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TitleSome of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work.": Location: Laurel, MississippiNoteTitle from NCLC caption cardAttribution to Hine based on provenanceIn album: MillsHine no. 2076.General information about the National Child Labor Committee collection is available atCould not render: bf:electronicLocatorExtent1 photographic print.Provision ActivityPublication: United States 1911 Publication: 1911 April CarriersheetCould not render: bf:code Usage And Access PolicyFor reference access, please use the digital item to preserve the fragile original itemNo known restrictions on publication. For information see: "National Child Labor Committee (Lewis Hine photographs),"Could not render: bf:electronicLocatorPreferred CitationCredit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.Acquisition SourceDLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-nclc-02067 (color digital file from b&w original print) 