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Group of workers in Waxahachie Cotton Mill. Small boy apparently under fifteen years. Would not tell me his age. I saw no others so young. Even when I went through the mill after work LOC nclc.02862
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Louis Birch, 4th & Pine Sts. Newsboy, 12 years of age. Just started selling. Made 10 cents one day. Father dead. While not under any compulsion to sell papers, Louis, of his own accord, took LOC nclc.03591
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Maple Mill, Dillon S.C. Tebie Calder-Been in mill 1 year-runs 4 sides. Little sister- Tince-Mother said, 'She helps.' Bystander said she works regularly and that plenty of other little ones LOC nclc.01492
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Leo Franklin, 419 E. 3d St. 12 years of age. Selling papers 2 years. Average earnings 50 cents a day. Selling papers own choice. Earnings not needed at home. Visits saloons. Don't smoke. LOC nclc.03598
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Noon hour at Obear-Nestor Glass Co., East. St. Louis, Ill. Names of the smallest boys are- Walter Kohler, 981 N. 18th St.; Walter Riley, 918 N. 17th. St.; Will Convery, 1828 Natalie Ave.; LOC cph.3a13361
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Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory -2. Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters work in factory. One sister has made LOC nclc.00932
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Near Mission San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. Family labor in strawberry field at opening . . . - NARA - 537548
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Meyer Slein a 12 year old newsie who has been on streets until late at night and with bad associates. Kept irregular hours. Stole from large retail stores. Often stayed away from home all LOC nclc.03511
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Men and boys of this family all work in Eureka Cotton Mills. H.O. Roof. B. F. Roof -10 years in mill. Lawrence Roof-4 years in mill. Albert Roof-(Smallest) 1 year in mill. Doffs-50 cents a LOC nclc.01460
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Trazor Tatro a 13 year old boy who worked in the N. Pomal (Vt.) Mfg. Co. Mill two years ago (in summer) when he was only 11 years old. Expects to work again soon as they start up. LOC cph.3b24161
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Raymond Bykes, Western Union No. 23, Norfolk Va. Said he was fourteen years old. Works until after one A.M. every night. He is precocious and not a little 'tough.' Has been here at this LOC cph.3c30786
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General Utility Boy at Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co. 'I'm fourteen years old; been here one year. Get $1.00 a day.' He runs errands and helps around. I saw him pushing some of these empty cars. LOC nclc.04904
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General Utility Boy at Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co. 'I'm fourteen years old; been here one year. Get $1.00 a day.' He runs errands and helps around. I saw him pushing some of these empty cars. LOC nclc.05544
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General view of part of the force picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. There were about 25 children-most of them 8 to 15 years old. 'When school opens next month you bet we have to quit LOC nclc.00578
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S. Russell, 33 E. 22nd St. Newsboy, 12 years of age. Selling newspapers 2 years. Average earnings 20 cents daily. Selling newspapers own choice. Father earns $18 weekly. Boy deposits LOC cph.3a21176
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Robert Magee (smallest), 270 Suffolk St., apparently 12 years, been working in Mule Room -1 Merrimac Mill, Lowell, one year. Michael Keefe (next in size) 32 Marion St., been at work in -1 LOC nclc.02393
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Robert Paul, 216 Johnson Street. 10 year old newsy. Found at 11 P.M. with 12 papers near Seminole Hotel. Been at it 4 years. Often sells until midnight. He and brother make about $1.50 a LOC nclc.03852
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Rosina Goyette, Maple St. Apparently 12 but says she is 14; has steady job doffi(ng) and spinning in Spring Village Mill. She said at first she had been working six months, later she changed LOC nclc.02301
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Rosemary Mfg. Co. Uriah and Eva Westbrook. Both violations. Uriah is 12 years old now (Bible record said born May 24, 1903) and he has been working there 2 months. Eva began at 12 years; LOC nclc.02972
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Carrie Armstrong a weaver in Highland Park mill -2 Rock Hill, S.C. A frail, stunted girl said 13 years old used to run 4 looms now runs only 2. Been working since January. Father is in the LOC nclc.02540
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Witness F. A. Smith. Photo at 9 P.M. Home of Patrick McGurl (mechanic), 136 Exchange Street, Worcester, Mass. Working on hose supporters. All work, 6-year-old, 8-year-old, 11-year-old, LOC cph.3a38586
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Vance, a Trapper Boy, 15 years old. Has trapped for several years in a West Va. Coal mine. $.75 a day for 10 hours work. All he does is to open and shut this door- most of the time he sits LOC cph.3a21704
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Willie Payton, (boy in middle), 196 Fayette St., Said 11 years old, made over $2 last week as pin boy in Les Miserables Alley, works there every night until about midnight. Joseph Philip LOC cph.3b43679
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Wm. Gross, 516 Tatnall St. Newsboy, 15 years of age. Selling papers 5 years. Average earnings 50 cents per week. Father, carpenter, $18 week. Selling newspapers own choice, to get money to LOC cph.3b22402
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Walter Ray, 400 Walnut St. 8 years of age. Selling papers 1 year. Average earnings 35 cents per week. Selling papers own choice. Don't smoke. Earnings not needed at home. Visits saloons. LOC nclc.03606
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Group of boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Co., 6-30 A.M. The youngest, Vehnie Hughes, said he was 12 years old and had been working one year. Others are Hobson Waters, Elmer Behan, Ora LOC nclc.04700
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Group of boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. 6 p.m. May 18, 1909. Smallest boy is Alfred Ouellet, 212 Main Street. Fat boy is Willie Laudry, 35 South Street. Boy on left LOC cph.3b24158
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Home of Desiderio Cella, 11 Coburn Street, So. Framingham, Mass. Children - 13, 12, 10, 8, 7 years old working on tags in dirty room with macaroni all spread out on table being cut. Tag LOC nclc.04287
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Jim Waldine, 1023 Carpenter St., Philadelphia. 6 years old, been picking cranberries two years. Also Sam Frohue, 9 years old, been picking two years, could not spell his own name. 1106 LOC nclc.05291
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Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr. J. P. Daws, Route 1, Shawnee. Johnnie picks 75 pounds, Carrie 100 pounds and Jim 150 to 200 pounds a day. Get $1.00 a hundred pounds. LOC nclc.00634
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Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 years old. Right hand. Left hand, Albert Duquette, 183 Union St. works in weave shed, putting drop wires on weave machine. LOC nclc.02261
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James Boulware, doffer in Manchester Mill, Rock Hill, said 13 years, working off and on 3 years. Charlie Rhoades, 12 years old, one year working, 75 cents a day. Couldn't write his name. LOC nclc.02534
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Human Junk. A product of the mill (See -2963) 'Ben workin fer 10 years. Began when I was six years old for 5 cents a day. Lately I was workin $1.25 a day but got to spittin blood and had to LOC nclc.02548
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J.A. Leazer a 19 year old weaver and his family. Highland Park Mill, Rock Hill, S.C., Began working at 9 years. Makes $1.50 a day now and says he probably can't get any more as a weaver. LOC cph.3b32760
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H.H. Allison and 2 boys 10 and 12 years old gathering rye. Should be in school which opened several days ago. Several girls of school age also out. Owns farm of 112 acres. May go to Shady LOC cph.3a29790
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H.H. Allison and 2 boys 10 and 12 years old gathering rye. Should be in school which opened several days ago. Several girls of school age also out. Owns farm of 112 acres. May go to Shady LOC nclc.00460
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H.H. Allison and 2 boys 10 and 12 years old gathering rye. Should be in school which opened several days ago. Several girls of school age also out. Owns farm of 112 acres. May go to Shady LOC nclc.00459
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Edith, a five year old cotton picker on H.M. Lane's farm Bells, Tex. (Near Denison). 'She's a good steady picker. Works all day long,' her aunt said. See also other photos taken here. LOC nclc.05522
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Eddie Marek a six year old cotton picker who picks fifty pounds a day. His sister thirteen years old picks one hundred pounds. Father and mother and some negroes also pick. A frugal Bohemian LOC nclc.00205
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Eddie Marek a six year old cotton picker who picks fifty pounds a day. His sister eighteen years old picks one hundred pounds. Father and mother and some negroes also pick. A frugal Bohemian LOC cph.3b01718
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Edgar Kitchen 13 yrs. old gets $3.25 a week working for the Bingham Bros. Dairy. Drives dairy wagon from 7 A.M. to noon. Works on farm in afternoon (10 hours a day) seven days a week-half LOC nclc.00494
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Edgar Kitchen 13 yrs. old gets $3.25 a week working for the Bingham Bros. Dairy. Drives dairy wagon from 7 A.M. to noon. Works on farm in afternoon (10 hours a day) seven days a week-half LOC nclc.00495
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Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes.) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been LOC nclc.04694
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Some samples (not all) of the children in the 'Kindergarten Factory' run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked- I saw them at work LOC nclc.02633
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Some samples (not all) of the children in the 'Kindergarten Factory' run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked- I saw them at work LOC nclc.02632
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Some samples (not all) of the children in the 'Kindergarten Factory' run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked; I saw them at work LOC nclc.02640
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Some samples (not all) of the children in the 'Kindergarten Factory' run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked; I saw them at work LOC nclc.02635
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Some samples (not all) of the children in the 'Kindergarten Factory' run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked; I saw them at work LOC nclc.02690
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Teresa Lerre, cranberry picker
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Erenne La Prise, on left, apparently 13 years old, a doffer at Spring Village Mill, said he had been working a year and a half. Als de Gauthier, apparently under 14 (next Erenne) also a LOC nclc.02305
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Left to right- Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 LOC nclc.05454
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These were all the young children I could get at the Athens Hosiery Mill at noon. And at 9 A.M., although when I went through the mill at 7 A.M., alone, Dec. 9th, I saw six little girls LOC nclc.02024
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Six-year old boy, Louis Shuman, and his 11 year old brother. Dallas Newsboys. The little fellow usually has a brother who makes him do most of the work. Dallas has too many of these little LOC nclc.03904
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12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The father, mother, and two boys (9 and 12 yrs.) expect to make $700 in about 2 months time in the beet work. 'The boys can LOC nclc.00361
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Angelo Rizzo, 5 Trenton Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. Worked 5 months in sheds of Albion Canning. Canning, stringing beans. Was 10 years old last summer. Worked from 7 A.M. until 9 P.M. Returned to LOC nclc.00770
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Donald Mallick, ('Happy'), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. 'Happy' is well LOC nclc.03577
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Case of Frank Wiegel, 3916 - - Ave., Brooklyn N.Y., injured after working 18 hours a day. He was injured at 1-55 A.M. January 18, 1914. Age 15 years. Employed by the Henry Bosch Paper Co., LOC nclc.04994
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Dillon Mills, Dillon, S.C. Lizzie Davis, (smallest). Been in mill 2 years. Next-Nettie Arnet - Been in mill 8 years. Next-Monnie McCraney, been in mill 3 years. Next-Vater Arnet, been in LOC nclc.01490
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143 Hudson St., ground floor. Mrs. Salvia; Joe, 10 years old; Josephine, 14 years old; Camille, 7 years old. Picking nuts in a dirty tenement home. The bag of cracked nuts (on chair) had LOC nclc.05479
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Aerial view of woman on a marigold field. Bali island.
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B.F. Howell, Route 4, Bowling Green, Ky. and part of his family stripping tobacco. The 8 and 10-year old boys in photo 'tie up waste'; his 12-year old boy and 14-year old girl (not in photo LOC cph.3a17768
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B.F. Howell, Route 4, Bowling Green, Ky. and part of his family stripping tobacco. The 8 and 10-year old boys in photo 'tie up waste'; his 12-year old boy and 14-year old girl (not in photo LOC nclc.00649
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B.F. Howell, Route 4, Bowling Green, Ky. and part of his family stripping tobacco. The 8 and 10-year old boys in photo 'tie up waste'; his 12-year old boy and 14-year old girl (not in photo LOC nclc.00650
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10-30 P.M. At Center Market. 11 yr. old Celery Vendor Gus Strateges, 212 Jackson Hall Alley. He sold until 11 P.M. and was out again Sunday morning selling papers ana gum. Has been in this LOC cph.3c14497
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Bowery bootblack. New York City. - NARA - 523325
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Pin boys in Les Miserables Alleys, Frank Jarose, 7 Fayette St., Mellens Court, said 11 years old, made $3.72 last week. Joseph Philip, 5 Wall St., said 11 years old, and works until midnight LOC cph.3b41554
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Pin boys in Les Miserables Alleys, Frank Jarose, 7 Fayette St., Mellens Court, said 11 years old, made $3.72 last week. Joseph Philip, 5 Wall St., said 11 years old, and works until midnight LOC cph.3b41554
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Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Bertie Collins (girl). Has been spinning 3 years. Runs 6 sides 60 cents a day. Rudolph Collins. Has doffed 3 years. Is 12 years old. Three others will join the ranks LOC cph.3b32763
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Nerva Wright, 119 William St., runs 4 sides in Saxon Mill, Spartenberg (sic), S.C. Been spinning one year. 3 children are in the mill. 'My eyes hurt me when I'm out doors. It's so dark in LOC nclc.02566
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Going to work on the night shift, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 6 P.M. Manchester, N.H. This boy has been working all night here for 5 months. Geo. Crossley lives on Arath St., R. FF. D. No. 1- Box 7 LOC cph.3b18635
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Eleven year old newsie who has been selling for three years. He gets up at 2-30 A.M. Sundays, and at 5-00 A.M. school days. Makes about $1.25 a day. Norval Sharp. Photo taken early Sunday LOC nclc.03883
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Israel April, 314 I St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 'I serves the President'. 9 yr. old news boy with no badge selling near Willard Hotel, Sunday P.M., 4-14-12. Been selling for several years. I LOC nclc.03780
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Group of field-workers at Huttings Tobacco Farm. One of 9 years, two of 11 years, 8 of 12 years, 5 of 13 years, 3 of 14 years, 1 of 15. Four of 11 and 12 had gone home and were not counted. LOC nclc.00739
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Group of tobacco pickers in Bermant plantation, 3 were 10 yrs, 3 were 11 yrs, 13 were 12 yrs, 12 were 13 yrs, 2-14 yrs old. The owner said, 'They all get $1.25 a day.' LOC nclc.00700
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Group working in Ayer Mill. Joe Christy, 21 Common St.; Sam Gangi, 82 Pleasant Valley St.; Harold Olds, 81 Springfield St.; Wallace Hager, 12 Baily St.; Sebastino Genovese, 50 1-2 Common LOC cph.3b39332
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Flower making. A night scene (Photo at 10-30 P.M. and not finished, Jan 29, 1912). Carrie Brindisi,12 years old, 134 1-2 Thompson Street, 2(nd) fl(oor) front. Carries (sic) goes to school. LOC nclc.04139
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Family of W.T. Frakes, Route 5, Lawton, Okla. Mother said 6-year old Warren picked 41 pounds of cotton yesterday 'An I don't make him pick; he picked last year.' Had about 20 pounds in his LOC nclc.00610
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Joseph Bernstein, 1518 Fifth St. N.W., a 10 yr. old news-boy who had been selling in saloons along the way, says he makes a dollar a day, sells until 8-30 P.M. Is a bright Jewish boy. LOC nclc.03763
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Small shack on Forsyth's Bog, occupied by De Marco family, 10 in the family living in this one room. Room is 10 ft. x 11 ft. x 5 1-2 ft. high and gable attic above. (See family picking LOC nclc.00072
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Two girls and boy beginning work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N. H. 1-00 P.M., May 21, 1909. Photo taken in outer hall of spinning room where I saw them working. Left hand is Diana LOC nclc.01737
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Three pickers going home from work. Anne Benotte, said 7 years old. Brother Vincent said 11. Vincent picked last year. Inez, sister said 6 years old, 'and picked last year wid me mudder.' LOC cph.3a15212
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Chester Burnside, 16 yr. old member of 4 H Club with his Prize Hereford Heifer. It won a prize for him at the county fair and now he has it up at the State 4 H. Fair, at Charleston. LOC nclc.04401
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Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a day, and totes 50 pounds of it when sack gets full. 'No, I don't like it very much.' See 4590. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift LOC cph.3b01720
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Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a day, and totes 50 pounds of it when sack gets full. 'No, I don't like it very much.' Lewis W. Hine. See 4590. See W.H. Swift LOC nclc.00629
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2 of the young table boys in Burke's ice cream parlor. LOC nclc.04980 (cropped)
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Bill May, a bright, freckled five year old, who works in Barataria Canning Co., said he made fifteen cents the day before and his mother said, 'He can make fifteen cents any day he wants to LOC cph.3a01058
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4 P.M. Right - Frank Pristare, 456 Sixth St. 11 years old. Work 'ain't good. Sells to a half-dozen customers, and a few extras. Spends all his money. Left - Chas. Ciensola, 115 Grand St. 14 LOC nclc.03831
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4-30 P.M. Flora Anseline, a busy girl. 5 Carmine St., N.Y. She goes to school, helps mother with housework, and makes flowers, working some nights until 10 P.M. The little boy helps some. LOC nclc.04127
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5 P.M. Mrs. Mary Molinari and family, 304 E. 107th St. 'We made feathers some, but not much.' Six-year-old Antoinette ties like an old hand. Dominick, 9 years old, works some. Annie 9, the LOC nclc.04122
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5 P.M. Mrs. Mary Mauro, 309 E. 110th St., 2nd floor. Family work on feathers. Make $2.25 a week. In vacation 2 or 3 times as much. Victoria, 8 yrs. Angelina 10 yrs. (a neighbor). Frorandi 10 LOC cph.3b17530
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6 P.M. April 23, 1909. Sweepers, etc., in Hill and Bates Mills. Lewiston, Me. Boy next to right hand end is Jo. Been in Hill Mill 2 years (see photo 709). Only one or two could speak LOC cph.3c27563
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6 year old Leslie Cooper. Sells with 10 year old brother Eric. Found 7 A.M. Sunday. Starts at 5 A.M. and sells all day. 6 A.M. week days. Doesn't go to school. Works the begging dodge. LOC nclc.03840
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8 A.M. A cold and windy day. Small boy, Paul Zozzaro, 9 years old, begins at 7 A.M. daily. Then goes to school. Sells after school until 6 P.M. and later. Older brother, Tony, gets up at 5 LOC cph.3b38157
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A few of the hands on night shift Highland Park Hill, No. 3, Charlotte, N.C. 10-30 P.M. January 7-09. (See photo and label 484) Boy in middle been in mill 2 years. Girl next to him in mill 4 LOC nclc.01578
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Laura Petty, a 6 year old berry picker on Jenkins farm, Rock Creek near Baltimore, Md. 'I'm just beginnin'. Picked two boxes yesterday. (2 cents a box). (See my report July 10, 1909.) July LOC cph.3a01106
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Roy Young, said 10 years old. Works with brother Willis, 12 years old in Massey Hosiery Mills. Roy has worked some nights, once until 10 P.M. and he fell asleep in school next day. Haywood LOC nclc.02815
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Right Hand boy) John Campbell, (Box 294 Gastonia N.C.) 10 years old. Been three years in mill. In school part of this time. (Left hand boy) Roy Little. Said 12 years old. 2 years in mill and LOC nclc.01348
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Room 21 in Shanty - 2, in settlement called Rome, on White's Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. 3 persons live here, cranberry pickers. Family of Rocco De Gruerio. Room is 6 ft. x 7 ft. and 7 ft. high. LOC cph.3b10485
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