Elzy P. Young was born about 1902. One undocumented source states that his middle name was Prescott. He left the orphan home on March 9, 1912, at the age of about eight, and went to live in the home of a man identified as Alex Kitchen, of Griswoldville, Georgia, which is in Jones … [Read more...]
Catherine Young & Family, Chapter Ten: Eddie Lou Young
"Eddie Lou looks exactly like I would have expected her to look at that age. I love that little smile on her face. When I saw that, I cried. She was one of the happiest people I ever knew. She was also very talkative. She could tell you so many tales and stories that could keep … [Read more...]
Catherine Young & Family, Chapter Nine: Alex Young
Roy Alexander Young was born on May 4, 1899. He was commonly known as Alex, and occasionally as Roy. He stayed at the orphan home longer than any of his siblings, possibly by his own choice. According to several of the Young family descendants, he didn't want to leave, but the … [Read more...]
Catherine Young & Family, Chapter Eight: Mary Young
"My parents feared God, but we couldn't go to church because we didn't have any clothes or shoes to wear. And the only way we had to travel was in … [Read more...]
Catherine Young & Family, Chapter Seven: Mattie Young
Mattie Sylvania Young was born on January 4, 1895. She and older sister Mell were the only two children in the Hine photo that did not go to the orphanage. She may have stayed a while with her mother, possibly in Ashburn. But in 1912, she married Nelson Colup Ricks. She was 17 … [Read more...]
Catherine Young & Family, Chapter Six: Mell Young
"My mother got married when she was about 15. Daddy was much older than her. He was 5' 2'' tall, but when my mother married him, she could walk underneath his outstretched arm." -Clinton Willis, son of Mell Young Mell Diantha Young, the oldest child in the Hine photo, was … [Read more...]
Catherine Young & Family, Chapter Five: Georgia and Ella Young
Georgia Young In one of my early interviews, a descendant told me that Catherine's oldest child was named Georgia, but the person didn't know her last name. I found the death certificate online for a Georgia Watson, who died in Georgia and was about the right age. … [Read more...]
James Leazer, Rock Hill, North Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: J.A. Leazer a 19 year old weaver and his family. Highland Park Mill, Rock Hill, S.C., Began working at 9 years. Makes $1.50 a day now and says he probably can't get any more as a weaver. Many of them marry young. Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina. May … [Read more...]
Giles Newsom, Bessemer City, North Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Accident to young mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo October 23rd, 1912) while working in Sanders Spinning Mille [i.e., Mill], Bessemer City, N.C., August 21st, 1912, a piece of the machine fell on to his foot mashing his toe. This caused him to fall on … [Read more...]
Padgett Family, Weldon, North Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read or write. The mother does mill work some. Alice, 17 years has steady job. Makes from $5 to $6 a week. Alfred, 13 years now, worked here when … [Read more...]
Lalar Blanton, Lincolnton, North Carolina
This little girl, identified by Lewis Hine simply as "spinner," has been staring out the window for 105 years, waiting for someone to give her a name. The waiting is over. Her name is Lalar Blanton. "Granny was my security, my safe place to fall. She was the softness and the … [Read more...]
Myrtle Bagwell, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Myrtle Bagwell, one of the youngest of the spinners in Spartan Mills, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. Lives 104 Duncan Street. Been working nearly 2 years. Older sister said she could not find the family bible. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 1912. This … [Read more...]
Roy Hammett, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Human Junk. A product of the mill. "Ben workin fer 10 years. Began when I was six years old for 5 cents a day. Lately I was workin $1.25 a day but got to spittin blood and had to quit." He was truely "scrap[p]ed" and of little use to himself or the world. Roy … [Read more...]
Sadie Barton, Lancaster, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: A typical Spinner, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, November 1908. "At the time, my mother may have seen it as an opportunity rather than a bad thing. I think it is understandable for someone in better circumstances to say, … [Read more...]
Hattie Hunter, Lancaster, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: One of the little spinners working in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Many others as small. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, December 1, 1908. "She said that someone at the mill told her to go home at lunchtime and change her clothes. And now we have the … [Read more...]
Sadie Phifer, Lancaster, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches high, has worked half a year. One of the many small children at work in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Nov. 30, 1908. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina. The following are excerpts from The Survey, Volume 21, published in 1909. As to … [Read more...]
John Ghent, Lancaster, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: John Ghent has worked at spinning for 1 year. Goes to school now. Been Sick. Lancaster, S.C. Cotton Mills. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, November 1908. "I thought he was properly dressed. It was probably his only suit." -Doris Phillips, daughter of … [Read more...]
William & Fred Crocker, Chester, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Willie Crocker, (barefoot) Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. 13 years old-- "worked since I was 6 years old." Lost part of finger in gear of machinery. Fred Crocker--11 years old. 1 year in mill. Location: Chester, South Carolina, November 1908. "I never knew my … [Read more...]
Daisy Estes, Chester, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. Girl at end of porch Daisy Estis (Couldn't spell her name) Worked 2 years. other two not in the mill. No school within reach. All chewed tobacco. Location: Chester, South Carolina, November 1908. I thought this was a lovely picture … [Read more...]
Archie Love, Chester, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Archie Love. Said (after hesitating) "I am 14 years old." Doesn't look it. Been in mill 3 years. Worked 5 months nights at the start. Location: Chester, South Carolina, November 1908. "I have this picture of Daddy. It's been … [Read more...]
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