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Two of the "helpers" in the Tifton Cotton
Mill, Tifton, Ga. They work regularly. Location: Tifton, Georgia, January 1909, Lewis Hine.
Eddie Lou Young at right, 8 years old. Unidentified girl
apparently not related to the Young family. Tifton, Georgia, January 22, 1909. Photo by Lewis Hine.
A family working in the Tifton (Ga.) Cotton Mill. Mrs.
A.J. Young works in mill and at home. Nell (oldest girl) alternates in mill with mother. Mammy (next girl) runs 2 sides. Mary
(next) runs 1 1/2 sides. Elic (oldest boy) works regularly. Eddie (next girl) helps in mill, sticks on bobbins. Four smallest
children not working yet. The mother said she earns $4.50 a week and all the children earn $4.50 a week. Husband died and
left her with 11 children. 2 of them went off and got married. The family left the farm 2 years ago to work in the mill. January
22, 1909. Location: Tifton, Georgia, Lewis Hine.
Catherine Young (40 yrs old), with her children (L-R):
Mell (14 yrs, 10 mos), Mattie (just turned 14), Mary (just turned 11), Alex (9 yrs, 8 mos), Eddie Lou (8 yrs, 5 mos), Elzy
(about 6 yrs), Seaborn (about 5 yrs), Elizabeth (2 yrs, 9 mos) and son Jesse (1 yr, 8 mos). Tifton, Georgia, January 22, 1909.
Photo by Lewis Hine.
Dinner time. Family of Mrs. A. J. Young, Tifton, Ga.
Location: Tifton, Georgia, January 1909, Lewis Hine.
Catherine Young, with Mattie in foreground, Alex behind
her, and Eddie Lou. The boy whose face is obscured by the coffee pot is probably Seaborn.
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