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TitleAll are workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. Two working at 11 yrs old. Some working here only 9 and 10 y[ea]rs old. The youngest got about $3. a week for turning, knitting or looping. Fifteen year old boys here are making from $6 to $9 a week, "if they're speedy."TypeStill ImageCollectionPlaceUnited States--Georgia--Rome.NoteForms part of: National Child Labor Committee collection.Authorized Access PointHine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 All are workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. Two working at 11 yrs old. Some working here only 9 and 10 y[ea]rs old. The youngest got about $3. a week for turning, knitting or looping. Fifteen year old boys here are making from $6 to $9 a week, "if they're speedy."