Girl - Baner[?] Carswell. Been in mill 4 years. 12 years old. Runs 6 sides = 60 cents a day. Soon will run 8 = 80 cents a day. Father said "the wife of neighbor made $7.40 last week, $ 1.40 more than her husband. Women and girls makes more than the men."
Artist
Lewis Wickes Hine
(American, 1874-1940)
CultureAmerican
Date1908
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (11.7 x 16.5 cm)
Classificationsphotographs
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number92.17
On View
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