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![National Child Labor Committee. #3026 Johnnie Beam, one of the young workers in the Pelzer Mfg. Co., S.C. Been working here over a year. Appears to be under 12 years. Location: [Pelzer], South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvbmF0aW9uYWwtY2hpbGQtbGFib3ItY29tbWl0dGVlLTMwMjYtam9obm5pZS1iZWFtLW9uZS1vZi10aGUteW91bmctd29ya2Vycy1pbi02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "National Child Labor Committee. #3026 Johnnie Beam, one of the young workers in the Pelzer Mfg. Co., S.C. Been working here over a year. Appears to be under 12 years. Location: [Pelzer], South Carolina.")
![[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.] Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvZG9uYWxkLW1hbGxpY2staGFwcHktMjAzLWtpbmctc3RyZWV0LTkteWVhcnMtb2YtYWdlLXNlbGxpbmctbmV3c3BhcGVycy01LXllYXJzLTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Donald Mallick, (\"Happy\"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. \"Happy\" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working \"last paper\" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.] Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.")
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Meyer Slein a 12 year old newsie who has been on streets until late at night and with bad associates. Kept irregular hours. Stole from large retail stores. Often stayed away from home all night. Two of his brothers are in the Reform School. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.
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Date
01/01/1910
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Old North Saint Louis, 38.64910, -90.19590
Source
Library of Congress
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