Mill Workers/Holt Granite Mill - 1912

Poole began playing in his pre-teen years using a banjo made from a gourd. Later he upgraded to a factory-made model that cost half a week’s wages - a grand total of $1.50.  As a young man he would sneak out of the mill to a nearby bridge and play and sing for anyone who would listen. Fellow mill workers would lean out of their windows, just trying to get a wisp of Charlie’s performance.