Young Mill Worker

Linked to Textile Industry

Details
Terms of Use

A young girl, pictured in 1909, works as a spinner in a Georgia cotton mill. Children were a signficant presence in the state's textile mills, accounting for 24 percent of the workforce in 1890.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Young Mill Worker

Featured Content

Harriet Powers

Harriet Powers

People

Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Mid- to Late 20th Century Topics

Updated Recently

Communists

1 day ago

Hard Times on a Southern Chain Gang

Hard Times on a Southern Chain Gang

1 day ago

Great Depression

Great Depression

1 day ago

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

3 days ago

A More Perfect Union

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn More