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Children at Washington Cotton Mills, Fries

CHILDREN AT WASHINGTON COTTON MILLS, FRIES
Fries, May 1911
"Some of the youngsters working in the spinning rooms of the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. Posed by the overseer, who said, "These boys are a bad lot." When questioned, they all said they were fourteen yrs. Old or more." (Hine's caption)


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