![Jake is ten yrs old, Marie is 13, but neither could spell own name. Scheler family, near Sterling. The boy said he had recently stuck the hook into his knee while topping. Six in the family, four work. Another family with them, 2 adults. Working 50 acres of beets. Farm near Sterling. Oct. 23/15. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvamFrZS1pcy10ZW4teXJzLW9sZC1tYXJpZS1pcy0xMy1idXQtbmVpdGhlci1jb3VsZC1zcGVsbC1vd24tbmFtZS1zY2hlbGVyLWZhbWlseS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/232/jpg "Jake is ten yrs old, Marie is 13, but neither could spell own name. Scheler family, near Sterling. The boy said he had recently stuck the hook into his knee while topping. Six in the family, four work. Another family with them, 2 adults. Working 50 acres of beets. Farm near Sterling. Oct. 23/15. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine.")
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Jake is ten yrs old, Marie is 13, but neither could spell own name. Scheler family, near Sterling. The boy said he had recently stuck the hook into his knee while topping. Six in the family, four work. Another family with them, 2 adults. Working 50 acres of beets. Farm near Sterling. Oct. 23/15. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine.
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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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No known restrictions on publication.
