One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic...
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A crowd of negro oyster shuckers. On the Atlantic Coast the negroes ar...
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Eleven-year old oyster shucker. Shucks seven pots a day. Varn and Plat...
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![["Little Rosie (Berdich)" one of our former friends that I found in Bluffton 3 years ago. She has given up shucking, because her mother is afraid of the law, and is attending school regularly as long as they are in the south.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina] / L.W. Hine.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvbGl0dGxlLXJvc2llLWJlcmRpY2gtb25lLW9mLW91ci1mb3JtZXItZnJpZW5kcy10aGF0LWktZm91bmQtaW4tYmx1ZmZ0b24tMy15ZWFycy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "[\"Little Rosie (Berdich)\" one of our former friends that I found in Bluffton 3 years ago. She has given up shucking, because her mother is afraid of the law, and is attending school regularly as long as they are in the south.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina] / L.W. Hine.")
["Little Rosie (Berdich)" one of our former friends that I found in Bl...
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Ten-year old Frank. Shucks 4 pots a day. Lowden Canning Co. Location:...
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7 year old oyster shucker. Speaks no English. Father and mother earn a...
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Ten-year old Frank. Shucks 4 pots a day. Lowden Canning Co. Location:...
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![Seen [sic] in Canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots of oysters a day. She works regularly, a[n]d her 6-year old brother who helps some. Also a 11-year old boy who does six pots a day. Several others here under 12 years, but there were more last month. Mostly negro workers. The boss said, "We keep only enough whites so we can control the negroes and keep them agoing!" Lowden Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvc2Vlbi1zaWMtaW4tY2FubmluZy1mYWN0b3J5LXNob3dpbmctYS03LXllYXItb2xkLWdpcmwtd2hvLXNodWNrcy0zLXBvdHMtb2YtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Seen [sic] in Canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots of oysters a day. She works regularly, a[n]d her 6-year old brother who helps some. Also a 11-year old boy who does six pots a day. Several others here under 12 years, but there were more last month. Mostly negro workers. The boss said, \"We keep only enough whites so we can control the negroes and keep them agoing!\" Lowden Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.")
Seen [sic] in Canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 p...
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Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt. Location: Bl...
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![Varn & Platt Canning Co. Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing?] the rough, dirty shells and the "finger-stalls" because "Our fingers got so sore." Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvdmFybi1hbmQtcGxhdHQtY2FubmluZy1jby1hZHVsdC1zaHVja2VyLXdob3dpbmctaWUtc2hvd2luZy10aGUtcm91Z2gtZGlydHktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Varn & Platt Canning Co. Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing?] the rough, dirty shells and the \"finger-stalls\" because \"Our fingers got so sore.\" Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.")
Varn & Platt Canning Co. Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing?] the ro...
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Boy shucker. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Caroli...
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Varn & Platt Canning Co. Rosie & her doll. Location: Bluffton, South ...
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Scene in canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots o...
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Jimmie Michael, 10 years old. Shucks six pots a day. Been at it 3 year...
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Housing conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt Canning Co. L...
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7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illit...
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"Little Rosie (Berdich)" one of our former friends that I found in Blu...
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![Varn & Platt Canning Co. Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing?] the rough, dirty shells and the "finger-stalls" because "Our fingers got so sore." Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvdmFybi1hbmQtcGxhdHQtY2FubmluZy1jby1hZHVsdC1zaHVja2VyLXdob3dpbmctaWUtc2hvd2luZy10aGUtcm91Z2gtZGlydHktMS02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "Varn & Platt Canning Co. Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing?] the rough, dirty shells and the \"finger-stalls\" because \"Our fingers got so sore.\" Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.")
Varn & Platt Canning Co. Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing?] the ro...
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7-year old Rosie. Regular shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. ...
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[Man, woman, and infant. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton,...
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![10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year old boy who shucks 7 pots. Also several members of an interesting family named Sherrica. Seven of them are in this factory. The father, mother, four girls shuck and pack. Older brother steams. 10 year old boy goes to school. Been in the oyster business 5 years. Father worked for 25 years in the Pennsylvania Coal Mine, and the oldest brother there[?] They said they liked the oysters business better because the family makes more. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvMTAteWVhci1vbGQtamltbWllLWJlZW4tc2h1Y2tpbmctMy15ZWFycy02LXBvdHMtYS1kYXktYW5kLWEtMTEteWVhci1vbGQtYm95LTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year old boy who shucks 7 pots. Also several members of an interesting family named Sherrica. Seven of them are in this factory. The father, mother, four girls shuck and pack. Older brother steams. 10 year old boy goes to school. Been in the oyster business 5 years. Father worked for 25 years in the Pennsylvania Coal Mine, and the oldest brother there[?] They said they liked the oysters business better because the family makes more. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.")
10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year...
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One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic...
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7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illit...
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![Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing] the rough, dirty shells and the "finger-stalls" because "Our fingers get so sore." Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvYWR1bHQtc2h1Y2tlci13aG93aW5nLWllLXNob3dpbmctdGhlLXJvdWdoLWRpcnR5LXNoZWxscy1hbmQtdGhlLWZpbmdlci1zdGFsbHMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing] the rough, dirty shells and the \"finger-stalls\" because \"Our fingers get so sore.\" Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.")
Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing] the rough, dirty shells and the ...
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![10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year old boy who shucks 7 pots. Also several members of an interesting family named Sherrica. Seven of them are in this factory. The father, mother, four girls shuck and pack. Older brother steams. 10 year old boy goes to school. Been in the oyster business 5 years. Father worked for 25 years in the Pennsylvania Coal Mine, and the oldest brother there[?] They said they liked the oysters business better because the family makes more. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvMTAteWVhci1vbGQtamltbWllLWJlZW4tc2h1Y2tpbmctMy15ZWFycy02LXBvdHMtYS1kYXktYW5kLWEtMTEteWVhci1vbGQtYm95LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year old boy who shucks 7 pots. Also several members of an interesting family named Sherrica. Seven of them are in this factory. The father, mother, four girls shuck and pack. Older brother steams. 10 year old boy goes to school. Been in the oyster business 5 years. Father worked for 25 years in the Pennsylvania Coal Mine, and the oldest brother there[?] They said they liked the oysters business better because the family makes more. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.")
10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year...
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![[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said "We bring the baby (2 months old) down to the shucking shed 4 A.M. and she stays in the cradle until night. We earn about $12. a week. The mother does housework as well as the factory work. Varn & Platt Canning Co.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvMjIteWVhci1vbGQtZmF0aGVyLWFuZC13aWZlLXdoby13b3JrZWQtaW4tb3lzdGVyLWNhbm5lcnktaGUtc2FpZC13ZS1icmluZy10aGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said \"We bring the baby (2 months old) down to the shucking shed 4 A.M. and she stays in the cradle until night. We earn about $12. a week. The mother does housework as well as the factory work. Varn & Platt Canning Co.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina]")
[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said "We...
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Josie, 13 year old shucker, Shucks ten pots a day or more. Been workin...
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Rosie, (on the left) regular oyster shucker. A smaller one will be wor...
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7-year old Rosie. Regular shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. ...
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