One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. N.C. She was 51 inches high. Had been in mill 1 year. Some at night. Runs 4 sides, 48 cents a day. When asked how old, she hesitated, then said 'I don't remember.' Then confidentially, 'I'm not old enough to work, but I do just the same.' Out of 50 employees, ten children about her size. :: Photography (Art and Art History Department Images)

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Artist/Creator (1)	Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist, photographer
Title/Caption	One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. N.C. She was 51 inches high. Had been in mill 1 year. Some at night. Runs 4 sides, 48 cents a day. When asked how old, she hesitated, then said 'I don't remember.' Then confidentially, 'Im not old enough to work, but I do just the same.' Out of 50 employees, ten children about her size.
Variant Title/Caption	Spinner Girl; Child labor - Textile mill
Larger Work/Entity	Child Labor series
Site/Creative Center	Whitnel, North Carolina (United States)
Date of Work	December 1908
Description of View	Cropped view
Notes	Title/Caption information from Library of Congress, National Child Labor Committee caption card.
Technique/Process	photography
Materials/Medium	gelatin on glass negative
Century	20th Century
Subject	Photography, American Photography, 20th Century Photojournalism Figures, female Children (people by age groups) Girls Textile workers Spinners Child labor
Collection Title	Photography (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html

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