![2:15 P.M. Some of the "crew" at ferry, Jersey City, N.J. On extreme left, Sam, 10 yrs. old - "I've got to support the family," he said. Small boy on right centre his broth[er], William 12 years old. Behind him another brother, 14 years old. This last has trachoma, and was excluded from school because of it. Sam had it recently. Mother wants these children to work because they bother her. Sam and William have been selling 2 and 5 years respectively. Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvMjE1LXBtLXNvbWUtb2YtdGhlLWNyZXctYXQtZmVycnktamVyc2V5LWNpdHktbmotb24tZXh0cmVtZS1sZWZ0LXNhbS0xMC15cnMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/244/jpg "2:15 P.M. Some of the \"crew\" at ferry, Jersey City, N.J. On extreme left, Sam, 10 yrs. old - \"I've got to support the family,\" he said. Small boy on right centre his broth[er], William 12 years old. Behind him another brother, 14 years old. This last has trachoma, and was excluded from school because of it. Sam had it recently. Mother wants these children to work because they bother her. Sam and William have been selling 2 and 5 years respectively. Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.")
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2:15 P.M. Some of the "crew" at ferry, Jersey City, N.J. On extreme left, Sam, 10 yrs. old - "I've got to support the family," he said. Small boy on right centre his broth[er], William 12 years old. Behind him another brother, 14 years old. This last has trachoma, and was excluded from school because of it. Sam had it recently. Mother wants these children to work because they bother her. Sam and William have been selling 2 and 5 years respectively. Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1912
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Jersey City, 40.72816, -74.07764
Source
Library of Congress
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