Saturday, July 28, 2012

Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. 1912


Taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, NC, USA “They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over 30 children coming out when the whistle blew, 10-12-years-old. The Superintendent was much disturbed over the photos”; photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine; via
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"Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when the whistle blew, and they seemed to be from ten to twelve years old. The Superintendent was much disturbed over the photos." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.

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