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Frank F. Gibson, 1305 Linden St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger No. 7. 14 years of age. 1 year in service. Visits houses of prostitution. Guides soldiers to segregated district. Smokes. Still at school and works from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910.

Frank F. Gibson, 1305 Linden St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger...

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Proclamation on labor by the President of the United States of America

Proclamation on labor by the President of the United States of America

Photograph shows the proclamation issued by President Ulysses S. Grant directing wages not be reduced on account of a reduction in work hours instituted in 1868. Includes a half-length portrait of Grant. 6707C ... More

A harrowing possibility - Drawing. Public domain image.

A harrowing possibility - Drawing. Public domain image.

No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

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Puck's summer salad / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Puck's summer salad / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows a central scene showing a man looking out a garret window, daydreaming or musing on the life of the farmer; there are several vignettes surrounding that offer humorous or comon sense response... More

Boys working in Scotland Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Smallest boy--Junior Bounds--Beginning. Next, Rollin Hudson - 3 years in mill. Next, Lloyd Willoughby - 3 years in mill. Next, Preston Torrent - 8 years in mill. 6 years night work - 14 years old now. "Haven't been in school more'n 3 days in my whole life." Father blind. 2 older sisters and 1 younger brother work in mill now. Has doffed all 8 years. Gets about 60 cents a day. Asked him if he didn't get tired, "No, when you get used to it you don't get tired. Some of the boys goes to sleep when they begin." Showed a remarkable degree of refinement and consideration for others. Work has not blunted this. Sunday, Dec. 6/08. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Boys working in Scotland Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Smallest boy--Junior B...

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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. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth St. Market, Cincinna...

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Daniel Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Four doffers. Boy on left end (knee pants) said he had worked in mills for 7 years and some nights. At nights they work 12 hours, without any hour off for lunch. Eat when they can. Some of them "eat a-workin'." Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina

Daniel Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Four doffers. Boy on left end (knee ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 283. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Scotland Mills, Laurinburg, N.C. Henry Mims (tallest) about 14. 8 years in mill. 6 years at night. Launey Knight (next)--Begin. John Stedman--3 years in the above mill. Witness, S.R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina.

Scotland Mills, Laurinburg, N.C. Henry Mims (tallest) about 14. 8 year...

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National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children on night shift going to work at 6 P.M. on a cold, dark December night. They do not come out again until 6:00 A.M. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 435. Notation indicates information on verso, but no continuation text found. Credit line: National Child Labor C... More

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children on night shift going to work at 6 P.M. on a cold, dark December night. They do not come out again until 6:00 A.M. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children ...

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Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 12 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 436. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Nearly Sold Out! "Basket ! Five Cents Each!" Antoinette Siminger, 12 years old, 4219 Glenway Ave., Price Hill, Sixth St., Market, Cincinnati. 10 P.M. Had been selling since morning. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Nearly Sold Out! "Basket ! Five Cents Each!" Antoinette Siminger, 12 y...

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Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours at a stretch. No special time off to eat. "Eat a-workin'." 9:00 P.M. Friday, Nov. 6, 1908. Mill was running. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours at a stretch. No special time...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 285. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

Nearly Sold Out! "Basket! Five Cents Each!" Antoinette Siminger, 12 years old, 4219 Glenway Ave., Price Hill, Sixth St., Market, Cincinnati. 10 P.M. Had been selling since morning. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Nearly Sold Out! "Basket! Five Cents Each!" Antoinette Siminger, 12 ye...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 44. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Children of night superintendent, in Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. (1) Bessie Moore - runs 4 sides. Has worked two years nights. (2) Frank (smallest). Doffs. Has worked 2 yrs. nights. (3) George (largest). Looked 12 years old. Doffs--3 years of night work, was proud of the fact that he could write his name. Mother said they rather work nights because they had to put in fewer hours then. Sunday, Dec. 6, 1908. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Children of night superintendent, in Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. (1...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 412. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours at a stretch. No special time off to eat. "Eat a-workin'." 9:00 P.M. Friday, Nov. 6, 1908. Mill was running. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours at a stretch. No special time...

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3 doffer boys, Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Charley Gregory (boy with white collar). Been in mill 8 years. Has worked nights four years. David and Dick work daytime. Witness, S.R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina.

3 doffer boys, Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Charley Gregory (boy wit...

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3 doffer boys, Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Charley Gregory (boy with white collar). Been in mill 8 years. Has worked nights four years. David and Dick work daytime. Witness, S.R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina

3 doffer boys, Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Charley Gregory (boy wit...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 410. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 1/2 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

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Children of night superintendent, in Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. (1) Bessie Moore - runs 4 sides. Has worked two years nights. (2) Frank (smallest). Doffs. Has worked 2 yrs. nights. (3) George (largest). Looked 12 years old. Doffs--3 years of night work, was proud of the fact that he could write his name. Mother said they rather work nights because they had to put in fewer hours then. Sunday, Dec. 6, 1908. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Children of night superintendent, in Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. (1...

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Daniel Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Four doffers. Boy on left end (knee pants) said he had worked in mills for 7 years and some nights. At nights they work 12 hours, without any hour off for lunch. Eat when they can. Some of the[m] "eat a-workin'." Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Daniel Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Four doffers. Boy on left end (knee ...

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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. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth St. Market, Cincinna...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 48. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Boys working in Scotland Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Smallest boy--Junior Bounds--Beginning. Next, Rollin Hudson - 3 years in mill. Next, Lloyd Willoughby - 3 years in mill. Next, Preston Torrent - 8 years in mill. 6 years night work - 14 years old now. "Haven't been in school more'n 3 days in my whole life." Father blind. 2 older sisters and 1 younger brother work in mill now. Has doffed all 8 years. Gets about 60 cents a day. Asked him if he didn't get tired, "No, when you get used to it you don't get tired. Some of the boys goes to sleep when they begin." Showed a remarkable degree of refinement and consideration for others. Work has not blunted this. Sunday, Dec. 608. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Boys working in Scotland Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Smallest boy--Junior B...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 416. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "Eat a-workin." 8:30 P.M. Friday. Mill running nights. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine., Nov. 6, 1908

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "E...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 286. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "Eat a-workin." 8:30 P.M. Friday. Mill running nights. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., Nov. 6, 1908.

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "E...

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8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."Caption #663: "Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday.". Location: Hartford, Connecticut. Photo by ...

8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. Caption #602: "6:0...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Title from photo and label for Hine no. 602 and 663. Hine no. 664. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, ... More

7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. Begins about 6 A.M. Has been at it 3 years. Bridgeport, Conn. Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut

7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. B...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 645. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

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. Hartford, Connecticut.

10:00 P.M. Solomon -----. Began selling at 7 years of age. Been sellin...

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Berman Katzman a nine-year-old newsie in Hartford, Conn. Has been selling 2 years. Sells until 8 P.M. at times. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Berman Katzman a nine-year-old newsie in Hartford, Conn. Has been sell...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 658. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Bowling alley boys, New Haven, Conn. Many of these work until late at night. Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Bowling alley boys, New Haven, Conn. Many of these work until late at ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 624. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore, Md., was working hard. They begin about 4:30 A.M. and sometimes work until sunset. Her family (Scholtz) has been South--Bluffton, S.C.--for a few years. Seen in Appalachicola and Biloxi. They are Polish. Location: Baltimore, Maryland

This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore,...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 845. Hine no. 845-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints... More

New Haven, Conn., March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn., March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P....

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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. Hartford, Connecticut

10:00 P.M. Solomon -----. Began selling at 7 years of age. Been sellin...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 627. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. Begins at 6 A.M. Been selling 3 years. Bridgeport, Conn. Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut.

7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. B...

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Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night." and 664 #664: "8, 9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday" Location: Hartford, Connecticut. Photo by ...

Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 Caption #602: "...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 663. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

5:30 A.M. Emma and her brother starting out to sell and peddle before school. They sell after school and on Saturday and Sunday also. Albert is 10 years old and been at it 1 year. Emma is 11 years old. She and Paul have been at it 2 years. Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut.

5:30 A.M. Emma and her brother starting out to sell and peddle before ...

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Max Schwartz (8 yrs. old) and Jacob Schwartz. 163 Howard St. Newark, N.J. Sell until 10 P.M. sometimes. Location: Newark, New Jersey

Max Schwartz (8 yrs. old) and Jacob Schwartz. 163 Howard St. Newark, N...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1030. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Slebzak family (Polish) working on Bot[t]omley farm, near Baltimore, Md. They have worked here 3 years and one winter at Avery Island, Louisiana. All work except the very smallest. She hangs around the fields. Begin work about 4 A.M. and sometimes works until sunset. (See #838.) Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

Slebzak family (Polish) working on Bot[t]omley farm, near Baltimore, M...

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Max Schwartz (8 yrs. old) and Jacob Schwartz. 163 Howard St. Newark, N.J. Sell until 10 P.M. sometimes. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Max Schwartz (8 yrs. old) and Jacob Schwartz. 163 Howard St. Newark, N...

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Joseph and Rosy, 10 and 8 yrs. old. He sells until evening. She is one of 5 or 6 girls who sell (afternoons) in Newark. Location: Newark, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Joseph and Rosy, 10 and 8 yrs. old. He sells until evening. She is one...

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[Sunday morning, March 7, 1909. Morris Hurowitz, 10 years old. Been selling 2 years. Sells Saturday until 8 P.M. Starts out again Sunday at 7 A.M. Sells 25 or more Sunday papers. Is a bright business-like chap, but shows signs of nervousness, (eye twitching, etc.) photo 608.] Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

[Sunday morning, March 7, 1909. Morris Hurowitz, 10 years old. Been se...

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A strawberry field on Rock Creek, near Baltimore. Whites and negroes, old and young, work here from 4:30 A.M. until sunset some days. A long hot day. Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

A strawberry field on Rock Creek, near Baltimore. Whites and negroes, ...

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Newsgirls waiting for papers. Largest girl, Alice Goldman has been selling for 4 years. Newsdealer says she uses viler language than the newsboys do. Besie Goldman and Bessie Brownstein are 9 years old and have been selling about one year. All sell until 7:00 or 7:30 P.M. daily. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

Newsgirls waiting for papers. Largest girl, Alice Goldman has been sel...

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Messenger boys. Work until 11 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Messenger boys. Work until 11 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 648. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Mary Dunn 11 years old. Been selling 1 year. Sells until 7 P.M., Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

Mary Dunn 11 years old. Been selling 1 year. Sells until 7 P.M., Hartf...

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Bowling alley boys, New Haven, Conn. Many of these work until late at night. Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

Bowling alley boys, New Haven, Conn. Many of these work until late at ...

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Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."] and 664 [#664: "8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday."] Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]

Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: ...

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Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. New Haven, Connecticut Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. New Haven, Connecticut Photo b...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 626. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Slebzak family (Polish) working on Bottomley farm, near Baltimore, Md. They have worked here 3 years and one winter at Avery Island, Louisiana. All work except the very smallest. She hangs around the fields. Begin work about 4 A.M. and sometimes works until sunset. (See #838.) Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Slebzak family (Polish) working on Bottomley farm, near Baltimore, Md....

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 837. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More

This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore, Md., was working hard. They begin about 4:30 A.M. and sometimes work until sunset. Her family (Scholtz) has been South--Bluffton, S.C.--for a few years. Seen in Appalacicola and Bixloxi. They are Polish. Location: Baltimore, Maryland

This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 845. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More

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, and bad language was abundant. Says he works from "sunup to sundown" and has been working 3 summers. On card with captions for both #827 and #828: Norris Lovitt. Been picking for 3 years in berry fields near Baltimore, Md. (See 827 and label). July 8, 1909. Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Farrand Packing Co. A young berry picker on Curran's farm, Rock Creek....

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 827. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More

Early Education. Boy is 12 years old. Been selling for 3 years. Sells until 7 P.M. Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

Early Education. Boy is 12 years old. Been selling for 3 years. Sells ...

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Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. New Haven, Connecticut / Photo by [Lewis W. Hine]

Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. New Haven, Connecticut / Phot...

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Joseph and Rosy, 10 and 8 yrs. old. He sells until evening. She is one of 5 or 6 girls who sell (afternoons) in Newark. Location: Newark, New Jersey Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Joseph and Rosy, 10 and 8 yrs. old. He sells until evening. She is one...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1034. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Berman Katzman a nine-year-old newsie in Hartford, Conn. Has been selling 2 years. Sells until 8 P.M. at times. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

Berman Katzman a nine-year-old newsie in Hartford, Conn. Has been sell...

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7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. Begins at 6 A.M. Been selling 3 years. Bridgeport, Conn. Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut

7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. B...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 644. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

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, and bad language was abundant. Says he works from "sunup to sundown" and has been working 3 summers. [On card with captions for both #827 and #828: Norris Lovitt. Been picking for 3 years in berry fields near Baltimore, Md. (See 827 and label). July 8, 1909.] Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

Farrand Packing Co. A young berry picker on Curran's farm, Rock Creek....

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Early Education. Boy is 12 years old. Been selling for 3 years. Sells until 7 P.M. Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Early Education. Boy is 12 years old. Been selling for 3 years. Sells ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 593. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

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New Haven, Conn. Smallest boy 10 years old been at it a year and half, sells until 6 or 7 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn. Smallest boy 10 years old been at it a year and half,...

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Smallest boy is Mike Ferinco. 75 Monroe St., 10 yrs. old. Sells until 8:30 P.M., Newark, N.J. Other is Duar Feriari, 60 Monroe St. Sells until after 9 P.M. Location: Newark, New Jersey

Smallest boy is Mike Ferinco. 75 Monroe St., 10 yrs. old. Sells until ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1029. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Mary Dunn 11 years old. Been selling 1 year. Sells until 7 P.M., Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Mary Dunn 11 years old. Been selling 1 year. Sells until 7 P.M., Hartf...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 661. Dated "Apr. 1909"; "Apr." crossed out, annotated as "Mar." Credit line: National Child Labor Committ... More

Smallest boy is Mike Ferinco. 75 Monroe St., 10 yrs. old. Sells until 8:30 P.M., Newark, N.J. Other is Duar Feriari, 60 Monroe St. Sells until after 9 P.M. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Smallest boy is Mike Ferinco. 75 Monroe St., 10 yrs. old. Sells until ...

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New Haven, Conn. Smallest boy 10 years old been at it a year and half, sells until 6 or 7 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Conn. Smallest boy 10 years old been at it a year and half,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 651. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Sunday morning, March 7, 1909. Morris Hurowitz, 10 years old. Been selling 2 years. Sells Saturday until 8 P.M. Starts out again Sunday at 7 A.M. Sells 25 or more Sunday papers. Is a bright business-like chap, but shows signs of nervousness, (eye twitching, etc.) photo 608. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Sunday morning, March 7, 1909. Morris Hurowitz, 10 years old. Been sel...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Title from photo and label for Hine no. 604. Hine no. 608. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints a... More

[This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore, Md., was working hard. They begin about 4:30 A.M. and sometimes work until sunset. Her family (Scholtz) has been South--Bluffton, S.C.--for a few years. Seen in Appalachicola and Biloxi. They are Polish.] Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

[This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore...

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Newsgirls waiting for papers. Largest girl, Alice Goldman has been selling for 4 years. Newsdealer says she uses viler language than the newsboys do. Besie Goldman and Bessie Brownstein are 9 years old and have been selling about one year. All sell until 7:00 or 7:30 P.M. daily. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Newsgirls waiting for papers. Largest girl, Alice Goldman has been sel...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 597. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."][Caption #663: "Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday."]. Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]

[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6...

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New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 609. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore, Md., was working hard. They begin about 4:30 A.M. and sometimes work until sunset. Her family (Scholtz) has been South--Bluffton, S.C.--for a few years. Seen in Appalacicola and Bixloxi. They are Polish. Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

This little six-year helper in Rock Creek berry field, near Baltimore,...

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7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. Begins about 6 A.M. Has been at it 3 years. Bridgeport, Conn. Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut.

7:00 A.M. Sells before school, after school and Saturday and Sunday. B...

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New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M...

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A strawberry field on Rock Creek, near Baltimore. Whites and negroes, old and young, work here from 4:30 A.M. until sunset some days. A long hot day. Location: Baltimore, Maryland

A strawberry field on Rock Creek, near Baltimore. Whites and negroes, ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 839. The words "Rock Creek, near Baltimore" are underlined on the caption card. Credit line: National Child... More

New Haven, Conn., March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Conn., March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P....

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 623. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

[Harry Silverstein, Newsboy, 703 W. 6th St., 7 years old. Sells papers, (selling 3 months average earnings 25 cents per week). Father working Morocco Mills, earns $18 weekly. Boy's earnings not needed at home. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 8 hours per day. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. ]. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[Harry Silverstein, Newsboy, 703 W. 6th St., 7 years old. Sells papers...

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Group from school #1, Buffalo, N.Y. (from left to right) 1. Michael Giglia, 48 Carolina St., 10 years old last summer. The whole family string beans at S. Haven and Albion, N.Y. 2. Anthony Litterie, 79 Seventh St., 9 years old last summer. Worked from 7 A.M. to 6 P.M., sometimes in the evening stringing beans and hulling strawberries in sheds, N. Collins, N.Y. 3. Vito Bargio, 48 Carolina St., 12 years old last summer. Stringing beans in sheds of Albion, N.Y. and returned to school Oct. 17th. 4. Ben Madonia, 205 Seventh St., 9 years old last summer. Stringing beans in sheds, Hamburg, N.Y., sometimes until 8 P.M. Entered school on time, good record. 5. Sam Pecararo, 107 Trenton Ave., 9 years old last summer. Stringing beans in sheds, Hamburg, N.Y. Worked until 8 P.M. sometimes. Entered school Nov. 18th, but has good record, nevertheless. Buffalo, N.Y. 6. Charles Ponnepinto, 106 Seventh Ave., 8 years old last summer. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Group from school #1, Buffalo, N.Y. (from left to right) 1. Michael Gi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1333. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. Works from 2 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily. Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 2 A.M. Sundays. Earnings 25 cents daily. (b) Jacob Cross, 1404 S. 8th St., age 15, newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to midnight daily. Saturdays works all night. The agent of the Juvenile Protective Association called the boy the typical night newsie of Philadelphia, having all their vices and ways and a class degenerating to low criminality. (c) Sol Feltman, 2442 S. Marshall St., age 10 sells papers in Subway from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. Saturdays from 4 P.M. to midnight. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. W...

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Harvey Nailling, delivery boy for Kutterer Printing Co. 300 Olive St. Works 9 1/2 hours a day. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Harvey Nailling, delivery boy for Kutterer Printing Co. 300 Olive St. ...

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Two boys working in Inland Type Foundry 12th & Locust Sts. Work 9 to 10 hours a day. Noon. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Two boys working in Inland Type Foundry 12th & Locust Sts. Work 9 to 1...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1420. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Groups of girls workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilmington, Delaware, noon period, May 24, 1910. Young girls obviously under 14 years of age, who work about 10 hours a day every day except Saturday. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Louis i.e. Lewis W. Hine, May, 1910

Groups of girls workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilmi...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 1559. Hine no. 1560. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prin... More

Messenger who is on duty from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. down town. May 7, 1910. Witness E.N. Clopper. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Messenger who is on duty from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. down town. May 7, 1910....

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Dominick Carroll, 8 years old (appears 6). Newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. income 25 cents per day. This boy sells papers for his brother who is 12 years old. Does not gamble, drink or smoke. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Dominick Carroll, 8 years old (appears 6). Newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. ...

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James Morgan, 119 French St. Newsboy. 9 years of age. Selling newspaper 4 years. Average earnings 50 cents per week. Selling papers own choice. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 6 hours per day. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine., May, 1910

James Morgan, 119 French St. Newsboy. 9 years of age. Selling newspape...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1542. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Groups of girl workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilmington, Delaware, noon period, May 24, 1910. Young girls obviously under 14 years of age, who work about 10 hours a day every day except Saturday. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Louis i.e. Lewis W. Hine, May, 1910

Groups of girl workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilmin...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1559. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Joseph Wench, newsboy, 315 W. 2nd St. 7 years of age. Selling papers 2 years Average earnings 50 cents per week. Selling papers own choice. Earnings not needed at home. Visits saloons. Works 6 hours per day. Mother and father separated. Lives with grandmother. This boy was found on King St. (marked), eating rotted orange which he picked up from the gutter. He was bare footed, shabbily clad and seemed under fed. When asked whether grandmother needed his earnings, he replied that she was comfortable and that he wanted money to go to moving pictures and buy candy. May, 1910 Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Joseph Wench, newsboy, 315 W. 2nd St. 7 years of age. Selling papers 2...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1530. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

[Groups of girls workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilmington, Delaware, noon period, May 24, 1910. Young girls obviously under 14 years of age, who work about 10 hours a day every day except Saturday. Investigator, Edward F. Brown] Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910]

[Groups of girls workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilm...

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Charles Gibbon, Postal Telegraph Messenger. 14 years of age, 2 months in service. Don't smoke. Visits houses of prostitution, works form 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Location: Wilmington, Delaware.

Charles Gibbon, Postal Telegraph Messenger. 14 years of age, 2 months ...

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Paul Cory, 14 years old. Photo taken at 10 P.M. said he sometimes sold until midnight. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Paul Cory, 14 years old. Photo taken at 10 P.M. said he sometimes sold...

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Rosa Sarosa, room 42, 62 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 13 years old last summer. Sarah, 9 years old last summer. Jo, 6 years old, last summer. Worked in Albion Canning Factory on beans and tomatoes. When they worked all day the three earned $1.50, paid 8 cents and hour for all time including overtime, Rosa and Sarah worked up to 10 P.M. sometimes last summer (a poor one) other years until midnight. Rosa worked in factory. Sarah and Jo in sheds part of the time. Went out to Albion last of May and came back middle of November, losing nearly 15 weeks of school time. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Rosa Sarosa, room 42, 62 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 13 years old last ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1326. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

[Groups of girls workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilmington, Delaware, noon period, May 24, 1910. Young girls obviously under 14 years of age, who work about 10 hours a day every day except Saturday. Investigator, Edward F. Brown]. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910]

[Groups of girls workers at the gate of the American Tobacco Co., Wilm...

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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, picks 100 quarts berries per day on Johnson's Farm, Seaford, Del. These children start picking at about 5:30 A.M. and continue until 6 P.M. in the evening. The padrone estimated that the family of 6 can make from $9 to $12 per day picking 12 to 13 hours. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Seaford, Del. May 28, 1910. Location: Seaford, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Pete Trombetta, 10 years of age, 6th season of work. Salvatore Trombet...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 1584. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Na... More

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. Works from 2 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily. Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 2 A.M. Sundays. Earnings 25 cents daily. (b) Jacob Cross, 1404 S. 8th St., age 15, newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to midnight daily. Saturdays works all night. The agent of the Juvenile Protective Association called the boy the typical night newsie of Philadelphia, having all their vices and ways and a class degenerating to low criminality. (c) Sol Feltman, 2442 S. Marshall St., age 10 sells papers in Subway from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. Saturdays from 4 P.M. to midnight. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Photo by Lewis W. Hine

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. W...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1620. Was this photo taken in Philadelphia or NYC? Caption seems to imply former. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library ... More

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 school September 27th, losing 2 weeks time. School record good. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Angelo Rizzo, 5 Trenton Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. Worked 5 months in sheds o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1332. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Joseph Buonasari, 207 7th Street, Buffalo, N.Y. Second Grade, School #1. 12 years old last summer. Worked on beans and apples and tomatoes in sheds and factory, getting 50 cents a day, sometimes until 8 P.M. Parents sometimes work all night until 5 A.M. Entered School #1, January 11th from School #2. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Joseph Buonasari, 207 7th Street, Buffalo, N.Y. Second Grade, School #...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1331. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

[Harry Cherkos, 435 Catherine St, 7 years of age, sells papers, from 2:30 to 8 P.M. daily. 10 A.M. to midnight on Saturday. Income, 50 cents per day. This boy was caught gambling on Chestnut & 11th Streets. When asked if he gambles said no. Said all earnings go home. This boy has the appearance of being a bit feeble minded.] Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[Harry Cherkos, 435 Catherine St, 7 years of age, sells papers, from 2...

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Group of boys from canning factories. School #1, Buffalo, N.Y. (from left to right): 1) Frank Lefasso, 13 years old last summer. Worked in canning factory at Barker. 2) Anthony Traeisi[?], 10 years old last summer. Worked on beans South Dayton, Cannery. 3) James Schillacer, 12 years old last summer. Earned 50 cents a day putting cans in holes in factory St. Catherines, Canada. 4) Peter Delsalvo, 13 years old last summer. Worked in the factory at Brant, N.Y. 5) Anthony Baraone, 11 years old last summer. Worked on apples, beans, tomatoes, in factory at Wilson, N.Y. 6) Thoma Laessi, 12 years old last summer. Worked on beans in sheds at Hamburg, N.Y. 7-9 A.M.; 3-5 P.M. 7) Joseph Lanca, 12 years old last summer. Strings beans in sheds. (All these boys worked on tomatoes.) Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Group of boys from canning factories. School #1, Buffalo, N.Y. (from l...

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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. Works 5 hours per day. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., May, 1910.

Walter Ray, 400 Walnut St. 8 years of age. Selling papers 1 year. Aver...

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A Pool Room Branch (Chouteau & Manchester). These boys were playing pool and smoking in the Pool Room while waiting for papers. The smallest boy is 9 years old and sells until 9 P.M. (See also 1350, 1351 & 1352.) Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

A Pool Room Branch (Chouteau & Manchester). These boys were playing po...

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Young girls Inland Type Foundry 9 to 10 hours a day. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Young girls Inland Type Foundry 9 to 10 hours a day. Location: St. Lou...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1473. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

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