![6 yr. old Earle Holt (or Hope) 712 H St., S.W., sells papers for a neighbor boy. When I met him, within an hour he had forgotten that I had photographed him, but he didn't forget to shortchange me when I bought the paper. He goes to school in the morning and sells in the afternoon. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvNi15ci1vbGQtZWFybGUtaG9sdC1vci1ob3BlLTcxMi1oLXN0LXN3LXNlbGxzLXBhcGVycy1mb3ItYS1uZWlnaGJvci1ib3ktd2hlbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/224/jpg "6 yr. old Earle Holt (or Hope) 712 H St., S.W., sells papers for a neighbor boy. When I met him, within an hour he had forgotten that I had photographed him, but he didn't forget to shortchange me when I bought the paper. He goes to school in the morning and sells in the afternoon. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]")
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![[Ernest Chester, 5 years old lives at 624 S. Robinson St. Sells with his older brother Emmet, who is 9 years old. They are up very early.] Location: [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTcvMDEvMDEvZXJuZXN0LWNoZXN0ZXItNS15ZWFycy1vbGQtbGl2ZXMtYXQtNjI0LXMtcm9iaW5zb24tc3Qtc2VsbHMtd2l0aC1oaXMtb2xkZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Ernest Chester, 5 years old lives at 624 S. Robinson St. Sells with his older brother Emmet, who is 9 years old. They are up very early.] Location: [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]")
6 yr. old Earle Holt (or Hope) 712 H St., S.W., sells papers for a neighbor boy. When I met him, within an hour he had forgotten that I had photographed him, but he didn't forget to shortchange me when I bought the paper. He goes to school in the morning and sells in the afternoon. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]
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Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1912
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
