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Country Village with Post Mill from Multifariarum casularum ruriumque lineamenta curiose ad vivum expressa

Country Village with Post Mill from Multifariarum casularum ruriumque ...

Johannes van Doetecum the elder (Netherlandish, active 1554–ca. 1600, died 1605)

Landschap met molen - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Landschap met molen - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Public domain image of a romantic landscape with windmill, Netherlands, 16th-17th century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Landschap met molen in de sneeuw

Landschap met molen in de sneeuw

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Complex met molen aan een rivier

Complex met molen aan een rivier

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The Water Mill, Jan van Goyen - Public domain scan / drawing

The Water Mill, Jan van Goyen - Public domain scan / drawing

Jan van Goyen (Dutch, Leiden 1596–1656 The Hague) Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Landschap met molen en kerk - Engraving, Public domain image

Landschap met molen en kerk - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century Dutch landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plan of the Operating Gear of a Mill

Plan of the Operating Gear of a Mill

Attributed to Anonymous, British, 18th century Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Landscape with a Mill (recto); A Steepled Façade and Farm House (verso)

Landscape with a Mill (recto); A Steepled Façade and Farm House (verso...

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A silver bell with a windmill on top of it, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A silver bell with a windmill on top of it, Europe, free to use, no co...

A silver spoon and a windmill, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

To the right hon'ble Lord Bangor, this plate representing a complete perspective view of all the machinery of a bleach mill, upon the newest and most approved constructions, consisting of the wash mill, rubbing boards moved by a crank, and beetling engine for glazing the cloth, with a view of the boiling house; is most respectfully inscribed by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

To the right hon'ble Lord Bangor, this plate representing a complete p...

Print shows an interior view of a mill where three men and a woman are engaged in washing, rubbing, glazing and boiling fabric. Plate IX. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms. First published 1782. DC... More

mill from "A Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada, with remarks upon Upper Canada, and on the relative connexion of both provinces with the United States of America ... Embellished by several views, plans, etc. [With a portrait.]"

mill from "A Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada...

This image has been taken from scan 000562 from "A Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada, with remarks upon Upper Canada, and on the relative connexion of both provinces with the United Stat... More

[Mill or Warehouse with Vertical Clapboard Siding]

[Mill or Warehouse with Vertical Clapboard Siding]

Unknown (American) Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of The Hague from the Delftse Vaart in the Seventeenth Century

View of The Hague from the Delftse Vaart in the Seventeenth Century

Gezicht op Den Haag, vanaf de Delftse vaart in de zeventiende eeuw. Links loopt een weg langs het water waar een molen staat en enkele wandelaars lopen, op een brug staat een man met een hengel. Rechts op het w... More

The New Mill, near Lynton, North Devon

The New Mill, near Lynton, North Devon

John Percy (British) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates... More

Riviergezicht met molen - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Riviergezicht met molen - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Prof. Thaddeus Lowe's "Balloon Camp" at Gaines Mill, Virginia, May 1862: balloon in backgrd. across field; horsemen in foregrd.]

[Prof. Thaddeus Lowe's "Balloon Camp" at Gaines Mill, Virginia, May 18...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Civil War Signal Corps; Civil War Camps G-M-; Civil War Balloons; BI; Shelf.

[Prof. Thaddeus Lowe's "Balloon Camp" at Gaines Mill, Virginia, May 1862: Lowe prepares to ascend; soldiers crowded around car of balloon]

[Prof. Thaddeus Lowe's "Balloon Camp" at Gaines Mill, Virginia, May 18...

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North Anna River, Virginia. Quarles mill, looking up stream

North Anna River, Virginia. Quarles mill, looking up stream

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mill, Richmond, Virginia - Early photography, Public domain image

Mill, Richmond, Virginia - Early photography, Public domain image

Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More

Johnson's Mill, Petersburg, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner.

Johnson's Mill, Petersburg, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, po...

Photograph showing a group of military personnel standing on rocks in the Appomattox River opposite Johnson's Mill, which was built in 1773. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander... More

Creed crusher, or, spiritual mill for pulverizing creed &c., : God dwelleth not in temples made with hands, Acts 17 c. 24 v. /

Creed crusher, or, spiritual mill for pulverizing creed &c., : God dwe...

Includes text and col. ill. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Flouring Mill at Yen-Ping - John Thomson China

Flouring Mill at Yen-Ping - John Thomson China

Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837–1921 London) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper suppor... More

Camille Corot - The Mill at Cuincy, Near Douai

Camille Corot - The Mill at Cuincy, Near Douai

Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris) Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

En stengrund till en kvarn i Värnanäs.

En stengrund till en kvarn i Värnanäs.

En stengrund till en kvarn i Värnanäs.

[Mill, Horning Village, England]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

[Mill, Horning Village, England]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"A.U.G.M. Co.'s 'ready bullion' mill, Douglas Island, Alaska": concentrator floor

"A.U.G.M. Co.'s 'ready bullion' mill, Douglas Island, Alaska": concent...

Photo by Winter & Pond. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Old mill on the Potomac River, Maryland

Old mill on the Potomac River, Maryland

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old stone mill, Newport, R.I. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Old stone mill, Newport, R.I. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Old red mill, Cedar Creek, Natural Bridge, Virginia]

[The Old red mill, Cedar Creek, Natural Bridge, Virginia]

Public domain photograph of a bridge in the woods, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Post's sugar mill, La. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Post's sugar mill, La. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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The Mill pond, Wilmington, Ill's

The Mill pond, Wilmington, Ill's

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Unloading cane at a modern mill

Unloading cane at a modern mill

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Old saw mill on the  Niobrara River north of Johnston, Nebraska.

Old saw mill on the Niobrara River north of Johnston, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hilda Haléns handelsbod vid Systra kvarn. (Hildas mor hade affär i Södra Bossgården, vid Snurkebro.)

Hilda Haléns handelsbod vid Systra kvarn. (Hildas mor hade affär i Söd...

Hilda Haléns handelsbod vid Systra kvarn. (Hildas mor hade affär i Södra Bossgården, vid Snurkebro.)

Mill on the Niobrara River, Johnstown, Brown County, Nebraska.

Mill on the Niobrara River, Johnstown, Brown County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: a sign on mill reads, "Home Flour". original size: 6x8

Exterior, Old Mill, Newport - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Exterior, Old Mill, Newport - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

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Landschap met een molen - Willem Witsen

Landschap met een molen - Willem Witsen

Mogelijk de omgeving van Wijk bij Duurstede. Pagina 74 uit een schetsboek met 60 bladen. Willem Witsen - Dutch painter, photographer, and writer, a member of the Amsterdamse Joffers, a group of artists and int... More

Sulphite paper mill and old block house, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Sulphite paper mill and old block house, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, steel industry, mill, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Boxholms bruk 1903. Vy mot den vackra landsvägsbron hitom det så kallade Övre verket. På bilden även brukets kvarn och sågverk. Notera plattformen i linden till vänster, där tjänstemännen stundom hade det muntert om ljumma kvällar. Efter klagomål från nykterhetsrörelsen på orten nedrevs den omkring 1905.

Boxholms bruk 1903. Vy mot den vackra landsvägsbron hitom det så kalla...

Boxholms bruk 1903. Vy mot den vackra landsvägsbron hitom det så kallade Övre verket. På bilden även brukets kvarn och sågverk. Notera plattformen i linden till vänster, där tjänstemännen stundom hade det munte... More

Willem Cornelis Rip - Huis en molen in een landschap

Willem Cornelis Rip - Huis en molen in een landschap

Blad 13 recto uit een schetsboek met 41 bladen. Public domain photo of Dutch 20th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Dillon Mills, Dillon S.C. (Boy) Ransom English--doffs, been in mill 6 years. (Next) Florence Burr--runs 5 sides. In mill 4 years. (Next) Bessie English - 3 sides, 3 years in mill. (Next) Alphie Burr - 2 sides, 1 year in mill. (Next) Lela English, 1 year in mill. 48 inches high. Saturday, Dec. 5, 1908.  Location: Dillon, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Dillon Mills, Dillon S.C. (Boy) Ransom English--doffs, been in mill 6 ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. John Roberts, Been in mill 2 years. Runs 4 and 5 sides.  Location: Dillon, South Carolina.

Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. John Roberts, Been in mill 2 years. Runs 4 a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 1/2 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Closing Hour, 3 p.m. Trenton Mills, Gastonia, N.C. Zoe Lanier. Help sister in mill.  Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

Closing Hour, 3 p.m. Trenton Mills, Gastonia, N.C. Zoe Lanier. Help si...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children of night superintendent, in Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. (1) Bessie Moore - runs 4 sides. Has worked two years nights. (2) Frank (smallest). Doffs. Has worked 2 yrs. nights. (3) George (largest). Looked 12 years old. Doffs--3 years of night work, was proud of the fact that he could write his name. Mother said they rather work nights because they had to put in fewer hours then. Sunday, Dec. 6, 1908. Witness, Sara R. Hine.  Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Children of night superintendent, in Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. (1...

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Sunday. Boys working in Bibb Mill #1, Macon, Ga. Tallest boy on right hand end (with cap) Grady Olford, been in mill work 5 years. Next, Claudie Bonner. Next, Willie Dix. Next Hermie Allen been in mill work 5 years. Bobbie Dix been in mill work 4 years. Next Alton Wright, been in mill work 1 year. Next David Bonner. (Left hand end shortest boy.) Albert Bowman nearly 4 years in mill. Witness Sara R. Hine.  Location: Macon, Georgia.

Sunday. Boys working in Bibb Mill #1, Macon, Ga. Tallest boy on right ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Flashlight at 6 P.M. Doffer boys in Strickland Mill, Valdosta, Ga. Boy in middle and one on right hand end been in mill work for 7 yrs. Others from 1 to several years. Smallest boy does not work.  Location: Valdosta, Georgia.

Flashlight at 6 P.M. Doffer boys in Strickland Mill, Valdosta, Ga. Boy...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C.,  Panoramic Photograph

Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C., Panoramic Photograph

H125659 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; April 12, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43776. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Some of the adults Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga.  Location: Macon, Georgia.

Some of the adults Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. Location: Macon, Georg...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Redwood logs on way from forest to mill

Redwood logs on way from forest to mill

Public domain photograph of Redwood National Park, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two Portuguese girls working in Royal Mill, River Point, R.I. Younger girl, Mary Fartado "Works on lace." Been in mill 3 years. Other girl 3 years too. they do not speak English.  Location: River Point, Rhode Island.

Two Portuguese girls working in Royal Mill, River Point, R.I. Younger ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of the person with lace costume accessory, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

McKlenborg Cotton Mill, Charlotte, N.C.],  Panoramic Photograph

McKlenborg Cotton Mill, Charlotte, N.C.], Panoramic Photograph

H125645 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; April 12, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43776. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Closing hour, Saturday noon, at Dallas Mill. Every child in photos, so far as I was able to ascertain, works in that mill. When I questioned some of the youngest boys, they said they were 12, and then other boys said they were lying. (Which sentiment I agreed with.)  Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Closing hour, Saturday noon, at Dallas Mill. Every child in photos, so...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Molen in een landschap - Public domain  drawing

Molen in een landschap - Public domain drawing

Blad 88 recto uit een schetsboek met 91 bladen. Public domain photo of Dutch 20th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Groups of workers in Hand Silk Mill.]  Location: Wilmington, Delaware.

[Groups of workers in Hand Silk Mill.] Location: Wilmington, Delaware...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

School for negro children, within a stone's throw of the Avondale Mill. Avondale Mill School (Photo 1743B). The entire school year is none too long for these pupils.  Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

School for negro children, within a stone's throw of the Avondale Mill...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mill boys Pacific Mill[s].  Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Mill boys Pacific Mill[s]. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Labor Committee at Mill, Passaic

Labor Committee at Mill, Passaic

Public domain photograph related to child labor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workers in Knoxville Cotton Mill.  Location: Knoxville, Tennessee.

Workers in Knoxville Cotton Mill. Location: Knoxville, Tennessee.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Group of sweepers and doffers in the filling spinning room of Glenallen Mill. The boys were smuggled out of the back window during hours by second hand. All work. Smallest boy is Francis Pagnette. Also Henry Smith. Maple Street.]  Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

[Group of sweepers and doffers in the filling spinning room of Glenall...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dependent (able-bodied) parents. Family of Robert Barnes, E. 15 Magnolia, Miss. Father works irregularly. "I supplies places in the mill when others are gone." Been here two months, Worked a farm near McComb, where the children worked in the mill and went to school. Note how the ages jump from(1) Children not in the mill; who are 2, 5, and 8 years old.to(2) Children in the mill, (front row), said to be 14, 15 and 17 years old.  Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Dependent (able-bodied) parents. Family of Robert Barnes, E. 15 Magnol...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Left hand boy of three, Anton Perry, 723 Water Street, Ward 6. Works in Mill. Birth certificate makes him 14. Right hand boy Joseph Oliver, 164 Fourth Street, Ward 5. Works in drawing room of Dartmouthmills [i.e., Dartmouth Mills] Birth Certificate makes him 15.  Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Left hand boy of three, Anton Perry, 723 Water Street, Ward 6. Works i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Some of the boys working at the Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, Virginia I went through the mill several times during working hours and saw a number of youngsters surely under fourteen. Some of them, especially the girls, refused to be in the Photos.  Location: Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some of the boys working at the Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Elizabeth Demaris [i.e., Demarais?], 13 years old. A spinner in the Spring Village Mill, Winchendon, Massachusetts. Been working since May. Lumina Demaris, sister of Elizabeth, admitted 12 years old. Been a doffer in Spring Village Mill all summer, Father and sister Elizabeth works steady. They keep two boarders. Her doffing crew has three girls and 5 boys.  Location: Winchendon, Massachusettsachusetts.

Elizabeth Demaris [i.e., Demarais?], 13 years old. A spinner in the Sp...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

All in the picture work in the spinning room of the Washington Mill. Front row, left end, Joseph Cratano, 55 Railroad St. Apparently 11 or 12. Center, Thomas Murphy, 24 Spruce St., apparently 11 or 12. Right end, William Von Wagner, 45 Trenton St., apparently 11 or 12.  Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

All in the picture work in the spinning room of the Washington Mill. F...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Emporium Lumber Company's hardwood mill at Austin, Pennsylvania which stood the flood

Emporium Lumber Company's hardwood mill at Austin, Pennsylvania which ...

J161228 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; H. M. Beach; October 9, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Remsen, N.Y.

Erenne La Prise, on left, apparently 13 years old, a doffer at Spring Village Mill, said he had been working a year and a half. Als de Gauthier, apparently under 14 (next Erenne) also a doffer at Spring Village Mill.  Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Erenne La Prise, on left, apparently 13 years old, a doffer at Spring ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Annie Dugas, spinner at machine on top floor of Glenallen Mill.  Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Annie Dugas, spinner at machine on top floor of Glenallen Mill. Locat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Other junk (See #2962). A pile of scrap machinery outside the Carolina Cotton Mill. This kind cost money. Who cares about the other kind?.  Location: [Spartanburg, South Carolina].

Other junk (See #2962). A pile of scrap machinery outside the Carolina...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ekonomibyggnader vid Svartån.Gropens kvarn i bakgrunden till vänster.

Ekonomibyggnader vid Svartån.Gropens kvarn i bakgrunden till vänster.

Ekonomibyggnader vid Svartån.Gropens kvarn i bakgrunden till vänster.

Drie kinderen en een koe in een landschap met molen en boerderij

Drie kinderen en een koe in een landschap met molen en boerderij

Public domain image of a romantic landscape with windmill, Netherlands, 16th-17th century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Joseph Lepage, 84 Boutwell St., (apparent[ly] 12 years old). Said he is a sweeper on first floor cotton mill, but I am not sure w[h]ether it is the Flint Mill or not. Location: [Fall River, Massachusetts]

Joseph Lepage, 84 Boutwell St., (apparent[ly] 12 years old). Said he i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Adolescent boy (illiterate) working in cotton mill Easthampton, Massachusetts. Compare him with photo #3033.  Location: Easthampton, Massachusettsachusetts.

Adolescent boy (illiterate) working in cotton mill Easthampton, Massac...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Some of the workers in the Pickett Cotton Mill, High Point, N.C., but I could not get the smallest ones into the picture.  Location: High Point, North Carolina.

Some of the workers in the Pickett Cotton Mill, High Point, N.C., but ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Some of the smallest spinners at the Beaumont Mill.  Location: [Spartanburg, South Carolina]

Some of the smallest spinners at the Beaumont Mill. Location: [Sparta...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

James Boulware, doffer in Manchester Mill, Rock Hill, said 13 years, working off and on 3 years. Charlie Rhoades, 12 years old, one year working, 75 cents a day. Couldn't write his name.  Location: Rock Hill, [South Carolina]

James Boulware, doffer in Manchester Mill, Rock Hill, said 13 years, w...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View of spinning frames which were tended by some very young workers apparently eight to ten. The superintendent refused permission to photograph the workers. Kosciusko Cotton Mill.  Location: Kosciusko, Mississippi.

View of spinning frames which were tended by some very young workers a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Night Work! Group of boys, all working in Massey Hosiery Mills, Columbus, Ga. Most of them had been working all day and had an hour for supper and were going back into the mill (6:00 P.M.) to work until 8 P.M. as they have done several nights this week and for some time past. I found 4 ten year olds and several of 11 and 12 working in the evenin[g] after supper and they said it was a regular thing. Ferrell [i.e., Terrell?] Butler, 10 yrs old, 1114 21st St., been working off and on 1 yr. Marvin Williams, 11 yrs. old been working 1 yr. part of the time at night. Lawrence Webb, 12 yrs. Old. Jack Wright, 15[?] yrs. working [3] yrs., co]uldn't write his ow[n] name. Are working nights now, as well as the following who were not in these photos. Gordon Stone, 10 yrs. old. Rufus Matthews, 10 yrs. old, works before and after school and nights some. Lives 1171 [27th?] Street, and Harry McElroy, 10 yrs. old night [...]  Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Night Work! Group of boys, all working in Massey Hosiery Mills, Columb...

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A 12 year old knitter in the Rome Hosiery Mill. Been there some time. Earns four to five dollars a week.  Location: Rome, Georgia.

A 12 year old knitter in the Rome Hosiery Mill. Been there some time. ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Composite photograph of child laborers made from cotton mill children.

Composite photograph of child laborers made from cotton mill children.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, economic conditions, children workers, exploitation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of workers in a Ga. hosiery mill.  Location: Georgia.

Group of workers in a Ga. hosiery mill. Location: Georgia.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of workers in Perkins Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. Not many very young children here. Dozens of them in the adjoining mill.  Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Group of workers in Perkins Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. Not many very ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of workers in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. See other photos and labels.  Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Group of workers in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. See other photo...

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Tarlten [?] Gree, Lindale, Ga. Began at 10 years old in Massachusetts Mills. (Is now 13.) Doffs in Spinning Room #2. See also photos in the mill.  Location: Lindale, Georgia.

Tarlten [?] Gree, Lindale, Ga. Began at 10 years old in Massachusetts ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Group of workers in Lane Cotton Mill, New Orleans, showing the youngest workers, and typical of conditions in New Orleans. Violations of the law are rare.  Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Group of workers in Lane Cotton Mill, New Orleans, showing the younges...

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Some of the younger boys working in Brazos Valley Cotton Mills at West. One Charlie Lott was thirteen years old according to Family Record. Another Norman Vaughn apparently twelve year old was under legal age according to one of the boys there, Calvin Caughlin who did not appear to be fifteen years old himself. These and two girls that I proved to be under legal age were all working in this small mill. It was an exceptional case, but it is likely that as the children become tired of school later in the year, there will be many more at work.  Location: West, Texas.

Some of the younger boys working in Brazos Valley Cotton Mills at West...

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Harriet Cotton Mills. Investigator spent the noon hour and part of the day around the mill, and saw a few very young children. He was not able to get into the mills, but indications are that there is plenty of child labor here when work is brisk.  Location: Henderson, North Carolina.

Harriet Cotton Mills. Investigator spent the noon hour and part of the...

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Group of children attending the mill school at Barker Cotton Mills. These children are well-kept at home, and well-directed in school. School is sanitary and well-equipped. School attendance is compulsory. Deputy in mill acts as truant officer. If parents neglect to send children to school, they are requested to move out. The whole situation reflects the good management of the superintendent.  Location: Mobile, Alabama.

Group of children attending the mill school at Barker Cotton Mills. Th...

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Doffers in Granite Mill #1.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Doffers in Granite Mill #1. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lew...

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[Louis Pelissier, 29 8th St., 16 year old (May 16, 1916) applicant 2nd grade - deficient mentality. Doesn't know name of place where he is going to work. Made it out for Small's mill, they weren't sure. Had been a sweeper but work was too hard for him. Didn't know how much he was to get. (Miss Smith to see what kind of card he got.) Worked at Union Mill, $3.27, as a sweeper.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Louis Pelissier, 29 8th St., 16 year old (May 16, 1916) applicant 2nd...

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American Red Cross - Groups - American Red Cross in Italy. Red Cross workers, with Italian soldiers assistants, at Bellum, left R.D. Farquhar, Los Angeles, right Miss Gertrude Mill Springer, New York

American Red Cross - Groups - American Red Cross in Italy. Red Cross w...

Photographer: Am. Red Cross Hdqs., Washington, D.C. American Red Cross - Groups

Old mill wheel, Colvin Run - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Old mill wheel, Colvin Run - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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["Barberrys," Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York. Garden gate]

["Barberrys," Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York. Garden gate...

Site History. House architecture: Harrie Thomas Lindeberg, built 1916. Landscape: Percival Gallagher, Olmsted Brothers, 1919-1924 and others. Today: House extant. Title, date, and subject information provided b... More

Halland, Faurås hd., Källsjö sn. Kvarn vid Broholm. Teckning av Ferdinand Boberg

Halland, Faurås hd., Källsjö sn. Kvarn vid Broholm. Teckning av Ferdin...

Halland, Faurås hd., Källsjö sn. Kvarn vid Broholm. Teckning av Ferdinand Boberg

Windmills. Gardner's Mill, vertical, East Hampton, Long Island

Windmills. Gardner's Mill, vertical, East Hampton, Long Island

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Gubbeskirenn, menn bærer på ski, marsjerer ved kvernveita, Buttekvern mølle, Brumunddal.

Gubbeskirenn, menn bærer på ski, marsjerer ved kvernveita, Buttekvern ...

Collection archive for Ringsaker municipality, Norway. Most of the archive is repro after borrowing of originals. There are also some photographs that come in the form of gifts or purchases. The subjects includ... More

Bowman Grist Mill. Exterior of Bowman Grist Mill II

Bowman Grist Mill. Exterior of Bowman Grist Mill II

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Steel mill, Massillon, Ohio. General view of electric furnace

Steel mill, Massillon, Ohio. General view of electric furnace

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Carson College for Orphan Girls, West Mill Road, Flourtown, Montgomery County, PA

Carson College for Orphan Girls, West Mill Road, Flourtown, Montgomery...

Significance: Carson College for Orphan Girls is an excellent example of architecture inspired by the Tudor Revival and Arts and Crafts movements. The buildings and picturesque landscape plan were designed by A... More

Konriko Rice Mill, Country Store, Ann & South Railroad Streets, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA

Konriko Rice Mill, Country Store, Ann & South Railroad Streets, New Ib...

1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Survey number: HABS LA-1265-C

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