Cotton Factory Work Girl

In this picture, we see a little girl standing in the center of interest. She has one large braid going off and hanging to the left of her face, and another braid cornrowed and directed towards the back of her. She is wearing a white blouse, or was white but has been spoiled likely from all of the hard work she does in the cotton factory. It is just a few shades lighter than her skin is. Her sleeves are rolled up to elbow length, and she has a serious, tight-lipped face. Not a scowl, but not a smile either. She is wearing a skirt with large pockets. She is standing between a windowsill and yarn making machines, stacked up together and in a line going as far as the eye could see.  Her dirty hands rest on both the windowsill and the yarn making the machine on either side of her. She doesn't look more than 12.