November 1910. "Birmingham, Alabama. 'Our baby doffer,' they called him. Donnie Cole. Has been doffing for some months. When asked his age, he hesitated, then said, 'I'm twelve.' Another young boy said, 'He can't work unless he's twelve'." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. View full size.
  BUY PRINT    November 1910. "Birmingham, Alabama. 'Our baby doffer,' they called him. Donnie Cole. Has been doffing for some months. When asked his age, he hesitated, then said, 'I'm twelve.' Another young boy said, 'He can't work unless he's twelve'." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. | Click image for Comments. | Home | Browse All Photos