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Hodges Callop, Western Union Messenger No. 16, Norfolk, Virginia Lives, 201 Freeman Street. Been working here one month. He, and several other young boys, work until 10:30 P.M. See also photo and label 2258, and report on messengers of Virginia Location: Norfolk, Virginia

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boys messengers telegraph industry hours of labor bicycles and tricycles virginia norfolk photographic prints meadowbrook hodges callop hodges callop messenger western union messenger lives freeman street freeman street month one month work photo label report child laborers child labor economic and social conditions western union united states history library of congress
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01/01/1911
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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
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Meadowbrook ,  36.91348, -76.30355
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Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. See photo and label 538. Girl with dropping eyes and hands on hips has been helping one year. Jan. 20, 1909. Location: Macon, Georgia.

"Teaching the young Idea How to Sell." Gus Hodges, age 11, instructing his brother Julius, age 5. I found Gus selling as late as 9:00 P.M., and he said that he had made over one dollar a day. Julius and another brother, 9 years old, has made 25 cents that day. Norfolk, Virginia.

Albert G. Hodges to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, December 01, 1864 (Meeting with Gov. Bramlette regarding affairs in Kentucky)

The smallest boy is a band boy, next is a doffer. The smallest girl is a spinner. Work in Cowpers' [i.e., Cowpen's?] Manufacturing Co., S.C. (See Label 2970). Location: [Cowpens], South Carolina.

Sons of defense contruction workers living in trailer camp. Ocean View, outskirts of Norfolk, Virginia

Albert G. Hodges to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, May 10, 1864 (Kentucky politics)

First grade, public school. Norfolk, Virginia

Messenger boys on a hurry (?) call. Union Square, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

A typical group of Postal Messengers in Norfolk, Virginia Smallest on left end, Wilmore Johnson, been there one year. Works days only. The Postal boys are not nearly so young, in Norfolk and also in other Virginia cities, as are the Western Union boys. Location: Norfolk, Virginia.

Flossie Britt, 6 years old has been working several months steadily as spinner in the Lumberton Cotton Mills. Makes 30 cents a day. Lonnie Britt, 7 years old has been working steadily for 1 year as spinner. Makes 40 cents a day. Ages and data given me by their grandmother at home, and I saw them going and coming early and late. 2 smallest in group. When Mr. Swift made his last visit to Lumberton he was shown through these mills by Mr. Jennings, who asked Mr. Swift how many children he thought there were under age. Mr. Swift said about 20, Mr. Jennings told him there were at least 30, and called one of his men to prove he was right. He told Mr. Swift that all the mills were employing children under age. N.B. SEE OTHER SIDE BEFORE USING LABEL (over) Important. [verso of card]: N.B. April 1915: A subsequent visit to this family brought out the information that Flossie was 8 years old and Lonnie 10 years old when I saw them. That the boss asked the mother to bring Lonnie to work, and that she worked about 1/2 year as steadily as she could. That another boss asked the mother to bring Flossie to work and that the girl soon became sick. The mother became disgusted and quit the mill for life on her father's farm where they are now located. There was no need for the children working. Since they moved to the farm the superintendent and 2 other persons visited the family and tried to intimidate them and get them to make mis-statements about the children's ages and work. See Hine report for additional details, all given to Mr. Hine in the presence of a prominent Lumberton attorney. Location: Lumberton, North Carolina.

Gil Hodges Lanes, 2231 Ralph Ave., Brooklyn. Exterior

One of the youngsters working in the Danville Knitting Works, Danville, Virginia See also photo and label 2193. Location: Danville, Virginia.

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