https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/38a7574e2002a271520cb894320da8a1.jpg cbdd38c779b7613b6ed505e7c098b11e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Glass negative Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 5 by 7 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Little Spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Georgia. Overseer said she was regularly employed. Subject The topic of the resource Industrial labor Photograph Gender and labor Class and labor Archival framing Institutional power Representation and bias Archival silence Early 20th century Progressive era Augusta, Georgia United States, South Globe Cotton Mill Description An account of the resource This photograph, taken by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee in 1909, shows a young girl standing between two long rows of spinning machinery in the Globe Cotton Mill in Augusta, Georgia. She is wearing a work apron and boots, her clothes are dusty with cotton lint, and her posture is still as she faces the camera. The mill floor is littered with fibers, and the narrow aisle shows the confinement of the workspace. The original caption records the overseer's remark that she was "regularly employed," which presents her labor as routine within the operations of the mill.<br /><br /><strong>Interpretation Note</strong><br />Hine's photograph serves as both image and argument. At first glance, it simply shows a young girl at work in a factory, while the caption that says "regularly employed" uses institutional language to make child labor exploitation look routine and even respectable. By quoting the overseer's own words, Hine lets the justification speak for itself, exposing how employers normalize the practice of child labor, even as the photograph itself contradicts every syllable of that claim. This tension fits with Marlene Manoff's point that archival labels and descriptions affect how evidence is read, so the wording attached to the photograph carries as much weight as the photograph itself. It also echoes Saidiya Hartman's observation on the archive of marginalized people, as the girl's experiences and circumstances are absent, replaced by the overseer's authoritative framing. By placing the photograph and the caption together, Hine's photograph invites us to ask who gets to define labor, whose narratives are preserved (and whose are excluded), and how those decisions that were made long ago still influence the way future viewers understand women's and children's industrial labor in industrial settings. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874–1940 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Child Labor Committee Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource National Child Labor Committee Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No known restrictions on publication. For information, see the National Child Labor Committee collection page at <a href="https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.097.hine">https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.097.hine</a> Relation A related resource LC-DIG-nclc-01641 (color digital file from b&w original print) LC-DIG-nclc-05404 (b&w digital file from original glass negative) LC-USZC4-4695 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-38564 (b&w film copy negative) LC-USZ6-1223 (b&w film copy negative) Library of Congress item record: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018675041/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018675041/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 photographic print 1 negative, glass, 5 by 7 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC-H5-548 LOT 7479, v. 2, no. 0548 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Augusta, Georgia, United States Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Child cotton mill worker in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Georgia Extent The size or duration of the resource. 5 by 7 inches Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Glass negative Photographic print Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library of Congress, National Child Labor Committee Collection, LC-H5-548. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Augusta, Georgia Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1909 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Transferred to the Library of Congress by the National Child Labor Committee. Archival framing Archival silence Class and labor Early 20th century Gender and labor Georgia Globe Cotton Mill industrial labor Institutional power Photograph Progressive era Representation and bias South United States