Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. He is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say he is 12 years old now. These statements are based on the parents' statement, which is probably high. He appears to be 10 years old, and has been working 2 years. His father and older brother are in the mill. They have a house full of children, and the sanitary conditions are frightful. Location: Henderson, North Carolina.

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Caption	Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. He is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say he is 12 years old now. These statements are based on the parents' statement, which is probably high. He appears to be 10 years old, and has been working 2 years. His father and older brother are in the mill. They have a house full of children, and the sanitary conditions are frightful. Location: Henderson, North Carolina.
Accession Number	P3888
Photographer	Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Work Type	Photographs
Process	gelatin silver prints
Location	United States -- North Carolina -- Henderson
Date - Created	1914
Measurements	5 X 7 in.
Subject	Laborers;Mills;Cotton
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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