Lewis Hine caption: Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. Ruth Barnhill (elder). Been at it 4 years. Run 6 sides. Emma Barnhill 4 years in mill. 4 sides. Looked 10 years old. Location: Dillon, South Carolina, December 1908. "It was just a way of life. I think she must have been doing it … [Read more...]
Lavator & Nettie Arnette, Dillon, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Dillon Mills, Dillon, S.C. Lizzie Davis, (smallest). Been in mill 2 years. Next--Nettie Arnet - Been in mill 8 years. Next--Monnie McCraney, been in mill 3 years. Next--Vater Arnet, been in mill 8 years. Next--Mattie Connor, spinners and Winders. Saturday, … [Read more...]
Poems Inspired By North Adams, Massachusetts, Page Three
From 1996 until 2004, the Appalachian Bean Cafe (called "The Bean") was a remarkable social institution on Main Street in North Adams. It was the perfect place for a writer to hang out and get to know the city's "old-timers," who were there every morning, and just about everyone … [Read more...]
Addie Card: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner, Chapter Two
Lewis Hine caption: Every one of these was working in the cotton mill at North Pormal [i.e., Pownal], Vt. and they were running a small force. Rosie Lapiare, 15 years; Jane Sylvester, 15 years; Runie[?] Cird, 12 years; R. Sylvester, 12 years; E. [H.?] Willett, 13 years; Nat. … [Read more...]
Addie Card: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner, Chapter Three
Chapter Three: Discovering Addie's First Family All the way home, I held out the hope that Addie's granddaughter had the same last name — the one she was born with. As soon as I walked in the door, I headed for the computer and Googled her. I got a hit! A person with … [Read more...]
Addie Card: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner, Chapter Four
Chapter Four: New Discoveries In Hoosick Falls Hoosick Falls is just across the New York border, a few miles northwest of North Pownal. Route 346 follows the river and the railroad tracks, cutting through an intensely rural landscape. Locals know to turn right on a country … [Read more...]
Addie Card: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner, Chapter Five
Chapter Five: Discovering Addie's Adopted Family The city of Cohoes (pronounced Ca-hose') was once the home of Harmony Mills, one of the largest in the world. The yarn-producing factory along the Mohawk River was powered by Cohoes Falls, which was the subject of a famous … [Read more...]
Addie Card: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner, Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven: Epilogue A lot of strange and wonderful serendipitous events occurred during my search for Addie, but I was still not prepared for one final event, strange, but not so wonderful. On March 28, I attended a meeting in North Adams. While waiting for it … [Read more...]
Addie Card: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner, Chapter Six
Chapter Six: Interview With Descendants Elizabeth Winthrop's book, Counting On Grace, was inspired by Lewis Hine's photograph of Addie Card, and informed by her research into the social history of Pownal, Vermont, the working conditions for children in cotton mills, and how … [Read more...]
Alberta Bonneau, Fall River, Massachusetts
Lewis Hine caption: King Philip Mill - Card Room. Doffer on Jack Speeder. Bertha Bonneau, 15 years, 105 Slade St. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts, June 21, 1916. "My mother kept us clean. People would give her clothes. She would take the clothes apart, wash them, and make … [Read more...]
Evelyn Casey, Fall River, Massachusetts
Lewis Hine caption: Evelyn Casey, 129 Gaynore St., 14 years, 6 months - Irish. Went to work on 14th birthday cleaning harnesses in Borden Mills. Left because of no work and expects to learn weaving in Flint mill with a girl friend. At certificate office applying for certificate … [Read more...]
Rhea Quintin, Fall River, Massachusetts
Lewis Hine caption: Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a … [Read more...]
Joseph Magano, Fall River, Massachusetts
Lewis Hine caption: Jose de Sousa Magano, 35 Aetna St., Fall River, Mass. Born in Fall River, June 2, 1901. Left for the Azores at 8 years of age because family moved back. Cannot read or write in his own language or in English. Never been to school. Returned to Fall River in May … [Read more...]
Elsie Shaw, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption (both photos): Elsie Shaw, a 6 year old cartoner in the summer, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Her father is boss of cutting room in Factory #1. He asked me to take some photos of her, as he has her do a singing act in vaudeville in the winter, "and she's … [Read more...]
Allen Chaffey & Walter Omar, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption: Allen Chaffey, 9 years old, 37 Clark St., Eastport, Me., helps mother pack in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #1. Walter Omar, 8 years old, 4 Clark Street, cuts. Location: Eastport, Maine, August 1911. "Allen was pretty middle class all his life. He was very … [Read more...]
Preston Knowlton, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption: Five year old Preston, a young cartoner in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. I saw him at work different times during the day--at 7 a.m., in the afternoon, and at 6 p.m., and he kept at it very faithfully for so young a worker. Location: Eastport, … [Read more...]
Phoebe Thomas, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption: Eight year old Syrian girl, Pheobe [i.e. Phoebe] Thomas, going to work at 6 a.m., August 14, with great butcher knife, to cut sardines in Seacoast Canning Co. Factory #4, Eastport Me. Said she was a cutter, and I saw her working later. (See photos of her … [Read more...]
George & Clarence Goodeill, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption: George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. Location: Eastport, Maine, August 1911. "I think he (George) was devastated when his mother died. I remember him telling me that he had to quit school in fifth grade to feed his younger brothers and … [Read more...]
Byron Hamilton, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption: "I cut my finger nearly off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven year old Byron. Location: Eastport, Maine, August 1911. "He was extremely brilliant. If he had had money, he certainly would have gone to college. He liked to quote poetry and the … [Read more...]
Richard Mills, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption: Richard Mills, 8 years old, showing a severely cut finger. Is a cutter in Eastport, Me., canneries. Location: Eastport, Maine, August 1911. "He couldn't read or write, and he only went as far as the third or fourth grade, but he was very smart and very … [Read more...]
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