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Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 years old. Right hand. Left hand, Albert Duquette, 183 Union St. works in weave shed, putting drop wires on weave machine. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts.

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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

01/01/1911

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Contributors

Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer

place

Location

North Adams (Mass.), 42.70083, -73.10861

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Library of Congress

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