Simon Birdsong,Wylie Haw,Roanoke Rapids,North Carolina,Child Labor,1914

Title: 2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said: 'I'm about 12.' His mother said: 'He's old enough to work all right,' but the boy admitted that she had to sign up that he was older than he was. He appears to be 10. Has had job doffing for several weeks. Could not write his own name. Has had no schooling after the 1st grade. Wylie Haw (right hand boy). Mother says he is 12 years old now. Been working 1 year. She is a widow. Location: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1914 November.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Mills.
Hine no. 3881.
Subjects:
Boys.
Textile mill workers.
Cotton industry.
United States--North Carolina--Roanoke Rapids.
Photographic prints.
Bookmark /ncl2004001117/PP/
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