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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.
"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.
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.
...and boy, are my arms tired. ka ka thump.
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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