![Conrad Helmut's two girls, 6 and 8 yrs. old, pulling beets, near Sterling, Colo. The ground was hard and the little ones tugged away at the beets steadily. There are three smaller children left alone in the shack at the far end of the field. Father said he will clear about $200 this season, -two parents and these two children. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine. Oct. 21/15.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvY29ucmFkLWhlbG11dHMtdHdvLWdpcmxzLTYtYW5kLTgteXJzLW9sZC1wdWxsaW5nLWJlZXRzLW5lYXItc3RlcmxpbmctY29sby10aGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/221/jpg "Conrad Helmut's two girls, 6 and 8 yrs. old, pulling beets, near Sterling, Colo. The ground was hard and the little ones tugged away at the beets steadily. There are three smaller children left alone in the shack at the far end of the field. Father said he will clear about $200 this season, -two parents and these two children. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine. Oct. 21/15.")
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Conrad Helmut's two girls, 6 and 8 yrs. old, pulling beets, near Sterling, Colo. The ground was hard and the little ones tugged away at the beets steadily. There are three smaller children left alone in the shack at the far end of the field. Father said he will clear about $200 this season, -two parents and these two children. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine. Oct. 21/15.
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Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1915
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Sterling (Colo.), 40.62556, -103.20778
Source
Library of Congress
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