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D. A. Tompkins, Cotton Mill, Commercial Features (Charlotte: By the author, 1899), p. 24.

Date created
1898
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This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by UNC Libraries / Documenting the American South

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  • North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot. (Page 5.7)

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