning and when the whistle blew at noon they all went in to work. See photos 1490 to 1495. Also 2091 to 2100 and labels). Location: #Magnolia, Mississippi.
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#Doffer boys going to dinner. #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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These boys help in #Tupelo #Miss.) #CottonMills. Location: #Tupelo, Mississippi.
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