1800s Archive · Machinery & technology

Mollahan Mill, Newberry, S.C. Type of young woman at spinning machine in cotton mills. Location: Newberry, South Carolina.

United states · 1908

Mollahan Mill, Newberry, S.C. Type of young woman at spinning machine in cotton mills. Location: Newberry, South Carolina., United states, 1908
Mollahan Mill, Newberry, S.C. Type of young woman at spinning machine in cotton mills. Location: Newberry, South Carolina., United states, 1908. Machinery & technology — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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