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Group of men and boys at Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. The youngest, apparently 11 or 12 is Felber McLaughlin, S. Wabash St. One boy who said he was 14 last month and had been working there a LOC nclc.04722
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Group of oyster shuckers working in canning factory of Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co. All but the very smallest babies work. All began at 3-30 A.M. expected to work until 5 P.M. The little girl LOC nclc.00909
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Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger -55. One of the by-products of messenger work. Lives in Bessemer, R.F.D. -1. Saturday night, September 26, 1914 he took investigator through the old Red Light on Ave. LOC nclc.03933
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Cornelius Hurley, right end of picture, 68 Adam Street, been at work in No. 1 Mill room in Merrimac Mill, Lowell, Mass., for six months. About 13 or 14 probably. Michael Keefe, 32 Marion LOC nclc.02387
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Brantley Henson (boy near porch). Been in mill 8 years. Jasper Henson, (in middle) Been in 3 years. Thedie Miller (Shooting). Been in 3 years. All doffers. Salisbury Cotton Mills, (N.C.) LOC cph.3c21890
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Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough. A youngster who has been working in Breaker -9 Pennsylvania Company for four months, said he was 13 years old, but very doubtful. He has a LOC nclc.01143
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Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to Prairie Lee School. Beula is 13 years old and picks about 200 pounds a day when cotton is good. She drags and carries a bag LOC nclc.00604
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Dangerous work. Charlie McBride. Said twelve years old. This twelve year old boy has a steady job with the Miller and Vidor Lumber Company. He takes slabs out of the chute which has a moving LOC nclc.05546
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Dangerous work. Charlie McBride. Said twelve years old. This twelve year old boy has a steady job with the Miller and Vidor Lumber Company. He takes slabs out of the chute which has a moving LOC nclc.05546
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Dillon Mill (tallest) Lizzie McKenzie, Has helped 1-2 year. Mamie Baxley (holding baby). Been in mill 3 years. Runs 4 sides = 40 cents a day. Maud & Daisy 'help.' LOC nclc.01491
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Nine of these children from 8 years old up go to school half a day, and shuck oysters for four hours before school and three hours after school on school days, and on Saturday from 4 A.M. to LOC nclc.05333
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Mike Peoki, 707 South 7th St., Philadelphia. Didn't know age. Mother said 9 years. White's Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people here expect to remain two LOC nclc.05294
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Noon-hour. Cumberland Glass Works, Brigeton(sic), N.J. Smallest boy in middle of front row and one on right-hand end have been in this pant four years. See also photos -957 to 971. LOC nclc.01212
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Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sells from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M.; 2 P.M. to midnight on Saturday. This picture includes the 2 Mellitto (i.e., Melaten) boys. LOC cph.3c23617
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Mrs. Abrams, 15 E. 118th St., N.Y. (ground floor). Makes hair-puffs and switches in her parlor. Dresses hair also. The neighbors, in dark inner bed-room, converse as she works. Husband LOC nclc.04196
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Mrs. Mary George, 74 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Mass. Mother and Aaron, 13 yrs., and Elizabeth 12 yrs old, working on crochet slippers. The children work until 9 or 10-30 P.M. sometimes, LOC nclc.04292
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Mrs. Palontona and 13 year old daughter, Michaeline, working on 'Pillow-lace' in dirty kitchen of their tenement home, 213 E. 111th Street, 3rd floor. They were both very illiterate. Mother LOC cph.3a29806
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Norma Lawrence is 10 years old and picks from 100 to 150 pounds of cotton a day. Drags the sack which often hold 50 pounds or more before emptied. Lewis W. Hine. See 4569. LOC cph.3a38578
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Peter Pluta (right hand boy), 2 Bertha Ave. Works in spinning room. Two years there Henry Fritz (left hand), 56 Cheever St. Has worked in spinning room two or three months. LOC nclc.02429
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Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, but has been sweeping in the Merrimack Mill for seven months, so he began at eleven years. Brother Edward said to be LOC nclc.02908
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Meyer Slein (12 years old) his brother Abe (10 years old) who has just returned from Industrial School (Reform School). Another brother is in the School. Show effects of street life and are LOC nclc.04649
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Johnnie Burns and his Basement Branch (See photo 1461). Also photo of his boy whom he says is 'ungovernable.' Burns says the 4 year old twins will be selling soon. 3518 Evans Avenue. LOC nclc.03542
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Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Etta Squires,-12 years old. Been in mill 3 years. Runs 5 sides. Mother was very proud of this. She own two houses and doesn't work in the mill herself. LOC nclc.01480
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Boys working in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. Largest one is Ernest Lamontague, 316 Notre Dame Street. Smallest, Armedos Deshais, 4 Marion St. Said he was 12 years old and beginning to LOC cph.3b24162
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Charlie Lott a thirteen year old doffer in cotton mill at West. His Family Record says born March 12, 1900. Has been working for a year in the mill at Laurel, Miss. Came here recently and LOC cph.3b21320
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Charles Rosenhaus, 31 Monroe St. 11 years old. Morris Brond, 286 Monroe St., 9 years old. Was helping Charles. 9 P.M. Franbkfort (i.e., Frankfurt) St. near Park Row. LOC cph.3c16434
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Charles Rosenhaus, 31 Monroe St. 11 years old. Morris Brond, 286 Monroe St., 9 years old. Was helping Charles. 9 P.M. Franbkfort (i.e., Frankfurt) St. near Park Row. LOC cph.3c16434
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4 p.m. Morrison Foster, 37 Anderson Street. Said he was 12 years old, and sells papers from 4 to 6 p.m. daily. No badge visible-pinned inside pocket. Near South Station. LOC nclc.03992
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Atherton Mill, Doffer boys Charlotte, N .C. Photo taken during absence of Supt. and contrary to his orders. Tallest boy-Lester Blunt. Been in the mill work 2 years. Middle boy-Eb LOC nclc.01567
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A few of the workers. P. San Martin Cigar Co. Tampa, Fla. Has reputation of employing children that have been through 'School Factories' and not paying them anything. Not rushed, so, only LOC nclc.04519
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A few of the workers. P. San Martin Cigar Co. Tampa, Fla., Has reputation of employing children that have been through 'School Factories' and not paying them anything. Not rushed, so, only LOC nclc.04520
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Applying for certificate - Menuel Cabral - Portuguese. 15 years old Oct. 9, 67 Aetna St. Been spinning 1 month Laurel Lake and sweeper 1 month American Linen. Now to be a braider at Estes LOC nclc.05064
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Applying for certificate - Menuel Cabral - Portuguese. 15 years old Oct. 9, 67 Aetna St. Been spinning 1 month Laurel Lake and sweeper 1 month American Linen. Now to be a braider at Estes LOC nclc.05065
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Shack near John D. Crocker's Bog. Housing 7 Portugese in bunks. Dirty clothes and garbage on the floor. There were bunks for 12 persons. The shack was 10 x 12 feet and 8 or 9 feet high. LOC nclc.00154
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02969
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02971
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The cotton pickers on this farm were temporary neighbors to the owner. Four adults and seven children. The latter as follows- one six year old boy picks one hundred pounds a day. His father LOC nclc.00223
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Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years. Mother and these two children pick 40 measures a day at 7 cents a measure. See scoops and pail in LOC nclc.00174
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The Slein boys. Meyer Slein (12 yrs. old) his brother Abe (10 years old) who has just returned from Industrial School (Reform School). Another brother is in the School. Show effects of LOC nclc.03523
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These subjects went to work at 6-45 A.M. and many of them came out at 6 P.M. for they 'work' in this mill. New Bedford, Mass. August 24, 1911. 6-30 A.M. Richard K. Conant, Witness,. LOC nclc.02237
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They all shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Boy on left end is George Wikowski, nine years old; next is John Collins; next is Steve Strupeck, who worked last year; on right hand end is Frank LOC nclc.00853
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These subjects went to work at 6-45 A.M. and many of them came out at 6 P.M. for they 'work' in this mill. New Bedford, Mass. August 24, 1911. 6-30 A.M. Richard K. Conant, Witness,) LOC nclc.02238
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Thomas Alverriere in front row left hand of picture, 42 Prince street, appears 12 years old, has done one year of work here. Speaks no English. Alderio (or Alden) Sylvester, (next to Thomas) LOC cph.3b43673
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Truants selling papers at Jefferson and Washington 11 A.M. Monday, May 9th, 1910. Smallest boy is Marvin Adams, 2637 Washington Ave. Said he got his papers 'off'n de other feller.' LOC nclc.03491
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Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are LOC nclc.02966
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The prairie-wagon home of a family of itinerant beet workers, now camped near Ft. Collins, Colo. Street family. The children 7- 8- 10- and 12 work steadily and I saw the tiny girl pulling LOC nclc.00374
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The prairie-wagon home of a family of itinerant beet workers, now camped near Ft. Collins, Colo. Street family. The children 7- 8- 10- and 12 work steadily and I saw the tiny girl pulling LOC nclc.00374
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Spiking tobacco on Lowe farm. Roland 13 and Bush 14 years old will go to Pretty Run School in a week or two, when tobacco is all in. It is a school day and school began 2 months ago. Boys LOC nclc.00530
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Some of the night force at the Western Union Telegraph Office, Hartford, Conn. When I passed through this alley next morning (Sunday) at 6-00 A.M. I found some of these boys had been playing LOC nclc.03253
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Wm. Huber, 12 yrs. old - been selling 4 yrs. Henry Huber, 7 yrs. old, been selling 1 yr. Sell until 9-30 P.M. Taken at 9-30 P.M. LOC nclc.03834
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Wilson Dry Goods Company, large department store. Employs large number of youngsters as cash-boys and wrappers. Counted seven apparently 9 to 12 years old, one 9 and other 10. Weeks work LOC nclc.04824
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-19A Waiting for morning papers. On steps of World Building. 1 A.M. February 12,1908. Small boy in centre of group is Joseph Levite, 83 Hester Street, 13 years old. Small boy on his right LOC nclc.03170
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A group of berry pickers at Newton's Farm, Bridgeville, Del. 2 Children are 7 years of age. 2 Children are 8 years of age. 2 Children are 9 years of age. 2 Children are 11 years of age. 3 LOC nclc.00105
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A group of berry pickers on Johnson's Farm at Cannon, Del. Caroline Giammia, is 4 years old, and picking berries her 1st season, averaging 10 quarts a day. Nellie Giammia, 6 years of age, LOC cph.3b39346
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Alexander Durand, 35 Tucker Street, next boy in middle of picture appears 12 years old. Is in mill room No. 2. Joseph Courtois, 33 Tucker St., at the right Alex. appears about 13 years old. LOC cph.3b43674
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Acme School -24 (4 miles northwest of Shawnee)- Miss Lois Millard, Principal. (P.O. Dale, Okla., Route 1). 26 present, 40 expected after all families return from southern part of the state LOC nclc.00623
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Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. Smallest boy is Joseph Lessard, -9 Central St. Vincent Hennessey, 12 Portland St. Wilfred Naddeau, 34 Depot St. Alfrod Bisson, 10 LOC nclc.01765
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Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. Right hand boy John Velvile. Been in mill one year. Left hand boy Arthur Roy, 5 Union St., 8 Months in mill. LOC nclc.01749
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Civarro family, 2106 Second Avenue, second floor back, working on patriotic flag pins. They get 3 cents a gross for inserting pin and putting onto card. Mrs. Civarro with her three-months-old baby in LOC nclc.04316
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Campbell family picking cotton. W.W. Campbell, Route 1, Box 64, Shawnee. Children go to Pioneer School, 7 miles northwest of Shawnee (see photo of same) Father said- 'Both the girls can hoe LOC nclc.00625
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Ebb-tide in the industry. Home of Mrs. Edwards. Her boy (photo 2203) works in Century Cotton Mill, South Boston, Va. Gets forty cents a day. Husband has a job in a North Caroline cotton mill LOC nclc.02177
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Group of 14-16 year old messengers working for American Printing Co. Henry Moore - 15 years; Edwin Chadwick - 15 years; George Jones - 16 years; Everett Harrison - 15 years; Wm. Schofield - LOC nclc.03974
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Group of boys working in American woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Youngest, 13 years, oldest 15 years. All had been working one year or more. Most are illiterate. 27 Children apparently under 15 LOC nclc.01847
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02674
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02677
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to work when whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02687
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02682
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Bruce Tillery, 10 years old. Swept in Eagle Mill, Columbus, Ga. last summer and going to work again next week. Been toting 13 dinners a day. Mother gets most of the money. Several brothers LOC nclc.02819
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Interior of tobacco shed, Hawthorn Farm. Girls in foreground are 8, 9, and 10 years old. The 10 yr. old makes 50 cents a -day. 12 workers on this farm are 8 to 14 years old, and about 15 are LOC nclc.00733
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Interior of tobacco shed, Hawthorn Farm. Girls in foreground are 8, 9, and 10 years old. The 10 yr. old makes 50 cents a day. 12 workers on this farm are 8 to 14 years old, and about 15 are LOC nclc.00737
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Interior of tobacco shed, Hawthorn Farm. Girls in foreground are 8, 9, and 10 years old. The 10 yr. old makes 50 cents a day. 12 workers on this farm are 8 to 14 years old, and about 15 are LOC nclc.00736
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Kibbe's Candy Factory. Isaac Futterman, 15 years, 108 Sharon St. Jacob Futterman, 16 years, 108 Sharon St. Wm. Cohan, 16 years, 102 Washburn St. Cocoanut Shavers at Kibbe's. The Futterman LOC nclc.04607
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Kibbe's Candy Factory. Isaac Futterman, 15 years, 108 Sharon St. Jacob Futterman, 16 years, 108 Sharon St. Wm. Cohan, 16 years, 102 Washburn St. Cocoanut Shavers at Kibbe's. The Futterman LOC nclc.04606
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John Gibson, Newsboy, 13 years of age. Selling newspapers 7 years. Average earnings $1.25 per week. Selling newspapers own choice. Smokes. Visits saloons. Works 9 hours per day. John's LOC nclc.03585
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John Pento, 14 years old, has been selling for 7 years. Daniel and Angelo, are his twin brothers. They are 7 years old and been selling one year. Sell until 8 P.M. some nights. LOC cph.3b44832
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Home of Peter Mazkerthlain, 7 Elizabeth St., Worcester, Mass. Children- 6 yrs., 9 yrs., 11 yrs., 12 yrs. old, working on garter buttons. Mother works too. Make $1.50 to $2.00 a week. LOC nclc.04289
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Pinkie Durham eight year old sweeper. See label -3730, and his sister Eliza. She began at eleven; now twelve according to the School Record. She recently had her leg broken in the mill. Boy LOC cph.3b31141
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S.D. Ison and family. Father works some. Both boys on right of photo have been in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va., for four years. When I asked the smallest worker how old he was, he LOC cph.3a29778
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Rosy, an eight-year-old oyster shucker who works steady all day from about 3-00 A.M. to about 5 P.M. in Dunbar Cannery. The baby will shuck as soon as she can handle the knife. LOC cph.3a15215
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Sarah Crutcher, 12-year-old girl herding cattle. Route 4, c-o S.O. Crutcher. She was out of school (-49 Comanche County) only 2 weeks this year and that was to herd 100 head of cattle for LOC nclc.00682
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Nearly 9 A.M. Girl (about 8 years old) carrying sack of hose supporters home, a long distance and she had to run to get home in time for school. Up hill and tiring work, resting frequently. LOC nclc.04295
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Leopoldo Andreoli, 208 Elm St. Very young-appears 11 or 12 years old. Is a 'Loom boy' in spinning room of the Ayer Mill; has a steady job now and makes $5.15 a week now. LOC nclc.02356
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Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight years old. Both shuck oysters at the Alabama Canning Co. This is Mary's second year. She said, 'I shucks six pots if I don't LOC nclc.00846
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Midnight 4, 11,08. Messenger Boys in heart of Tenderloin. Youngest - Badge No. 524. Herman Unslowitz, Said 15 yrs. old. Oldest Badge 605. From Wes(tern) Union Tel(egraph) Office, 172 Fifth LOC nclc.03193
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New Hope School -41. 4 miles northwest of Shawnee. 31 present. Opened October 2nd-8 months term. Principal, Mr. J.H. Harrison, P.O. Route 6, Shawnee, says there ought to be twice that number LOC nclc.00620
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Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help shuck oysters every day in the Barataria Canning Company. Live in New Orleans. See also photos 1973, 1976, 1977, 1997, LOC cph.3a01060
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Mendicants. New York City. - NARA - 523326
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Part of the family of Eva Tanguay, 61 Sylvester St., doffer in spinning room of Ayer mill. A half hour car ride in a crowded, stuffy car to and from work. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and returns LOC cph.3b42403
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Pete Trombetta, 10 years of age, 6th season of work. Salvatore Trombetta, 14 years of age, 8th season of work, picks 200 quarts of berries a day. Mary Trombetta, 11 years of age, 6th season, LOC nclc.00099
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Nannie Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been working in the Crescent Hosiery Mill for some months. Makes about $3 a week. Has been through the 5th grade in school. She LOC cph.3a20272
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On right-hand end is Marie --, eight years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pots of oysters a day (30 or 35 cents) at a canning company. At left end of photo is Johnnie --, eight years old, who earns LOC cph.3a29843
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One of several youngsters I found in Tampa Fla. Cigar Box Factory. They are reported to have many children when work is rushing. Found about 10 young boys and girls, 300 employees. LOC nclc.05410
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Ollie Johnson. Bible records shows her 10 years old. She goes into the Anniston Mfg. Co. regularly to help her sister Annie spin. Her mother admits it also. Says all the children learn to LOC nclc.02941
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Luther Wharton, drug store delivery boy, twelve years old. Works from 4-00 P.M. to midnight in Sommers Drug Store. I saw him working at midnight. He goes to school in the daytime, then works LOC nclc.03876
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Another Benkendorfer farm near West. Owned by father and well kept up. Mandy, six years old, picks twenty-five pounds a day. Sophie, nine years old picks ninety pounds a day. Seven in LOC nclc.00235
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A family picking nuts. Mother nursing baby while picking nuts. Was suffering with a sore throat. Rosie, 3, hanging... - NARA - 523498
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A 10 yr. old newsie, who had just been selling in this saloon for the other boy, his boss, E. Street, near 13th, Washington, D.C., The boss is Herbert Solomon, 452 D. St., N.W., Washington, LOC nclc.03750
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A 9 year old boy, Jo Cafarella, 39 Warren Street, Somerville, Mass. His sister Lena, 10 years, and Mary Lazzaro, 13 years old, his cousin lives at 17 South Street. This is typical of their LOC cph.3b39334
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Cutting tobacco on farm of A.G.W. Gish, Route 3, Henderson. Boys 10, 13 and 15 years will all go to Niagara School, Div. 4, Henderson Co., when it opens next week. New building. The 2 LOC nclc.00522
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Willie Cherry, a 6 year old helper in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. She has been going to school and helping her step-brother, Lawrence Webb, regularly after school. Her mother has LOC nclc.02850
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