UIG-F-000385-0000 Girl tending a spinning machine, c1900. At this date it was estimated that up to 1,752,000 children under sixteen worked in USA factories. In the Southern cotton mills one quarter of the 'hands' were children like the one pictured here. Credit: UIG/Alinari Archives WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Collection: UIG/Alinari Archives Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 3188 X 2730 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 26 X 23 Image sizes (MB): 5.00 Color space: RGB