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Operator of spool winding machine making knot. When spindles run out these knots are made with machine in her left hand. The small machine costs sixty-five dollars and replaces ten to fifteen operators. Laurel mills, Laurel, Mississippi
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Credit lineOperator of spool winding machine making knot. When spindles run out these knots are made with machine in her left hand. The small machine costs sixty-five dollars and replaces ten to fifteen operator. 1939-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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