Arthur Danis and boys at work at Pepperell Mill, Biddeford, ca. 1908

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Arthur Danis and boys at work at Pepperell Mill, Biddeford, ca. 1908

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Boys working as cleaners in Pepperell's Laconia Co. Mills spinning room in Biddeford, ca. 1908. The only one identified is Arthur Danis, third from right, age 16. The foreman is in the back wearing a white shirt and suspenders. Many young people worked in the mills until the state changed the laws. This is one of few photographs showing children at work in the mills.

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  • Title: Arthur Danis and boys at work at Pepperell Mill, Biddeford, ca. 1908
  • Creator: Raymond Gaudette Sr.
  • Creation Date: circa 1908
  • Subject Date: circa 1908
  • Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 13 cm x 18 cm
  • Local Code: #388
  • Collection: Collection of Yvette (Danis) Gaudette
  • Object Type: Image

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Biddeford Historical Society
P.O. Box 200, Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 502-0279
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