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| Luther Watson, Corinth, Kentucky, November 1907. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
Luther
Watson, of Corinth, KY, 14 years old, Dec. 30, 1906, right arm was cut off by a veneering saw in a box factory (in Cincinnati)
on Nov. 14, 1907. He used a board to throp belt operating (saw as there) was no apparatus to do this. Now attending school.
Mother intends to give him an education “so’s he won’t have to work.” Nov. 1907, Lewis Hine. -Courtesy
of the University of Maryland-Baltimore.
The first day I searched for this child and his descendants, I
came across a family history site with a photo of Luther many years later (see below). It was stunning to see him at this
age, his arm still missing. I subsequently connected with a daughter and a great-grandaughter, both of whom I interviewed.
I learned that Luther was quite a resourceful and talented guy.
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| Luther Watson, with wife Mabel, and two grandchildren, 1938. Photo provided by family. |
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