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Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, 'Only helps in the mill afternoons and LOC nclc.02067
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Some of the younger boys working in the Brazos Valley Cotton Mill at West. One, Charlie Lott was thirteen years old according to Family Record, another Norman Vaughn apparently twelve years LOC cph.3b21321
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Some of the youngest girls in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Girls' names are Mabel Blanchette (left hand end), Lodell Blanchette (right hand end), and Agnes Fountain, young girl in LOC nclc.01714
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The 'Kinleygarten' (the mill policeme(n) called it) at Lynchburg (Va.) Cotton Mill(s.) The children of the mill settlement, from six to eight years attend. Several olde(r) boys were hanging LOC nclc.02158
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Stringers and leaf-girls, shed-workers for American Sumatra Tobacco Co. All working, 74 children in these sheds 10 to 15 years old, and only 45 women and children over 15. LOC nclc.00725
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Girls, boys and men, polishing and wrapping, working together- morals in glass factory are proverbially bad. Union Stopper Co., Morgantown, W. Va. Several very young girls and many small LOC nclc.01195
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Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, noon June 15, 1911, in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Va. See also photos and labels 2245 to 2249. Following are LOC nclc.02199
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Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, noon June 15, 1911, in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Va. See also photos and labels 2245 to 2249. Following are LOC nclc.02202
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Everyone of these was working in the cotton mill at North Pownal, Vt., and they were running a small force. Dave Noel, Theo. Momeady, 15, working three years. Albert Sylvester, 16, working 1 LOC cph.3c34641
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Group of workers in Meritas Mill, Columbus, Ga. Could not get the youngest. I went through the mill in the morning and saw some very young workers, and a number of little dinner-toters who LOC nclc.02827
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Group of workers in the Massachusetts Mills, Lindale, Ga. Photo taken at noon, April 12, 1913, while they were being paid off. During the days following this, I proved the ages of nearly a LOC nclc.02793
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Group of workers in Meritas Mill, Columbus, Ga. Could not get the youngest. I went through the mill in the morning and saw some very young workers, and a number of little dinner-toters who LOC nclc.02828
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Group of workers in the Massachusetts Mills, Lindale, Ga. Photo taken at noon, April 12, 1913, while they were being paid off. During the days following this, I proved the ages of nearly a LOC nclc.02790
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Group of workers in the Massachusetts Mills, Lindale, Ga. Photo taken at noon, April 12, 1913, while they were being paid off. During the days following this, I proved the ages of nearly a LOC nclc.02792
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Farrand Packing Co. A young berry picker on Curran's farm, Rock Creek. This boy, Irvan Stevans, and the other (see 828) were the only whites working with a large number of negroes that day, LOC nclc.00001
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Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening Posts and newspapers at the entrance to the State Capitol. He did not know his age, nor much of anything else. He was LOC nclc.05577
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Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening Posts and newspapers at the entrance to the State Capitol. He did not know his age, nor much of anything else. He was LOC nclc.05577
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Home of Ed Bentley family, Route 2, Hebbardsville. Father is up the river cutting logs (is home part of the time) and sister is attending the Zion School. Boys expect to go to Bluff City LOC nclc.00514
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Group of boys working in -9 Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co., Hughestown Borough, Pittston, Pa. In this group were Sam Belloma, Pine Street, Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, and others LOC nclc.01146
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Trapper Boy, 'Son.' Opens and closes door that controls ventilation. He is underground from 7 A.M. to 5-30 P.M. (Much of the work of mining, loading and carrying is dome (i.e., done) by LOC cph.3a21701
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Carl Harden, doffer in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Said he was fourteen, but I doubt it. Couldn't write his own name. Been working in different mills about one year. LOC nclc.02139
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George Goodell, going home Sunday morning, after cutting a few boxes of sardines. When the work rushes, they have to work Sundays and nights, even the little ones. (See other photos.) LOC nclc.00979
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Charley Humble. Said he was 10 years old. Has a regular job. Been helping his sister for some months in the Deep River Mills. Mother and sister work. Father deserted. LOC nclc.02834
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC cph.3a29794
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00525
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Estice Webb Herrmann, who left the seventh grade of the Elizabethtown, Ky. Public School in October 1915 soon after commencing the grade to be married. Was only 15 years old. Now living on a LOC nclc.00402
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Oldest girl, Minnie Carpenter, House 53 Loray Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Spinner. Makes fifty cents a day of 10 hours. Works four sides. Younger girl works irregularly. LOC cph.3b15648
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Nearly the entire force, Yooona (i.e., Yocona) Mills, Water Valley, Miss. Some of the smallest workers not in photo. The three smallest ones in front row hang around and help some. Baby LOC nclc.02109
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Name- Little girl (48 inches high) work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. She seemed to be 11 or 12 yrs. old. Photo taken at noon, May 25, 1909. LOC nclc.01782
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.02781
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.02780
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.02783
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, Apr. 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.05338
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.02784
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All these are workers at the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.02782
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.05339
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All these children were shucking oysters and tending babies at the Pass Christian Company. (Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co.) before daybreak and until about 5 P.M. Photos taken at noon in absence LOC nclc.00861
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.05339
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All these children were working in the sugar beets for Louis Startz, a farmer near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The children are brought out from the nearby town to work the beets. See Hine LOC nclc.00273
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All these pick shrimp at the Peerless Oyster Co. I had to take photo while bosses were at dinner as they refused to permit children to be in photos. Out of 60 workers, 15 were apparently LOC nclc.00899
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Alfred Beniot, 191 North St. Sweeper in Bennett Mill, in spinning room -2 has been there two months; seemed to be 11 yrs. old. Alfred recorded as 12 years old. LOC nclc.02518
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Adrienne Pagnette, an adolescent French illiterate, speaks almost no English. Is probably 14 or 15. Doffs on top floor spinning room in Glenallen Mill. Her brother Francis has a regular job LOC cph.3a18654
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A group of berry pickers from Philadelphia on Giles Farm, Seaford Del. The children came before school vacation. They are now ready to leave Seaford and go to Riverton, N.J. to continue LOC cph.3b39344
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A group of cranberry pickers moving from one part of the bog to another. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people here expect to remain two weeks more. LOC nclc.00056
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A group of workers in the Butler Mills. Kate McCormick, 10 Cleveland St. The smallest girl in the picture. Apparently 13 years old. The happy faces appear only when the photo is being taken. LOC nclc.02249
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A part of the Hopkins family. All of these (and 'except the least one') in the mill. Belton Mfg. Co. The two girls together run 10 sides $1.10 a day. The little girl apparently not 12 years LOC nclc.02619
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10-00 P.M. Solomon ---. Began selling at 7 years of age. Been selling 6 years (four years at night). 11-30 P.M. Is at it early Sunday A.M., Hartford, Conn. LOC nclc.03266
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Bowling Alleys, connected with Geo P. Grays, Bastable Cafe. About 8 very small boys employed here. Work until... - NARA - 523277
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Boy in stocking cap (taller of two) is James Ryan, 89 Austin St. Has been working in Wamsutta Mills one year. The other is in photos I took inside that Mill recently. LOC nclc.02485
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Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Company. Small girls working on right of photo are Gertrude Kron, five years old, Pauline --, eight years old. Note the face of little Mildred LOC cph.3a01051
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Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter and raises tobacco. He said (and the owner of the land confirmed it) that both these boys work day after day from LOC cph.3a19627
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Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter and raises tobacco. He said (and the owner of the land confirmed it) that both these boys work day after day from LOC nclc.00575
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Accident case - Union Hospital. Molla Mesuretta, 17 years. Weaver at Sagamore Mill. Worked two years. Laceration and partial evulsion of tip of finger and nail. Hurt September 1915 while LOC cph.3b17936
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Acres and acres of empty oyster shells. Piles 15 deep in places. Shells are used all over the town to make streets, railroad beds, etc. Many of these piles are said to be the work of young LOC nclc.00747
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World Furniture Company noon hour, Evansville, Ind. Boy at left hand end was running Machine Composed of two Unguarded Circular Saws. The board he was pushing stuck and he gave it an LOC nclc.04479
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Worming and topping tobacco. W.L. Fugate rents farm. Willie, 12 years old and Ora, 10 years old will go to Schoolsville School, Clark Co., Ky., but it has not opened yet. LOC cph.3a25270
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Willie Nall, 11 years old; Raymond Jones, 10 years old; Denver Jones, 5 years old; plowing on farm. They had just finished a job of hauling. See report. LOC nclc.00399
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Young girls working in Seaconnet Mill. The boys and men had just been hauling the girls around and pawing them over in 'rough house' as these noon hours sometimes are. Some of the girls make LOC nclc.02498
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Young girls going to work after noon hour, in Great Falls Mfg. Co. I saw a number smaller and younger than these.... - NARA - 523195
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Making hair-goods in the kitchen-living-room of H. Mowshowitz's, a contractor, 178 E. 2nd St., N.Y. The partly made puffs and switches were lying around on the floor. Apartment is small and LOC nclc.04199
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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. LOC cph.3a48139
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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. LOC nclc.00859
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.05340
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All working in May Hosiery Mills. Youngest boy admitted 5 years of age and had been working there 9 months. He is... - NARA - 523342
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A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. Been there 'bout 2 years.' 50 operatives and there were 10 children that looked to be under 12 years of age. LOC nclc.01545
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Alberta Mc Nadd on Chester Truitt's Farm. Alberta is 5 years old and has been picking berries since she was 3. Her... - NARA - 523320
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9 year old cash girl in Gafer Department store. At first glance the home conditions with a one-armed father and several children in the family would indicate that her small wages were LOC nclc.04977
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9 year old cash girl in Gafer Department store. At first glance the home conditions with a one-armed father and several children in the family would indicate that her small wages were LOC nclc.04978
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Conrad Helmut's two girls, 6 and 8 yrs. old, pulling beets, near Sterling, Colo. The ground was hard and the little ones tugged away at the beets steadily. There are three smaller children LOC nclc.00323
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00520
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, Attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00524
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As the whistle blew at the Tidewater Knitting Mill, Portsmouth Va. I went through the mill several times while they were working and saw a number of boys and girls that were surely under 14. LOC nclc.02192
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Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, noon June 15, 1911, in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Va. See also photos and labels 2245 to 2249. Following are LOC nclc.02200
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Group at Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, Va. I went through the mill several times during working hours and saw a number of youngsters surely under fourteen. Some of them, especially LOC nclc.02194
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Group of 'cartoners' in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory -7. Everyone of them works putting cans of sardines into paper cartons. Eleven out of the fourteen were under twelve years. Several from LOC cph.3b33767
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Frances Frigineto, 3 years old, Marie Frigineto, 5 years old, latter been picking two years. This is the fourth week... - NARA - 523261
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Gordon Peter, using scoop with metal teeth not covered. Said 10 years old. One of the smallest scoopers that we found. Usually scooping is done by adults. Been picking 3 years. LOC nclc.00120
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Gladys Goodrum, 116 Short Street, Columbus, Ga. Said 12 years old. Seen working nearly one year as looper in Massey Hosiery Mill. Makes $9. a week sometimes. LOC nclc.02802
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Isaac Boyett, 'I'm de whole show.' The twelve year old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin Street, Waco. The photo shows him in the heart of the Red LOC cph.3a31143
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Isaac Boyett, 'I'm de whole show.' The twelve year old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin Street, Waco Tex. The photo shows him in the heart of the LOC nclc.05542
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Isaac Boyett, 'I'm de whole show.' The twelve year old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin Street, Waco Tex. The photo shows him in the heart of the LOC nclc.05542
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Group of Workers in Glenallen Mill, including Adrienne Pagnette, Annie Dugas, Francis Pagnette, Anatole Gernon, apparently 11 or 12 years old, doffs on top floor spinning room of the above LOC nclc.02318
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Group showing some of the youngest workers taken in the Scotland Neck Cotton Mill at starting time. Tiniest girl, one apparently 8 or 9, investigator saw at work at her knitting machine LOC nclc.02962
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Group of workers in Moritas Mill, Columbus, Ga. Could not get the youngest. I went through the mill in the morning and saw some very young workers, and a number of little dinner toters who LOC nclc.02826
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Group of workers in the Massachusetts Mills, Lindale, Ga. Photo taken at noon, April 12, 1913, while they were being paid off. During the days following this, I proved the ages of nearly a LOC nclc.02791
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Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter and raises tobacco. He said (and the owner of the land confirmed it) that both these boys work day after day from LOC nclc.00501
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Daily inspection of teeth and finger nails. Older pupils make the inspection under the direction of teacher who records results. This has been done every day this year. School -49, Comanche LOC nclc.00668
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Daily inspection of teeth and finger nails. Older pupils make the inspection under the direction of teacher who records results. This has been done every day this year. School -49, Comanche LOC cph.3a19696
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On right hand is Richard Fitzgerald, 53 Montgomery St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. On left hand, Joseph Adams, 107 Front St., works in twisting room of Eclipse LOC nclc.02262
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One of the smallest boys I found at the Converse Manufacturing Co., Converse, S.C. just beginning to spin. 33 cents a day. Very few young children here but I was told it was due to the LOC nclc.02597
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One of the young doffers working in Pell City Cotton Mill. Supt. of Mill is also Mayor of Pell City. Pell City, Ala. - NARA - 523356
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Noon Hour, May 19, 1909. Small boy is William Le Bruex, 81 Main St. Has been working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. for 9 months. LOC nclc.01743
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Morris Levine, 212 Park Street. 11 years old and sells papers every day-been selling five years. Makes 50 cents Sundays and 30 cents other days. LOC nclc.03979
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Mery Horn, a hunchback. The doctor told her it was a severe case and was being aggravated by the heavy load of papers she carried and so she must stop. She replied 'But I need the spending LOC nclc.03232
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Near Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona. Ten-year-old boy brings in his morning pick to the weighmaster at . . . - NARA - 522239
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Nearly the entire force, Yooona (i.e., Yocona) Mills, Water Valley, Miss. Some of the smallest workers not in the photo. The three smallest ones in front row hang around and help some. Baby LOC nclc.02107
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Mother and children hulling strawberries at Johnson's Hulling Station. Cyral (in baby cart) is 2 yrs. old this May and works steadily hulling berries. At times Cyral would rest his little LOC nclc.05326
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Jefferson St. Gang of newsboys at 10-00 P.M. over campfire in corner lot behind bill-board. Jefferson St. near Olive. May 7, 1910. Witness E.N. Clopper,. LOC nclc.03470
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Kibbe's Candy Factory. Joseph Giordano 14 years, Feeding Hills, Mass. Had just received his work certificate and left school. Tended a chocolate machine at $3.50. This was as small a boy as LOC nclc.04603
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Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth St. Market, Cincinnati O. Saloon entrance. 11 P.M. Had been there since 10 A.M. and not yet sold out. LOC nclc.03202
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