Sparta Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Sparta Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Sparta Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Sparta Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1909 was one of the Upstate's busiest textile towns, where cotton mills had multiplied since the 1880s and drew families off nearby farms into company-owned mill villages. The Sparta Cotton Mill was one of several local plants that turned raw cotton into yarn and cloth, and its work schedule, wages, and housing shaped daily life for the families who lived beside the looms. Rail lines running through the city carried finished goods to markets beyond the Carolinas and brought in coal and machinery. Residents also knew Spartanburg as a college town, home to Wofford College and Converse College. Child labor and long shifts were a live political issue in South Carolina at the time, and mill owners and reformers argued over them in the state legislature.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--South Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,749 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Sparta Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C. |
| Reference | SC 1909 Sparta Cotton Mill, Spartanburg |
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