![The girl is Arlie Searcy, beginning work in the Arlington Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. Been working at Clifton Mills. Got her papers there. Mother said she is 12 years old but it is questionable. The boy Ralph hasn't his working papers but is trying to get them. Mother said he was 12 years old. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWdpcmwtaXMtYXJsaWUtc2VhcmN5LWJlZ2lubmluZy13b3JrLWluLXRoZS1hcmxpbmd0b24tbWlsbC1zcGFydGVuYmVyZy1zaWMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/242/jpg "The girl is Arlie Searcy, beginning work in the Arlington Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. Been working at Clifton Mills. Got her papers there. Mother said she is 12 years old but it is questionable. The boy Ralph hasn't his working papers but is trying to get them. Mother said he was 12 years old. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.")
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![[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/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvZG9uYWxkLW1hbGxpY2staGFwcHktMjAzLWtpbmctc3RyZWV0LTkteWVhcnMtb2YtYWdlLXNlbGxpbmctbmV3c3BhcGVycy01LXllYXJzLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/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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The girl is Arlie Searcy, beginning work in the Arlington Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. Been working at Clifton Mills. Got her papers there. Mother said she is 12 years old but it is questionable. The boy Ralph hasn't his working papers but is trying to get them. Mother said he was 12 years old. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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Date
01/01/1912
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Spartanburg (S.C.), 34.94944, -81.93194
Source
Library of Congress
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