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| Nannie Coleson, Scotland Neck, North Carolina, November 1914. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
Nannie
Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been working in the Crescent Hosiery Mill for some months. Makes about
$3 a week. Has been through the 5th grade in school. She is bright, but unsophisticated. Told investigator, "There are
other little girls in the mill too. One of them, says she's 13, but she doesn't look any older than me." Location:
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, November 1914, Lewis Hine.
I saw this photo for the first time about 6:00 in the morning. I thought
it was beautiful. I started searching, took time out for breakfast, and by 8:30, I had found one of Nannie's daughters.
I called her at 9:00. She was very surprised. I mailed her the photo, and will be interviewing her soon. Nannie died in 1973
at the age of 71.
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