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Josie, 13 year old shucker, Shucks ten pots a day or more. Been working six years. Varn and Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

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01/01/1913
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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
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Bluffton (S.C.) ,  32.23722, -80.86028
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