Citation :
Photograph by Lewis Hine, “One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mill. She was 51 inches high. Has been in the mill one year. Sometimes works at night. Runs 4 sides—48 [cents] a day. When asked how old she was, she hesitated, then said, ‘I don’t remember,’ then confidentially, ‘I’m not old enough to work, but do just the same.’ Out of 50 employees, ten children about her size. Whitnel, N.C.” 12/22/1908. (National Archives Identifier 523145)
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