![Going to work at 5:30 A.M. April 24, 09. Small boy names [i.e., named] Jo. is a sweeper in Mill Mfg. Co. Lewiston, Me. Been there 2 years. I saw him working inside. Said he didn't know how old he was and he couldn't spell his name. Lives 2 miles out in the country and his father drives him out and back every day. Location: Lewiston, Maine.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvZ29pbmctdG8td29yay1hdC01MzAtYW0tYXByaWwtMjQtMDktc21hbGwtYm95LW5hbWVzLWllLW5hbWVkLWpvLWlzLWEtc3dlZXBlci0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/216/jpg "Going to work at 5:30 A.M. April 24, 09. Small boy names [i.e., named] Jo. is a sweeper in Mill Mfg. Co. Lewiston, Me. Been there 2 years. I saw him working inside. Said he didn't know how old he was and he couldn't spell his name. Lives 2 miles out in the country and his father drives him out and back every day. Location: Lewiston, Maine.")
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![Some of the boys working in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vermont (see label to photo #730) for names. May 5, 1909. 6 P.M. [Caption #730: All these small boys, and more, work in the Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Many of the smallest ones have been there from one to three years. Only a few could speak English. These are the names of some:- Lahule Julian, Walter Walker, Herman Rotte, Arsone Lussier, Addones Oduet, Arthur Oduet, Alder Campbell, Eddie Marcotte, John Lavigne, Jo Bowdeon, Phil Lecryer, Joseph Granger. A small mill.] Location: Burlington, Vermont.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvc29tZS1vZi10aGUtYm95cy13b3JraW5nLWluLWNoYWNlLWNvdHRvbi1taWxsLWJ1cmxpbmd0b24tdmVybW9udC1zZWUtbGFiZWwtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "Some of the boys working in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vermont (see label to photo #730) for names. May 5, 1909. 6 P.M. [Caption #730: All these small boys, and more, work in the Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Many of the smallest ones have been there from one to three years. Only a few could speak English. These are the names of some:- Lahule Julian, Walter Walker, Herman Rotte, Arsone Lussier, Addones Oduet, Arthur Oduet, Alder Campbell, Eddie Marcotte, John Lavigne, Jo Bowdeon, Phil Lecryer, Joseph Granger. A small mill.] Location: Burlington, Vermont.")
Going to work at 5:30 A.M. April 24, 09. Small boy names [i.e., named] Jo. is a sweeper in Mill Mfg. Co. Lewiston, Me. Been there 2 years. I saw him working inside. Said he didn't know how old he was and he couldn't spell his name. Lives 2 miles out in the country and his father drives him out and back every day. Location: Lewiston, Maine.
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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
01/01/1909
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Lewiston (Me.), 44.10028, -70.21472
Source
Library of Congress
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