Cotton Mill Workers Housing

Company houses stretch down the road to a cotton mill in Gadsden, Etowah County, in this December 1940 photo by Farm Securities Administration photographer John Vachon.

A black and white photograph showing a row of several modest wood-frame houses with clapboard siding. A mill can be seen in the background of the image.

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General Textile Strike of 1934

General Textile Strike of 1934

A black and white photograph showing a row of several modest wood-frame houses with clapboard siding. A mill can be seen in the background of the image.