Bob Cook. Works in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook works in spinning room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day, now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birthday June 25, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The other boys are questionable. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Caption	Bob Cook. Works in the Beaumont Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. The youngest boy on the right hand end is Bob Cook works in spinning room #2. Said he had been working about a year. Began at 35 cents a day, now makes 50 cents. Their family bible gave his birthday June 25, 1901, making him 10 years old. Small boy on left end Emmett Capps been doffing one year. Doesn't seem to be 12 years old. The other boys are questionable. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Accession Number	P2999
Photographer	Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Work Type	Photographs
Process	gelatin silver prints
Location	United States -- South Carolina -- Spartanburg
Date - Created	1912
Measurements	4.5 X 3.5 in.
Subject	Laborers;Mills
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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