All are workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. Two working at 11 y[ea]rs. Some working here only 9 and 10 y[ea]rs old. The youngest workers get about $3. a week for turning, knitting, or looping. Fifteen year old boys here are making $6. to $9. a week if they're speedy. Location: Rome, Georgia.

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Caption	All are workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. Two working at 11 y[ea]rs. Some working here only 9 and 10 y[ea]rs old. The youngest workers get about $3. a week for turning, knitting, or looping. Fifteen year old boys here are making $6. to $9. a week if they're speedy. Location: Rome, Georgia.
Accession Number	P3353
Photographer	Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Work Type	Photographs
Process	gelatin silver prints
Location	United States -- Georgia -- Rome
Date - Created	1913
Measurements	5 X 7 in.
Subject	Laborers;Mills;Hosiery
Notes	Notes on verso
Rights	This item may be be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/repro.php or contact Special Collections at speccoll(at)umbc.edu.
Credit Line	The Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Repository	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Digital - Format	jpg

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All are workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. Two working at 11 y[ea]rs. Some working here only 9 and 10 y[ea]rs old. The youngest workers get about $3. a week for turning, knitting, or looping. Fifteen year old boys here are making $6. to $9. a week if they're speedy. Location: Rome, Georgia.

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