Friday, January 24, 2014

10 Southern Pictures 1910 - 1955


November 1910. Pell City, Alabama. "Doffers in Pell City Cotton Mill. Superintendent of mill is also Mayor of Pell City."

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  1. As always, great pics. Had to read up the 'doffers'. didn't realize that most of them were so very, very young. The work week for some of these children was 66 hours long!

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    1. They were just thankful for work! Something that has been entirely lost by today's give me society. Horrendous.

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