Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, the Nellie and Millie Picking Cotten wall mural is a black and white photograph of two young barefoot girls picking cotton. Nellie, the older girl, picks 30 pounds a day, while Millie picks 8 pounds.
Lewis Hine was an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee who documented from 1908-1912 the working conditions and exploitation of children in all types of industries