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The Library of Congress Workers in the Nokomis Cotton Mill Personal note: this picture was one of the hardest images to date for me to colorize. I did not want to lose the facial details for me I see fear in this young boys eyes for what I have no idea. I claim no rights other than colorizing this image if you wish to use let me know Title Workers in the Nokomis Cotton Mill, Lexington, N.C. The smallest boy said he was 11 years old and makes 50 cents a day. Been doffing there for some months. The Band Boy who seems much younger would not be photographed. Also several other young workers. Location: Lexington, North Carolina. Contributor Names Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer Created / Published 1912 October. Subject Headings - Boys. - Textile mill workers. - United States--North Carolina--Lexington. - North Carolina--Lexington Format Headings Photographic prints. Notes - Title from NCLC caption card. - Attribution to Hine based on provenance. - In album: Mills. - Hine no. 3057. - Handwritten annotation on card: "The print shows single loom [...]". - General information about the Lewis Hine child labor photos is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc Medium 1 photographic print. Call Number/Physical Location LOT 7479, v. 5, no. 3057 [P&P] Source Collection Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Digital Id nclc 02642 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.02642 cph 3a47667 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a47667 Control Number ncl2004003068/PP Reproduction Number LC-DIG-nclc-02642 (color digital file from b&w original print) LC-USZ62-47514 (b&w film copy negative) Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication.