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![Lillian Dambrinio, an eleven-year-old shrimp picker in Peerless Oyster Co. She is an American and lives here. Says picking makes her hands sore. (Not[e] the condition of her shoes. One worker told me, "The acid in the shrimp eats the shoes off your feet.") She says she earns a dollar a day when shrimp are big. Goes to school, but not when factory is busy. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvbGlsbGlhbi1kYW1icmluaW8tYW4tZWxldmVuLXllYXItb2xkLXNocmltcC1waWNrZXItaW4tcGVlcmxlc3Mtb3lzdGVyLWNvLXNoZS02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "Lillian Dambrinio, an eleven-year-old shrimp picker in Peerless Oyster Co. She is an American and lives here. Says picking makes her hands sore. (Not[e] the condition of her shoes. One worker told me, \"The acid in the shrimp eats the shoes off your feet.\") She says she earns a dollar a day when shrimp are big. Goes to school, but not when factory is busy. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.")
Eight-year-old Lizzie, earns 30 cents a day shucking oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. I saw her working steady all day, at top speed. Could not speak a word of English. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.
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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
01/01/1911
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
dunbar
Source
Library of Congress
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