Lewis Hine caption: On right hand is Richard Fitzgerald, 53 Montgomery St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. On left hand, Joseph Adams, 107 Front St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills,. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1911. When I … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Arthur Chalifoux, 3 Rand St. (4th boy from left). Works in Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1911. "Eddie Leonard of this city waded after Young Rogers of Schenectady in biff bang style and won the decision by a shade … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: On right hand is Richard Fitzgerald, 53 Montgomery St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. On left hand, Joseph Adams, 107 Front St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills,. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1911. "He always … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Joe Allard, 5 Tannery Yard (on left hand). Sweeper in twisting room, Eclipse Mills. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1911. "Every New Year's Eve, my father would take each one of us kids into a room alone, and we'd get down on our knees, and he … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St. Works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 years old. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1911. When this handsome young man posed for Lewis Hine almost 100 years ago, neither he nor anyone else in this small factory city … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Arthur Chalifoux, 3 Rand St. (4th boy from left). Works in Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, 1911. "Three girls fainted in the Eclipse mill yesterday as a result of the extreme heat. The long continued hot spell is beginning to … [Read more...]