#4 Little spinner in Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. She was so small she had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads. Jan. 19, 1909.

The Little Hands That Powered a Nation: Inside the World of Child Cotton Mill Workers of the Early 1900s

#4 Little spinner in Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. She was so small she had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads. Jan. 19, 1909.

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