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The Logical Conclusion of the Lassez sic Faires Policy. Herman Parker, said six years old, and he and others said he had worked in the Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, N.C. Location: Kannapolis, North Carolina

The Logical Conclusion of the Lassez sic Faires Policy. Herman Parker,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3110. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Work that Educates.Twelve-year old boy tending chickens with his father, John Spargo. Bennington, Vermont, Aug. 1914. Location: Bennington, Vermont

Work that Educates.Twelve-year old boy tending chickens with his fathe...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 3997-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4382. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said he sweeps. One said "I was workin' but got canned 'cause I was not fast enough." The other was "jest hangin' around." Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. Lewis W. Hine

Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said ...

In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 4197. Hine no. 4198. Date recorded on this caption card differs from that recorded on card for #4197. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee colle... More

Doffer in American Linen Co. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Doffer in American Linen Co. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachus...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 4244. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National... More

Trapper Boy, "Son." Opens and closes door that controls ventilation. He is underground from 7 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (Much of the work of mining, loading and carrying is dome i.e. done by machinery.) Boy has been trapping for several years. Asked if these boys did this one thing all the time, the boss said, "Oh, they change around from one door ro i.e. or another." Location: West Virginia

Trapper Boy, "Son." Opens and closes door that controls ventilation. H...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 134. No city/placename or date recorded on caption card. Date based on captions for photos with neighboring ... More

Dovey Kirkpatrick, 5 years old, picks 15 pounds of cotton a day (average) Mother said: "She jess works fer pleasure." See photos 4555 to 4557. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma Lewis W. Hine

Dovey Kirkpatrick, 5 years old, picks 15 pounds of cotton a day (avera...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4558. Copy neg includes #4557. Reproduction no. LC-USZ62-18104. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints ... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sells from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M.; 2 P.M. to midnight on Saturday. This picture includes the 2 Mellitto [i.e., Melaten] boys. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sel...

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Young boy running machine in Vermont Marble Co., Centre Rutland, Vt. Location: Centre Rutland, Vermont.

Young boy running machine in Vermont Marble Co., Centre Rutland, Vt. ...

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Donimeco Cipella works in he card room of the Natick Mills, Natick, R. I. Has been there 2 years. "Once dey made me stop and said I should go to school but I'm workin' again." Does he look 14 now?. Location: Natick, Rhode Island.

Donimeco Cipella works in he card room of the Natick Mills, Natick, R....

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Greel's Shoe-shining Parlor, Indianapolis, Ind. Said he was 15 years old. Works some nights until 11. Taken at 10 P.M. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Greel's Shoe-shining Parlor, Indianapolis, Ind. Said he was 15 years o...

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Curtin Hines. Western Union messenger #36. Fourteen years old. Goes to school. Works from four to eight P.M. Been with W[estern] U[nion] for six months, one month delivering for a drug store. "I learned a lot about the 'Reservation' while I was at the drug store and I go there some times now." Location: Houston, Texas.

Curtin Hines. Western Union messenger #36. Fourteen years old. Goes to...

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Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week night, they said, usually until midnight. On Saturday most of the day and also night. Air is bad; associations are bad, the long hours and confinement are bad. One of the boys told me he was 10 yrs. old, five boys told me 11 years old, three boys told me 12 years old and I could not question many. Late Saturday night, I counted one boy of 10 years, five of 11 years, nineteen boys apparently 12 and 13 years old. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week n...

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"I cut my finger nearly off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven year old Byron. (See photo of family, #2453, and label.) Location: Eastport, Maine.

"I cut my finger nearly off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven ye...

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Bootblack, 3rd Ave & 9th St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Bootblack, 3rd Ave & 9th St. Location: New York, New York (State)

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A young spinner in Yazoo City (Miss) Yarn Mills. Said he was thirteen, but doubtful. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi.

A young spinner in Yazoo City (Miss) Yarn Mills. Said he was thirteen,...

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Glass works. Midnight. Location: Indiana.

Glass works. Midnight. Location: Indiana.

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Noon. David Rosenthal, 1220 Sixth St, S.W., Washington, D.C., said he was 10 yrs. old, and sells until 6 P.M. Is out at 7 A.M. on Sundays. No badge. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Noon. David Rosenthal, 1220 Sixth St, S.W., Washington, D.C., said he ...

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Joseph Boucher, 472 Moody, smallest boy in picture, appears 12 years old. Works in the mill-room. His father is boss of another room. Frank Matley next in right end of picture lives at 25 Rod St., been in mill-room No. 12 for 1 1/2 years. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Joseph Boucher, 472 Moody, smallest boy in picture, appears 12 years o...

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John Megna - Italian - 16 yrs. 75 Mt. Hope Ave. Iron Worker - Sweeper. Carving class at King Philip Settlement. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

John Megna - Italian - 16 yrs. 75 Mt. Hope Ave. Iron Worker - Sweeper....

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A typical glass-boy. Woodbury Bottle Works. Location: Woodbury, New Jersey.

A typical glass-boy. Woodbury Bottle Works. Location: Woodbury, New J...

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Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adam...

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"Gimme a smoke." Street boys. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

"Gimme a smoke." Street boys. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

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Brown McDowell 12 year old usher in Princess Theatre. Works from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. Can barely read; has reached the second grade in school only. Investigator reports little actual need for earnings. Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

Brown McDowell 12 year old usher in Princess Theatre. Works from 10 A....

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"Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Sixth St. Market, Cincinnati. 10 P.M. Saturday. Boys and girls sell all day, and until 11 P.M. Aug.22, 1908. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

"Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Sixth St. Market, Cincinnati. 10 P.M. Satur...

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6 P.M., May 21, 1909. 4 boys working in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. Many a good deal smaller work here. See other photos. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

6 P.M., May 21, 1909. 4 boys working in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester,...

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Thomas Parsomidis, Shoe Shinning [i.e., Shining] Parlor, 8 North Main St. Boy said business is bad. Place closed most of the time. He and another own the shop. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts.

Thomas Parsomidis, Shoe Shinning [i.e., Shining] Parlor, 8 North Main ...

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Postal Telegraph Messengers, Indianapolis, (Indiana has no age limit for mes'grs.) Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Postal Telegraph Messengers, Indianapolis, (Indiana has no age limit f...

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[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said he sweeps. One said "I was workin' but got canned 'cause I was not fast enough." The other was "jest hangin' around."] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said...

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[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said he sweeps. One said "I was workin' but got canned 'cause I was not fast enough." The other was "jest hangin' around."] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said...

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After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and work later some nights. Some are 10 years old. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and wor...

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After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and work later some nights. Some are 10 years old. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and wor...

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Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 cents a sack at the warehouse, and picked-over coffee sells at about 12 cents lb. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and on Saturdays. 10 A.M. Saturday. 36 Laight St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years o...

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Midnight in a Glass Works in Grafton, West Virginia. Boys at the "Glory-Hole" where object is reheated before going to finisher. Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Midnight in a Glass Works in Grafton, West Virginia. Boys at the "Glor...

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Noon hour, Singer Mfg. Co., The Boys work there. Location: South Bend, Indiana.

Noon hour, Singer Mfg. Co., The Boys work there. Location: South Bend...

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Jim Waldine, 1023 Carpenter St., Philadelphia. 6 years old, been picking cranberries two years. Also Sam Frohue, 9 years old, been picking two years, could not spell his own name. 1106 Titten St., Philadelphia. Theodore Budd's Bog at Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. This is the fourth week of school in Philadelphia and people will stay here two weeks more. E.F. Brown Wit[ness]. Location: Pemberton, New Jersey.

Jim Waldine, 1023 Carpenter St., Philadelphia. 6 years old, been picki...

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8:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual Poker game in the "Den of the Terrible Nine" (the waiting room for Wes. Union Messengers, Hartford, Conn.) They play for money. Some loose a whole month's wages in a day and then are afraid to go home. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

8:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual Poker...

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Compare ages: Veronica Mikula, says 12 years old, 93 N. Front St., Steven Mikula, (in mill) says 15 years, appears less than 14. Photo taken in spare unused room too cold to warm. They crowd together in kitchen. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Compare ages: Veronica Mikula, says 12 years old, 93 N. Front St., Ste...

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Myrtle. A typical sight. Family and neighbors working on tags on door steps of Mrs. ---. See report. Location: [Roxbury], Massachusetts.

Myrtle. A typical sight. Family and neighbors working on tags on door ...

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Newsies at work in Newark, N.J. Aug 1, 1924. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Newsies at work in Newark, N.J. Aug 1, 1924. Location: Newark, New Je...

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Closing hour, Saturday noon, at Dallas Mill. Every child in photos, so far as I was able to ascertain, works in that mill. When I questioned some of the youngest boys as to their ages, they said they were 12, and then other boys said they were lying. (Which sentiment I agreed with.) Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Closing hour, Saturday noon, at Dallas Mill. Every child in photos, so...

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Central Glass Co., Wheeling, West Virginia. Blower and Mold Boy. Location: Wheeling, West Virginia.

Central Glass Co., Wheeling, West Virginia. Blower and Mold Boy. Loca...

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American Linen Co. Cleaner - Spinning room. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

American Linen Co. Cleaner - Spinning room. Location: Fall River, Mas...

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14-year old Fred cutting dies for a new job. Embossing shop of Harry C. Taylor. 61 Court Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

14-year old Fred cutting dies for a new job. Embossing shop of Harry C...

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Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Doffer and spooler. Location: Newton, North Carolina.

Catawba Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. Doffer and spooler. Location: Newto...

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Cigarmakers in factory of Filogamo & Alvarez, Tampa, Fla. Work was slack. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Cigarmakers in factory of Filogamo & Alvarez, Tampa, Fla. Work was sla...

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7 A.M. Boy ("Bill,") carrying milk. In summer he works in the glass factory and keeps two cows too. Location: Marion, Indiana.

7 A.M. Boy ("Bill,") carrying milk. In summer he works in the glass fa...

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A young oyster fisher [?] Others smaller employed in busy season. Apalachicola, Fla. Randsey Summerford says he starts out at 4 A.M. one day, is out all night in the little oyster boat and back next day some time. Gets a share of the proceeds. Said he was 16 years old and been at it 4 years. Lives in Georgia and is here 6 months a year. Location: Apalachicola, Florida.

A young oyster fisher [?] Others smaller employed in busy season. Apal...

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Recreation (volley-ball). Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842. Location: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Recreation (volley-ball). Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842....

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George Cox, 13 yr. old colored boy, has just joined the 4 H Club and is raising a pig. His father is a "renter" in this poor home near the West Virginia. Collegiate Institute (near Charleston) the state colored agricultural college. Mr. A.W. Curtis, Agri. Agent, is helping George. Location: Charleston [vicinity], West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

George Cox, 13 yr. old colored boy, has just joined the 4 H Club and i...

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The Twombley School, Brush, Colo., with 13 pupils present out of a possible 25, on Oct. 27, seven weeks after school opened, and a few of the beet workers families have already finished and returned to town. The school is very well equipped and well kept, with a capable man teacher, good playground apparatus, etc. Location: Brush, Colorado / Photo by Hine.

The Twombley School, Brush, Colo., with 13 pupils present out of a pos...

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Night Shift A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. 10:00 P.M. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Night Shift A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. 10:00 P.M. Location: I...

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Noon hour, Avondale Mills. The next day, Nov. 24th, I went through the mills during working hours and saw this young girl and six others like her working in the spinning and weave rooms. Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

Noon hour, Avondale Mills. The next day, Nov. 24th, I went through the...

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Three years in the Glass House and no chance for promotion yet. Boy in foreground been "carry-in" since he was 14 years old. Wormser's Glass House. Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Three years in the Glass House and no chance for promotion yet. Boy in...

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Alexander Durand, 35 Tucker Street, next boy in middle of picture appears 12 years old. Is in mill room No. 2. Joseph Courtois, 33 Tucker St., at the right Alex. appears about 13 years old. Works in the spinning room. Majorie Bonclair, at left of Alex. see 2592. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Alexander Durand, 35 Tucker Street, next boy in middle of picture appe...

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Alber Therien at right end of picture, 30 Salem Street, appears 13 years old, has been 4 weeks in spinning room No. 9, on the fourth floor of the Lawrence mills. Joseph Guerard, left hand end of picture, 21 Perkins Street, appears 12 years old, has worked 12 months. Neither speaks nor understands English. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Alber Therien at right end of picture, 30 Salem Street, appears 13 yea...

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[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest ma...

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Jerald Schaitberger of 416 W. 57th St. N.Y. who helps an older boy sell papers until 10 P.M. on Columbus Circle. 7 yrs. old. 9:30 P.M., October 8, 1910. Location: New York, New York (State) / Photo by Paul B. Schumm.

Jerald Schaitberger of 416 W. 57th St. N.Y. who helps an older boy sel...

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Red light resorts on Ohio Avenue near 14th St. and young messenger who was showing me around. (See label #2940). Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].

Red light resorts on Ohio Avenue near 14th St. and young messenger who...

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Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. Soarbar Seris, has worked off and on in the mill for 5 years. Winds. Gets 70 cents and up. "Recon I'm about 14." Didn't look it. Has worked more nights than day time. Location: Dillon, South Carolina.

Maple Mills, Dillon, S.C. Soarbar Seris, has worked off and on in the ...

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"Pot luck" with the "boys" - President Roosevelt's cowboy breakfast at Hugo, Colorado

"Pot luck" with the "boys" - President Roosevelt's cowboy breakfast at...

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt serving himself food as cowboys look on.

The Logical Conclusion of the Lassez [sic] Faires Policy. Herman Parker, said six years old, and he and others said he had worked in the Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, N.C. Location: Kannapolis, North Carolina.

The Logical Conclusion of the Lassez [sic] Faires Policy. Herman Parke...

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Soldering in sheet metal class. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Soldering in sheet metal class. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massa...

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Two 7 year old Nashville newsies, profane and smart, selling Sunday. Location: Nashville, Tennessee.

Two 7 year old Nashville newsies, profane and smart, selling Sunday. ...

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Leo Emond. Power Berthaume. 15 year old doffers in Kerr Thread Co. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Leo Emond. Power Berthaume. 15 year old doffers in Kerr Thread Co. Lo...

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The Line Waiting for Pay in an Indianapolis Meat Packing House. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Line Waiting for Pay in an Indianapolis Meat Packing House. Aug., ...

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The Line Waiting for Pay in an Indianapolis Meat Packing House. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Line Waiting for Pay in an Indianapolis Meat Packing House. Aug., ...

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Greek Bootblack, Indianapolis, Aug., 1908, 10 P.M. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Greek Bootblack, Indianapolis, Aug., 1908, 10 P.M. Location: Indianap...

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Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. May 9th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at...

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Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. May 9th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at...

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Second picking, (#4881). Location: [Gildersleeve, Connecticut] / L.W. Hine.

Second picking, (#4881). Location: [Gildersleeve, Connecticut] / L.W....

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Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, then an hour's rest and 4 1/2 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next. (see label on photo 162.) Grafton, West Virginia. Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, t...

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Manuel Ferreira - Portuguese - 15 yrs. 27 Whitter St. Sweeper - Fall River Iron Works. In Sunday clothes. Carving class at King Philip Settlement. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Manuel Ferreira - Portuguese - 15 yrs. 27 Whitter St. Sweeper - Fall R...

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Eleven-year-old bakery worker Glenn Dungey. See Ellis Report, L.W. Hine. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Eleven-year-old bakery worker Glenn Dungey. See Ellis Report, L.W. Hin...

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Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening Posts and newspapers at the entrance to the State Capitol. He did not know his age, nor much of anything else. He was said to be 5 or 6 years old. Nearby, I found Jack who said he was 8 years old, and who was carrying a bag full of Saturday Evening Posts which weighed nearly 1/2 of his own weight. The bag weighed 24 pounds, and he weighed only 55 pounds. He carried this bag for several blocks to the car. Said he was taking them home. Location: Sacramento, California / Lewis W. Hine.

Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening ...

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A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.

A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come thro...

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One of the youngsters working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

One of the youngsters working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. S.C. Locatio...

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Thirteen year old boy. Exposed to all kinds of weather picking out slabs from chute with a heavy moving chain that carries up the wood. He gets $5.00 a week. Miller - Link Lumber Co. Location: Orange, Texas.

Thirteen year old boy. Exposed to all kinds of weather picking out sla...

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A few of the messengers Western Union, Hartford, Conn. They are on duty, alternate nights, until 10 P.M. (See label #592). Messenger #32 is Thomas De Lucco with him (in Tenderloin district) recorded in report to Committee. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

A few of the messengers Western Union, Hartford, Conn. They are on dut...

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Dangerous work. Charlie McBride. Said twelve years old. This twelve year old boy has a steady job with the Miller and Vidor Lumber Company. He takes slabs out of the chute, which has a moving endless chain to carry the wood up the chute. He passes the slabs on to the other boy who saws them off on an unguarded circular saw. Charlie runs the saw himself whenever he gets the chance. He is exposed not only to the above dangers, but to the weather. No roof even. Has been here for some months. "Get four bits a day." (Fifty cents.) Works ten hours. This was the only mill that I found around Beaumont that employed boys. Likely because they are located some distance out of town. Location: Beaumont, Texas.

Dangerous work. Charlie McBride. Said twelve years old. This twelve ye...

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Frank Villanello, 21 Greenwich Ave., Father's Stand. Location: New York, New York (State)

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12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The father, mother, and two boys (9 and 12 yrs.) expect to make $700 in about 2 months time in the beet work. "The boys can keep up with me all right, and all day long," the father said. Begin at 6 A.M. and work until 6 P.M. with hour off at noon. Several smaller children not work. See Hine Report for studies of amount of work done by these and other children. Oct. 30/15. Location: Ft. Collins [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine.

12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The f...

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The "Manly art of self-defense" Newsboys' Protective Association. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

The "Manly art of self-defense" Newsboys' Protective Association. Loc...

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A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also #115). Location: Indiana.

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Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ad...

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Brantley Henson (boy near porch). Been in mill 8 years. Jasper Henson, (in middle) Been in 3 years. Thedie Miller (Shooting). Been in 3 years. All doffers. Salisbury Cotton Mills, (N.C.) Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Brantley Henson (boy near porch). Been in mill 8 years. Jasper Henson,...

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The "Carrying-in Boys," Midnight At an Indiana Glass Works. Location: Indiana.

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In comparison with governmental affairs newsies are small matters. This photo taken in the shadow of the National Capitol where the laws are made. This group of young newsboys sells on the Capitol grounds every day, ages 8 years, 9 years, 10 years, 11 years, 12 years. The only boy with a badge, was the 8 year old, and it didn't belong to him. Names are Tony Passaro, 8 yrs. old, 124 Schottes Alley N.E.; Joseph Passaro, 11 yrs. old, (has made application for badge) Joseph Mase (9 yrs. old), 122 Schottes Alley. Joseph Tucci, (10 yrs. old), 411 1/2 5th St., N.E. Jack Giovinazzi, 228 Schottes Alley, 12 yrs. old. Is in ungraded school for incorrigibility in school. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].

In comparison with governmental affairs newsies are small matters. Thi...

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Watching the Finish, Newsboys' Picnic, Cincinnati. Aug., 1908. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Watching the Finish, Newsboys' Picnic, Cincinnati. Aug., 1908. Locati...

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Day Scene in an Indiana Glass Works. Aug.,1908. Location: Indiana.

Day Scene in an Indiana Glass Works. Aug.,1908. Location: Indiana.

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George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 years. Does not work nights. Location: Nashville, Alabama [i.e., Tennessee?]

George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 ye...

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[Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old.] Location: [Boston,...

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On the Pleasant Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

On the Pleasant Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Le...

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Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond School. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond Scho...

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Fred Nozzecho, 604 Annin St., Philadelphial. Five years old. Picking this year. Theodore Budd's Bog at Turkeytown near Pemberton, N.J. This is the fourth week of school in Philadelphia and people will stay here two weeks more. Wit[ness] E.F. Brown. Location: Pemberton, New Jersey.

Fred Nozzecho, 604 Annin St., Philadelphial. Five years old. Picking t...

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"Dinner-Toters" waiting for the gate to open. This is carried on more in Columbus than in any other city I know, and by smaller children. (See photos.) Many of them are paid by the week for doing it, and carry, sometimes, ten or more a day. They go around in the mill, often help tend to machines, which often run at noon, and so learn the work. A teacher told me the mothers expect the children to learn this way, long before they are of proper age. (See also Vaughn's Georgia Report, April, 1913.) Eagle and Ph[o]enix Mill. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

"Dinner-Toters" waiting for the gate to open. This is carried on more ...

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Albert Schafer, eight year old newsboy who usually begins at 8:00 A.M. Sundays. Sells some on week-days. Is a cripple. Makes one to two dollars a day. Location: Austin, Texas.

Albert Schafer, eight year old newsboy who usually begins at 8:00 A.M....

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Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on June 29, 1908. Had his left arm pulled off near shoulder, and right leg broken through kneecap, by being caught on belt of a machine in Spring factory in May 1908. Had been working in factory more than 2 yrs. Was on his feet for first time after the accident, the day this photo was taken. No attention was paid by employers to the boy either at hospital or home according to statement of boy's father. No com- pensation. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on...

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