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Warp Time: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 10:54am.
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December 1908. Newton, North Carolina. "Boy at warping machine. Been there two years. Clyde Cotton Mill." Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
Character hardening
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:23pm.
"I cannot imagine sitting there 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week doing that boring work for 2 years.
In a boy's formative years such tedious mind numbing work couldn't possibly be good."
I beg to differ. That kid learned quick what hard work was, and from the looks of this photo was up to the task.
Mind numbing
Submitted by Lord-Velveeta on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 8:38pm.
I cannot imagine sitting there 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week doing that boring work for 2 years.
In a boy's formative years such tedious mind numbing work couldn't possibly be good.
Been there two years..
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 3:13pm.
...and boy, are my arms tired. ka ka thump.
A warping machine is
Submitted by Chaco on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 12:02pm.
a machine which draws YARN from many PACKAGES, arranges the strands parallel in a prescribed sequence, and winds them on BEAMS for use in LOOMS.
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