![[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said "We bring the baby (2 months old) down to the shucking shed 4 A.M. and she stays in the cradle until night. We earn about $12. a week. The mother does housework as well as the factory work. Varn & Platt Canning Co.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvMjIteWVhci1vbGQtZmF0aGVyLWFuZC13aWZlLXdoby13b3JrZWQtaW4tb3lzdGVyLWNhbm5lcnktaGUtc2FpZC13ZS1icmluZy10aGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/224/jpg "[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said \"We bring the baby (2 months old) down to the shucking shed 4 A.M. and she stays in the cradle until night. We earn about $12. a week. The mother does housework as well as the factory work. Varn & Platt Canning Co.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina]")
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[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said "We bring the baby (2 months old) down to the shucking shed 4 A.M. and she stays in the cradle until night. We earn about $12. a week. The mother does housework as well as the factory work. Varn & Platt Canning Co.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina]
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1913
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Bluffton (S.C.), 32.23722, -80.86028
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
