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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.; Clifford Matheny, 1927 Summit Ave. All these boys are working at above glass works. (See summary attached.) Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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Obear Nestor Works. East St. Louis, Ill. Names of the smaller boys are: Walter Kohler, 981 N. 18th St.; Walter Riley, 918 N. 17th St.; Will Convery, 1828 Natalie Ave.; Clifford Matheny, 1827 Summit Ave. All boys work at above glass works. Smallest boy is Chas. Meyer, Edgemont Station D.D. #2. Had been working at above Glass works over a month. See 1405. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

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.; Clifford Matheny, 1927 Summit Ave. All these boys are working at above glass works. (See summary attached.) Location: St. Louis, Missouri

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.; Clifford Matheny, 1927 Summit Ave. All these boys are working at above glass works. (See summary attached.) Location: St. Louis, Missouri

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.; Clifford Matheny, 1927 Summit Ave. All these boys are working at above glass works. (See summary attached.) Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Noon hour at Obear-Nestor Glass Co., East St. Louis, Ill. Names of the smaller boys are: Walter Sohler i.e. Kohler?, 918 N. 18th. St.; Walter Riley, 918 N. 17th St.; Will Convery, 1828 Natalie Ave.; Clifford Matheny, 1927 Summit Ave. All these boys were working at above glass works. See 1405. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Noon hour at Obear-Nestor Glass Co., East St. Louis, Ill. Names of the smaller boys are: Walter Sohler [i.e. Kohler?] , 918 N. 18th. St.; Walter Riley, 918 N. 17th St.; Will Convery, 1828 Natalie Ave.; Clifford Matheny, 1927 Summit Ave. All these boys were working at above glass works. See 1405. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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.; Clifford Matheny, 1927 Summit Ave. All these boys are working at above glass works. (See summary attached.) Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Noon hour. These boys are all working in the Illinois Glass Co. 1) Smallest boy, Frank (?) Dwyer, 1009 12 E. 6 St., says he has been working here 3 months. 2) Joe Dwyer (brother) Has been working here over 2 years. 3) Henry Maul, 513 Central Ave. 4) Frank Schenk, Lives with uncle, 611 Central Ave. 5) Emil Ohley, 1012 E. 6th Street. 6) William Jarett, 825 E. 5th Street. 7) Fred Metz, 707 Bloomfield Street. In addition to their telling me they worked I saw them beginning work just before 1 P.M. Photo at 12:30. Alton, Ill. May 17, 1910. Location: Alton, Illinois Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Noon hour. These boys are all working in the Illinois Glass Co. 1) Smallest boy, Frank (?) Dwyer, 1009 1/2 E. 6 St., says he has been working here 3 months. 2) Joe Dwyer (brother) Has been working here over 2 years. 3) Henry Maul, 513 Central Ave. 4) Frank Schenk, Lives with uncle, 611 Central Ave. 5) Emil Ohley, 1012 E. 6th Street. 6) William Jarett, 825 E. 5th Street. 7) Fred Metz, 707 Bloomfield Street. In addition to their telling me they worked I saw them beginning work just before 1 P.M. Photo at 12:30. Alton, Ill. May 17, 1910. Location: Alton, Illinois / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Obear Nestor Works. East St. Louis, Ill. Names of the smaller boys are: Walter Kohler, 981 N. 18th St.; Walter Riley, 918 N. 17th St.; Will Convery, 1828 Natalie Ave.; Clifford Matheny, 1827 Summit Ave. All boys work at above glass works. Smallest boy is Chas. Meyer, Edgemont Station D.D. #2. Had been working at above Glass works over a month. See 1405. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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