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Harley Bruce, a young coupling-boy at tipple of Indian Mountain Line of Proctor Coal Co., near Jellico, Tenn. He appears to be 12 or 14 years old, and says he has been working there about a LOC cph.3a26046
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Israel Marinoff, 81st St., Ward 5. Works at -2 drawing-in room. At his home his father gave me the boys age at 14 or 15. Those of his other children he was more sure of. LOC nclc.02217
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Girl working in Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and girls working. Has a bad reputation for employment of... - NARA - 523166
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A group of berry pickers on Newton's Farm, Cannon, Del. 2 Children are 9 years of age, 1 Child, 15, and 1-16. These children have all been picking for the past 2 years. LOC nclc.00104
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A group of girl workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The girls in the front row are 'cappers' and 'layers.' They range from 6 years of age up. Working from 10 to 12 hours per day. LOC nclc.00800
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Antoinette Pothier, been doffing six months at Ayer mill. Has a walk of nearly 30 minutes each way to work morning and night. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and gets back 6-30 P.M. LOC nclc.02343
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5-year old Jack and 13-year old Bitsey are regular workers on their father's farm. Worming and suckering now. Bitsey goes to Wallonia School in Div. 1, Trigg Co. 'He worms and he suckers. LOC nclc.00567
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A 12 year old girl who has been working in Weave room of Conslidated (i.e., Consolidated) Duck Mills, La Grange, Ga., for one year and helping to support a father who works when sober. LOC nclc.02810
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A few of the young boys working in the Cigarette Factory, Danville (Va.) Branch of the American Tobacco Co. Photo taken at 6-30 A. M., June 6, 1911 and they all went in to work. Said they LOC nclc.04737
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6-00 P.M. Flashlight photo of part of force going home. Sibley Mfg. Co. Augusta, Ga. Some of the smallest boys said been in mill from one to several yrs. Jan. 15, 1909. LOC nclc.01644
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Beet workers, ten years, twelve years, fourteen years and eighteen years, hoeing for father, Jacob Dill, in Sugar City, Colorado. They moved here ten years ago from Southern Russia, work all LOC nclc.00264
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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 LOC nclc.03229
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3 P.M. Some of the boys at a busy trolley junction. 3 brothers, Salvatore, 9 yrs. (in front), Joseph, 11 yrs. (cripple), Lewis, 13 yrs. (between these 2). 'We would be murdered if we shop LOC cph.3b39340
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Joseph Boucher, 472 Moody, smallest boy in picture, appears 12 years old. Works in the mill-room. His father is boss of another room. Frank Matley next in right end of picture lives at 25 LOC cph.3b43675
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Johnnie Yellow, a young Polish berry picker on Bottomley farm, Rock Creek, near Baltimore, Md. Says he is 10 years old and has gone to Biloxi, Miss. for 9 years (with family) and has worked LOC cph.3a20804
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Lillie Robertson, a young spinner in Century Cotton Mills, South Boston, Va. Runs four sides. Sister Mamie (with cup) helps her and is ten years old. Baby doesn't work yet. Father works in LOC nclc.02175
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Lacy (12 yrs. old) and Savannah (11 yrs old) Have worked two years. Father said 'The little one is a cracker jack on spinnin', at least so the boss says. She ain't satisfied unless in the LOC cph.3b05700
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Main Entrance, Wamsutta Mills. Boy running is one of the workers in Wamsutta Mills. He is very small and appears considerably under 14. He has been dodging me for some time and did his best LOC nclc.02484
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Donald Mallick, (-1513.) And Myrtle Mallick. Myrtle is 8 years. Selling papers 1 years, average earnings 35 cents per day. Sells from choice. Begs pennies and works 'last paper' scheme. LOC nclc.03616
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Dennis Cavanaugh, 24 Bassett St., works in spinning room No. 6. Door boy is Alexander Stankiewicz, 3 Fayette Street, Millens' yard. Works in lower spinning room No. 2. Been there 1 1-2 LOC cph.3b43670
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Dependent (able-bodied) Parents. Smith Family, West Point, Miss. Three girls (in front) work in the mill. This boy and others work up town. Came from an Alabama farm six months ago. Smallest LOC nclc.02126
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Edgar Kitchen 13 yrs. old gets $3.25 a week for 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 LOC nclc.00490
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Richard Pierce, 723 Walnut St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger No. 2. 14 years of age. 9 months in service. Works from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Smokes. Visits houses of prostitution. LOC cph.3b21326
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Sarah Saneri, (on the left end) 11 years old last summer. Worked stringing beans and husking corn in sheds at Albion. Her principal said she has tuberculosis. Lost 11 weeks school time, is a LOC nclc.00780
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Mrs. Gay, 33 James Street, Attleboro, Mass., and children - 5, 7, 12, and 13 years old, setting stones in cheap jewelry. There were 244 stones in this lot. She said they earned about $5 a LOC nclc.05579
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Pannepinto Family, 116 Georgia St., Buffalo, N.Y. Attend School -1. Jo. was 7 years old last summer. Charley 12 years old last summer. Snipped beans and hulled strawberries in the sheds, LOC nclc.00768
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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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Hillside School -58; Miss Blanche Calyer, Teacher. Opened September 11th-8 months term. Enrollment 20, Average attendance 18 (last year- enrollment 43, average attendance 36). 15 others are LOC nclc.00603
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Jo Bradford, 405 Park Street, Lindale, Ga. Worked in Massachusetts Mills when 10 years old. Insurance record shows him 11 now. Works in the weave shop. No need, apparently, as father and 5 LOC nclc.02799
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Jo. Lehman, a 7 year old newsboy. 824 Third Ave., N.Y. City. He was selling in this Saloon. I asked him about the badge he was wearing. 'Oh! Dat's me bruder's,' he said. LOC nclc.03684
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Nine year old Mollie Keller and her two sisters, 10 and 13 yrs old, pulling beets. The overalls are used by many girls and women. They said they begin sometimes at 5 A.M., usually about 6 or LOC nclc.00319
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This is the total attendance (2 pupils) at Sanders School, -30, near Sterling, Logan Co., Colo., October 25, 1915, seven weeks after school opened. The total enrol(l)ment will reach 15 or 17 LOC nclc.00365
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These garters are made for Berger, 92 Spring St. 9-00 P.M., Feb. 27-12. Making garters (armlets). A Jewish family and neighbors working until late at night. This happens several nights in the week when there is LOC nclc.04202
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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.02243
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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.02240
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Thirteen year old boy. Exposed to all kinds of weather picking out slabs from chute with a heavy moving chain that carries up the wood. He gets $5.00 a week. Miller - Link Lumber Co. LOC cph.3b15896
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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 LOC nclc.00021
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The very smallest boy is Henry Fournier, 261 Jefferson Ave., Castle Hill, has worked 2 months in -2 Spinning Room. The next in size is Adelard Gagnon, 32 Perkins St., works in Spinning Room. LOC nclc.02402
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Two Portuguese girls working in Royal Mill, River Point, R.I. Younger girl, Mary Fartado 'Works on lace.' Been in mill 3 years. Other girl 3 years too. they do not speak English. LOC nclc.01679
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Trenton Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Smallest boy,-Tom Jenkins. Said 13 years old. Been in mill 3 years. Brother Walter Jenkins. Said 15 years old. Been in mill four years. LOC nclc.01404
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Tipple & Elevator into shaft. Leads down to mine 200 ft. below. Gary Mine. Do more work by machinery than any mine in the state, yet have boys to trap and drive. They stay underground over LOC nclc.01047
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The Norton boys and father on the way home to dinner. Smallest boy Edgar been sweeping 3 months in Saxon Mill, Spartanberg. Makes about 40 cents a day. His brother makes 60 cents. Father LOC nclc.02563
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Sunday morning by the river. All of these boys work in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. Smallest boy doffs. Asked him his age, and he said, after hesitation, 'I don't know.' One of his LOC nclc.02144
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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 cph.3a20807
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The 8 and 10 yr. old children here are working beets on a farm near Sterling, Colo, from 5-00 A.M. to 7-00 P.M. on rush days. Father said, 'We have to get done.') LOC cph.3a01110
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Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph is Velma Smith a tiny little spinner with a steady job all day. I found her at home crying bitterly because her father LOC cph.3b31142
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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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Michael McNelis, 612 Noble St., age 8 yrs. Old, newsboy. This boy just recovered from his second attack of pneumonia, was found selling papers in big rain storm today. General appearance was LOC nclc.03633
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N. W. Bigham-In mill 5 years. (Boy) Brown Morison-In mill 2-1-2 years. 13 years old. Doffs-75 cents a day. Eureka Cotton Mills, Witness S.R. Hine. LOC nclc.01461
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Young girl working in American Woolen Mills Winooski, Vt. Most are illiterate. Work slack and force small. 27 Children apparently under 15 were counted at one gate. (See also N.C.L.C. Photos LOC nclc.01850
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Young girls working in American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Most are illiterate. Work slack, and force small. (See N.C.L.C. Photos -720-745, May 1909.) 27 Children apparently under 15, were LOC nclc.01855
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Noon, June 10, 1909. Parker Mills, Warren, R.I. All these and about a dozen more I saw working in this mill that A.M. when I visited the mill. The smallest boy in middle has been working LOC nclc.01814
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A Dollar a Day: Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wages one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support July 1936.
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Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. Plant foremen regard 20-year-old Annie Tabor as one of their best lathe operators, despite her lack of previous industrial experience. October 1942.
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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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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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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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-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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mendicants. New York City. - NARA - 523326
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Archie Love (See Photo 328). Said (after hesitating) 'I am 14 years old.' Doesn't look it. Been in mill 3 years. Worked 5 months nights at the start. LOC nclc.01420
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Stringing wooden buttons (button moulds) in a crowded home, Williamsburg, Mass. Mrs. Weeks and her children 13 years, 11 years, 7 years and her grand children 7 years, 5 years and 4 years LOC nclc.05501
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Sunday Morning, Group of gum vendors and news-boys, Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Sts. The smallest ones were Sam Kipnis, 412 P St., N.W., Washington, D.C. David Stierman, 701 M St., N.W., LOC cph.3b23468
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Smallest boy is Isidor Kline, 8 yrs. Old. Sells until 7 P.M. sometimes. On his right is Bennie Friedman, 7 yrs. old. Sells until 9 P.M., sometimes. Taken at 5-30 P.M. LOC nclc.03833
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Smallest boy is Joseph Fortin. His mother (at home) said he is 14 years old. He does not look it. 6 A.M. Group going... - NARA - 523199
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Shaw Cotton Mills. An accident case. Alfred Padgett a doffer says he is 13 years old now, but worked when he was 12, and in other mills for 2 years before that. 'I got my hand caught in the LOC cph.3b21322
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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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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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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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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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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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