Scotland Mill,Laurinburg,North Carolina,Child Labor,Lewis Wickes Hine,1908

Title: Boys working in Scotland Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Smallest boy--Junior Bounds--Beginning. Next, Rollin Hudson - 3 years in mill. Next, Lloyd Willoughby - 3 years in mill. Next, Preston Torrent - 8 years in mill. 6 years night work - 14 years old now. 'Haven't been in school more'n 3 days in my whole life.' Father blind. 2 older sisters and 1 younger brother work in mill now. Has doffed all 8 years. Gets about 60 cents a day. Asked him if he didn't get tired, 'No, when you get used to it you don't get tired. Some of the boys goes to sleep when they begin.' Showed a remarkable degree of refinement and consideration for others. Work has not blunted this. Sunday, Dec. 6/08. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1908 December 6.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
In album: Mills.
Hine no. 0416.
Subjects:
Boys.
Textile mill workers.
Hours of labor.
United States--North Carolina--Laurinburg.
Photographic prints.
Bookmark /ncl2004001338/PP/
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