![[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."][Caption #663: "Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday."]. Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvODktYW5kLTEwLXllYXJzLW9sZC1zdGFydGluZy1vdXQtYXQtNi1hbS1zdW5kYXktY2FwdGlvbi02MDItNjAwLWFtLXN1bmRheS1tYXJjaC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/231/jpg "[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: \"6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night.\"][Caption #663: \"Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday.\"]. Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]")
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![Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."] and 664 [#664: "8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday."] Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvaGFydGZvcmQtY29ubi02LWFtLXN1bmRheS1zZWUtcGhvdG8tYW5kLWxhYmVsLTYwMi1jYXB0aW9uLTYwMi02MDAtYW0tc3VuZGF5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: \"6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night.\"] and 664 [#664: \"8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday.\"] Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]")
![[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.] Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvZG9uYWxkLW1hbGxpY2staGFwcHktMjAzLWtpbmctc3RyZWV0LTkteWVhcnMtb2YtYWdlLXNlbGxpbmctbmV3c3BhcGVycy01LXllYXJzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Donald Mallick, (\"Happy\"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. \"Happy\" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working \"last paper\" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.] Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.")
![10 yr. old news-boy selling during school hours, but he said that he only goes to school in the afternoons. The half-day system makes it very hard to check up truants, but a good many of the news-boys freely admit that they skip school to sell extras. Salvatore Pulsatori, first St. and Wonders Court, badge No. 956, 9 A.M., 4/15/12. Goes to Jefferson School. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvMTAteXItb2xkLW5ld3MtYm95LXNlbGxpbmctZHVyaW5nLXNjaG9vbC1ob3Vycy1idXQtaGUtc2FpZC10aGF0LWhlLW9ubHktZ29lcy02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "10 yr. old news-boy selling during school hours, but he said that he only goes to school in the afternoons. The half-day system makes it very hard to check up truants, but a good many of the news-boys freely admit that they skip school to sell extras. Salvatore Pulsatori, first St. and Wonders Court, badge No. 956, 9 A.M., 4/15/12. Goes to Jefferson School. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].")
[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."][Caption #663: "Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday."]. Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]
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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
01/01/1909
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
West Hartford, 41.76204, -72.74204
Source
Library of Congress
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