#8 Ronald Webb, twelve year old doffer boy and Frank Robinson, seven year old who helps sweep and doff. Father is cardroom boss, Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. Roanoke, Virginia, USA, May 1911.

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#8 Ronald Webb, twelve year old doffer boy and Frank Robinson, seven year old who helps sweep and doff. Father is cardroom boss, Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. Roanoke, Virginia, USA, May 1911.

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

#8 Ronald Webb, twelve year old doffer boy and Frank Robinson, seven year old who helps sweep and doff. Father is cardroom boss, Roanoke (Va.) Cotton Mills. Roanoke, Virginia, USA, May 1911.

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