Children Working in a Textile Mill in Georgia
1/19/1909
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The original caption for this image, taken by photographer Lewis Hine, reads: Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. Many youngsters here. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Children's Bureau.
National Archives Identifier:
523148Full Citation: Photograph 102-LH-488; Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga.; 1/19/1909; Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. Many youngsters here. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins., ; Records of the Children's Bureau, Record Group 102; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/bibb-mill, April 24, 2024]
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