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9:30 P.M. A common case of "team work." Smaller boy (Joseph Bishop) goes into [one of the?] saloons and sells his last papers. Then comes out and his brother gives him more. Joseph said, "Drunks are me best customers." "I sell more'n me brudder does." "Dey buy me out so I kin go home." He sells every afternoon and night. Extra late Saturda[y. At] it again at 6 A.M. Sunday, Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

9:30 P.M. A common case of "team work." Smaller boy (Joseph Bishop) go...

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Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

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The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived that he was wounded he fell into the arms of a brother officer / G.M. Brighty del. ; Brown sculp.

The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived tha...

Print shows Robert Ross, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, mortally wounded, being assisted by another soldier.

Trenton Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Smallest boy,--Tom Jenkins. Said 13 years old. Been in mill 3 years. Brother Walter Jenkins. Said 15 years old. Been in mill four years. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

Trenton Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Smallest boy,--Tom Jenkins. Said 13 years...

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Victoria Borsa, 1223 Catherine St., Philadelphia. 4 year old berry picker. Brother 7 years old. While I was photographing them, the mother was impatiently urging them to "pick, pick." Whites Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey.

Victoria Borsa, 1223 Catherine St., Philadelphia. 4 year old berry pic...

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Tessie Sposato, 12 yrs. old girl and her mother picking nuts in attic of tenement, 141 Hudson St., N.Y. She holds the nuts against her dirty apron as she picks them out. Works until 9 p.m. some nights. They live in 2 small rooms; paying $5.00 a month rent. Makes $2.00 a week. A 15 yr. old brother works in factory and sleeps in folding bed in this room. Location: New York, New York (State)

Tessie Sposato, 12 yrs. old girl and her mother picking nuts in attic ...

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"Teaching the young Idea How to Sell." Gus Hodges, age 11, instructing his brother Julius, age 5. I found Gus selling as late as 9:00 P.M., and he said that he had made over one dollar a day. Julius and another brother, 9 years old, has made 25 cents that day. Norfolk, Virginia.

"Teaching the young Idea How to Sell." Gus Hodges, age 11, instructing...

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Alexander Ferrier, 6 Hampton St., (on left hand). Has been band boy in #8 mill for two years. He said that a short time ago an unprotected gear on his machine caught his sleeve and tore it off completely. Another boy had a large part of his hand taken off by the same machine. David Ferrier (brother to Alexander) has been doffer in #10 mill one month. Location: Ludlow, Massachusetts.

Alexander Ferrier, 6 Hampton St., (on left hand). Has been band boy in...

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All these boys are cutters in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7. Ages range from 7 to 12. They live near the factory. Seven year old boy in front, Byron Hamilton, has a badly cut finger, but helps his brother regularly. Behind him is his brother, George, 11 years. He cut his finger half off while working. They and many other youngsters said they were always cutting their fingers. (See photo #2435 and label.) George earns $1.00 some days, $.75 usually. Some of the others said they earn $1.00 when they work all day. At times they start at 7 a.m., work all day and until midnight, but the work is very irregular. Names of those in photo are George Mathews, Johnny Rust, John Surles[?], Fulsom McCutchin (11 yrs.), Albert Robinson, Morris McConnell. Location: Eastport, Maine.

All these boys are cutters in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7. Ag...

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Israel April, 314 I St., S.W., Washington, D.C. "I serves the President". 9 yr. old news boy with no badge selling near Willard Hotel, Sunday P.M., 4/14/12. Been selling for several years. I found him selling after midnight April 17th and 18th. Quite a pugnacious little chap. He and his brother are said to have a large clientele among ambassadors and senators. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Israel April, 314 I St., S.W., Washington, D.C. "I serves the Presiden...

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7 year old oyster shucker. Speaks no English. Father and mother earn about $15 a week, and this little one works steady and her six year old brother same. Lowden Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

7 year old oyster shucker. Speaks no English. Father and mother earn a...

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Robert Paul, 216 Johnson Street. 10 year old newsy. Found at 11 P.M. with 12 papers near Seminole Hotel. Been at it 4 years. Often sells until midnight. He and brother make about $1.50 a day. Goes to school little. Sells around the College Inn. Location: Jacksonville, Florida.

Robert Paul, 216 Johnson Street. 10 year old newsy. Found at 11 P.M. w...

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Girls worming tobacco. Myrtle 10, Zelina 12 and Florence 13 years old. Brother 14 and sister 16. Father, John Richard rents farm near Centre School. Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Girls worming tobacco. Myrtle 10, Zelina 12 and Florence 13 years old....

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Seeger, a composer, is a brother of [...] Seeger, the war poet. His wife is a distinguished violinist

Seeger, a composer, is a brother of [...] Seeger, the war poet. His wi...

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L to r: Franchot Tone, Jerry Tone, brother, Dr. Frank Tone, Niagra Falls receiving Acheson Award

L to r: Franchot Tone, Jerry Tone, brother, Dr. Frank Tone, Niagra Fal...

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Brother Ricardo Belden, box maker / Samuel Kravitt.

Brother Ricardo Belden, box maker / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows Brother Ricardo Belden making wooden oval boxes in a workshop at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Title from inventory. Signed and dated in ink on verso. Photographer ... More

Senate lobby committee again refuffed. Washington, D.C., April 20. Efforts of the Senate Lobby Committee to obtain records of the National Committee to uphold Constitutional Government hit another snag today when Sumner Gerard, Treasurer of the Organization, testified he did not have in his "control" a list of contributors to the National Committee. Gerard, A brother of James Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, was questioned by the committee in his investigating of Lobby activities uding congressional consideration of the Government reorganization bill, 4/20/38

Senate lobby committee again refuffed. Washington, D.C., April 20. Eff...

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De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Women are being trained along with men in the Volusia County Florida Vocational School to take their places on the war production front. Susie Nelson, left, has a husband in Panama and a brother in the Navy. Pearl Kinchem, right, is a housewife with a brother in the army. Soon both of them will be welding aircraft in the De Land industrial pool

De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Women are being trained alo...

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Washington, D.C. Sergeant George Camblair while on a visit home finds that his younger brother is at home also, on a furlough from the army

Washington, D.C. Sergeant George Camblair while on a visit home finds ...

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Bantam, Connecticut. Here is the elected governing body of Bantam, including both Democrats and Republicans. This council meets the first Monday of every month in a little room just above the post office. From left to right: Burgess George Perrett of the Perrett Lumber Company; Burgess Harold Cox, owner of Cox's Garage; Clerk Arthur Morey, who has an insurance office in Litchfield(Morey's is an appointive job); Burgess Leonard Doyle, an unemployed engineer; Burgess Willis Bennett, engineer in charge of the Bantam powerhouse, and Warden James L. Doyle, brother of Leonard, whose position corresponds to that of first selectman in small incorporated towns

Bantam, Connecticut. Here is the elected governing body of Bantam, inc...

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Cincinnati, Ohio. Preparing canned pork (Russian: "svinaia tushonka") for lend-lease shipment to the USSR at the Kroger grocery and baking company. Girls placing lard, spice and onions in cans before the pork is added. Left to right: Bonnie Williams, age twenty-one, used to work in shirt factory, has a husband in the U.S. Army; Elta Wininger, age twenty-nine, ex-housewife, has a brother in North Africa

Cincinnati, Ohio. Preparing canned pork (Russian: "svinaia tushonka") ...

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Cincinnati, Ohio. Preparing canned pork (Russian: "svinaia tushonka") for lend-lease shipment to the USSR at the Kroger grocery and baking company. Inspectors see each can after it comes out of the pressure cooker, where the pork is cooked for two and one-half hours at 160 to 250 degrees. Left to right: Pearl Isen, age twenty-seven, ex-housewife, has a husband and brother in the United States Army; Faye Brinsen, age twenty-two, ex-housewife, whose husband is in defense work

Cincinnati, Ohio. Preparing canned pork (Russian: "svinaia tushonka") ...

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My brother - Print, Library of Congress collection

My brother - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4648

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...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3306. Year not recorded on caption card; 1913 based on cards for photographs with neighboring numbers taken i... More

[Vincenzo Messina, 15 years old and brother Angelo, 11 years old, baking bread for father, 174 Salem Street. Vincenzo is working nights now, from 5 P.M. to 5 P.M. Usually works on day shift. Angelo helps a great deal, tends store and helps bake too.] Location: [Cambridge, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Vincenzo Messina, 15 years old and brother Angelo, 11 years old, baki...

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Bernadette Blanchette. 9 year old French girl whose father and 16 year old brother are in Kerr Thread mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Bernadette Blanchette. 9 year old French girl whose father and 16 year...

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Brother Odoricus, Mission Santa Barbara, California

Brother Odoricus, Mission Santa Barbara, California

Copyright 1899 by Detroit Photographic Co. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53070". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.... More

Mr. Rudy (Brother William), Head and Shoulders Portrait

Mr. Rudy (Brother William), Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows Mr. William H. Rudy, member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.

Carhart & Brother celebrated B-D & T roasted coffee

Carhart & Brother celebrated B-D & T roasted coffee

Advertisement for Carhart & Brother coffee, showing an African American woman holding a tray to serve coffee. Caption: De missus won't hab nuthin' else. Copyright by Carhart & Brother.

Johnnie Merkle 6 yr. Old newsie. Home of Johnnie Merkle, 5110 N. Broadway. Father owns this home and a butcher shop. Johnnie's brother owns and runs a nickelode[o]n. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Johnnie Merkle 6 yr. Old newsie. Home of Johnnie Merkle, 5110 N. Broad...

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Hard Workers. Grady Carroll, nine year old cotton picker. He picks two hundred pounds a day. Brother Ed, ten years old picks three hundred pounds a day. Another brother thirteen years old picks four hundred pounds. Mother picks three hundred. Adults pick about five hundred pounds, getting $1.00 a hundred. The father rents the farm. Location: Waxahachie [vicinity], Texas.

Hard Workers. Grady Carroll, nine year old cotton picker. He picks two...

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Brother John [?]. Palestine under British mandate. 1930s.

Brother John [?]. Palestine under British mandate. 1930s.

President Hoover proclaims "Century of Progress" fair for Chicago. President Hoover presenting to Rufus Dawes, brother of the Ambassador to England, a proclomation he has issued authorizing and inviting the public to attend the "Country of Progress" Fair to be held in Chicago in 1933. The citizens of Chicago have raised $5,000,000 for the fair. Dawes is president of the Fair while on the right is Maj. L.R. Lehr, General Manager [White House, Washington, D.C.]

President Hoover proclaims "Century of Progress" fair for Chicago. Pre...

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[King Faysal (Faisal) I of Iraq (left) probably with his brother Emir Abdullah of Transjordan, at the palace, Baghdad, Iraq]

[King Faysal (Faisal) I of Iraq (left) probably with his brother Emir ...

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Visit the president Washington, D.C., April 22. Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson, wife of the former majority leader of the senate with her brother Grady Miller, who visited the president at the White House today, 4/22/38

Visit the president Washington, D.C., April 22. Mrs. Joseph T. Robinso...

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A black and white photo of a man and a woman in a field, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man and a woman in a field, Kenntucky. Fa...

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[ Danny Kaye and brother?] - Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine collection

[ Danny Kaye and brother?] - Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine collection

Box marked: DKA_VSBOX7 Folder marked: DK as child, DK's family (General) The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to t... More

Production. Blood transfusion bottles. Transfusion bottles containing intravenous solution, are given final inspection by Grace Kruger, one of many women employees at Baxter Laboratories Inc., Glenview, Illinois. When her brother left Baxter's to join the Merchant Marine, Miss Kruger, a former life insurance clerk took his place

Production. Blood transfusion bottles. Transfusion bottles containing ...

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Bantam, Connecticut. Buffing aluminum supports for bomber seats is nineteen-year-old Gerard Gervais, who came to Bantam in the fall of 1941 with his older brother Ernest from Plainfield, Connecticut. The two brothers share a five-room house in Bantam with two aunts and an uncle, who also came to Bantam during 1941 to work at the Warren McArthur plant

Bantam, Connecticut. Buffing aluminum supports for bomber seats is nin...

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Washington, D.C. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School and his nine year-old brother on the model railroad in the attic workshop which Walter has fitted up

Washington, D.C. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson High ...

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Washington, D.C. Brother Edwin Foote preaching a sermon at the First Wesleyan Methodist Church. He wears sackcloth to reprimand the congregation for not attending a revival meeting held the preceeding week

Washington, D.C. Brother Edwin Foote preaching a sermon at the First W...

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Washington, D.C. "I make em, he breaks em" says Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, about his small brother, who is holding a prize-winning model plane in his hand

Washington, D.C. "I make em, he breaks em" says Walter Spangenberg, a ...

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Taos, New Mexico. A Spanish-American brother and sister

Taos, New Mexico. A Spanish-American brother and sister

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Bernstein with brother Burton, 1958. Photographer unidentified. (Music Division)

Bernstein with brother Burton, 1958. Photographer unidentified. (Music...

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[Jimmy Carter makes a campaign stop at his brother Billy's gas station in their hometown of Plains, Georgia]

[Jimmy Carter makes a campaign stop at his brother Billy's gas station...

Contact sheet folder caption: Carter campaign trip ... at Billy's station .... TOH. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

Bust of Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim, who, with his brother Aubrey, opened a feed store in little Pittsburg, Texas

Bust of Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim, who, with his brother Aubrey, opened a fe...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Bo Pilgrim, wearing traditional Pilgrim dress, with a pet chicken named "Henrietta" under his arm, was featured in Pilgrim's Pride ad... More

All these boys are cutters in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7. Ages range from 7 to 12. They live near the factory. Seven year old boy in front, Byron Hamilton, has a badly cut finger, but helps his brother regularly. Behind him is his brother, George, 11 years. He cut his finger half off while working. They and many other youngsters said they were always cutting their fingers. (See photo #2435 and label.) George earns $1.00 some days, $.75 usually. Some of the others said they earn $1.00 when they work all day. At times they start at 7 A.M. Work all day, and until midnight, but the work is very irregular. Names of those in the photo are George Mathews, Johnny Rust, John Surles, Fulsom McCutchin (11 yrs.), Albert Robinson, Morris McConnell. Location: Eastport, Maine

All these boys are cutters in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7. Ag...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2420. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

[Northwest facade of the White House] / Bell & Brother, Photographers.

[Northwest facade of the White House] / Bell & Brother, Photographers.

Photograph showing the front and side facades with the portico at the main entrance. Photographer's coating and developing box visible at left of photograph. Gift; Dennis A. Waters; 2005; (DLC/PP-2005:039).

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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Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians

Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sk...

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Brother! -- to dirt like this!, engraving, Library of Congress

Brother! -- to dirt like this!, engraving, Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 363.

Johns Lewis. Springstein Mill. A typical cotton mill boy. 12 years old --1 year in mill. Weaver--4 looms. Got 40 cents at start--60 cents now. Brother and Pa, in mills. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Johns Lewis. Springstein Mill. A typical cotton mill boy. 12 years old...

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Simon Oppenheimer & Brother Building, 800 E Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Simon Oppenheimer & Brother Building, 800 E Street, Northwest, Washing...

Significance: With its flat pilasters and stylized details such as the capitals, the facade is suggestive of the stripped classicism popular in the early 20th century and best seen in the work of Paul Cret. S... More

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

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A group of newsies selling evenings in saloons and stores. Taken in alley back of City Jail at 10 P.M. Left to right: Dominick Mardilo, 28 1/2 Fulton Street; Roderick Towle, 44 Sheridan Ave.; William Towle, brother, 44 Sheridan Ave.; Louis Strasburg, 40 Mulberry Street; Max Erlich, 101 Dallius Street. Location: Albany, New York (State)

A group of newsies selling evenings in saloons and stores. Taken in al...

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Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo October 23rd, 1912) while working in Sanders Spinning Mill, Bessemer City, N.C. August 21st, 1912, a piece of the machine fell on to his foot mashing his toe. This caused him to fall on to a spinning machine and his hand went into the unprotected gearing, crushing and tearing out two fingers. He told the Attorney he was 11 years old when it happened. His parents are now trying to make him 13 years old. The school census taken at the time of the accident makes him12 years (parents' statement) and school records say the same. His school teacher thinks he is 12. His brother (see photo 3071) is not yet 11 years old. Both of the boys worked in the mill several months before the accident. His father, (R.L. Newsom) tried to compromise with the Company when he found the boy would receive the money and not the parents. The mother tried to blame the boys for getting jobs on their own hook, but she let them work several months. The aunt said "Now he's jes got to where he could be of some help to his ma an' then this happens and he can't never work no more like he oughter." Location: Bessemer City, North Carolina.

Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo Octob...

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The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived that he was wounded he fell into the arms of a brother officer / G.M. Brighty del. ; Brown sculp.

The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived tha...

Print shows Robert Ross, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, mortally wounded, being assisted by another soldier. Briggs Coll. 41499.

Funeral services for Congressman Connery. Washington, D.C. June 16. Friends and relatives of the deceased Chariman of the House Labor Committee, Rep. William Connery, Massachusetts, photographed at the Union Station today as they boarded a train for Lynn, Massachusetts. To attend funeral services for Rep. Connery. Left to right: Samuel Rose, of the Veterans Administration, Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers, Massachusetts. and his brother Lawerence Connery, who also was Sec. to the deceased.

Funeral services for Congressman Connery. Washington, D.C. June 16. Fr...

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Home of Johnnie Merkle, 5110 N. Broadway. He is a regular newsie 6 years old. Father owns his home and butcher shop. Johnnie's brother owns and runs a nickelodeon. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Home of Johnnie Merkle, 5110 N. Broadway. He is a regular newsie 6 yea...

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Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough, a youngster who has been working in Breaker #9 Pennsylvania Co. for four months, said he was 13 years old, but very doubtful. He has a brother, Tony, probably under 14 working. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough, a youngster who ha...

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[Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo October 23rd, 1912), while working in Sanders Spinning Mill, Bessemer City, N.C., August 21st, 1912, a piece of the machine fell on to his foot mashing his toe. This caused him to fall on to a spinning machine and his hand went into unprotected gearing, crushing and tearing out two fingers. He told the Attorney he was 11 years old when it happened. His parents are now trying to make him 13 years old. The school census taken at the time of the accident makes him12 years (parents' statement) and school records say the same. His school teacher thinks that he is 12. His brother (photo 3071) is not yet 11 years old. Both of the boys worked in the mill several months before the accident. His father, (R.L. Newsom) tried to compromise with the Company when he found the boy would receive money and not the parents. The mother tried to blame the boys for getting jobs on their own hook, but she let them work several months. The aunt said "Now he's jes got to where he could be of some help to his ma an' then this happens and he can't never work no more like he oughter."]. Location: [Bessemer, North Carolina].

[Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo Octo...

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Johnnie Garvin, 7 yrs. old newsie. "I help Bruver." Lives 928 Twenty Sixth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. The brother, Martin, has a badge. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Johnnie Garvin, 7 yrs. old newsie. "I help Bruver." Lives 928 Twenty S...

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Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, but has been sweeping in the Merrimack Mill for seven months, so he began at eleven years. Brother Edward said to be thirteen years, but doubtful. Mother said they had no Family Record here and gave me ages from memory. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, b...

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Rosy Phillips. Fifteen year old spinner in a Dallas cotton mill. She was far from "rosy" - thin, anaemic. Prematurely old. Her brother Exie [?] twelve years old who helps her some on Saturdays. He said: "I can't get a steady job, but I can help her all I want to." I did not see any others very young. Location: Dallas, Texas.

Rosy Phillips. Fifteen year old spinner in a Dallas cotton mill. She w...

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Charlie and Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. Charlie is probably of age, but Ollie is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say he is 12 years old now. These statements are based on the parents' statement, which is probably high. He appears to be 10 years old, and has been working 2 years. His father and older brother are in the mill. They have a house full of children, and the sanitary conditions are frightful. Location: Henderson, North Carolina.

Charlie and Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years....

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Brother & sister - Public domain portrait print

Brother & sister - Public domain portrait print

Portrait of two Navajo children seated, full-length, facing slightly right. 199633 U.S. Copyright Office. Navajo series. Photograph copyrighted by Pennington (William M.) and Rowland (Wesley R.), 1915.

9 year old newsie and his 7 year old brother "Red." Tough specimen of Los Angeles newsboys. See California report. Los Angeles, California / Lewis W. Hine.

9 year old newsie and his 7 year old brother "Red." Tough specimen of ...

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[Seeger, a composer, is a brother of [...] Seeger, the war poet. His wife is a distinguished violinist]

[Seeger, a composer, is a brother of [...] Seeger, the war poet. His w...

Photo shows ethnomusicologist Charles Seeger, seated in automobile, with family, standing, left to right: wife, Constance Seeger, concert violinist, holding son Pete, and sons John and Charles. The family is re... More

Farmer and his brother making music. Pie Town, New Mexico

Farmer and his brother making music. Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Youngest brother, Tom, takes Gene to see the new bull calf. Vicinity of Ames, Iowa

Youngest brother, Tom, takes Gene to see the new bull calf. Vicinity o...

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Gene examines a new type of seed his father is using this year. With them is Gene's brother, Dale (fourteen). Near Ames, Iowa

Gene examines a new type of seed his father is using this year. With t...

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Lititz, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Julian Bachman at home with her family. Her brother is sixteen and in high school

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Julian Bachman at home with her family. Her...

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Riverside Hospital, North Brother Island. Entrance detail

Riverside Hospital, North Brother Island. Entrance detail

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Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. A student who runs a garage at night with his brother. Here he is seen working on his accounts

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. A student who runs a ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Buffalo, New York. Laura and Frank Czaya, a couple of Polish descent, in the living room of the home which they share with Laura's mother, aunt, and brother, in Depew. Frank is home on a ten-day furlough. Laura works in the nearby Symington-Gould plant

Buffalo, New York. Laura and Frank Czaya, a couple of Polish descent, ...

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Washington, D.C. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, with his nine year-old brother as he works on a model airplane at home

Washington, D.C. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson High ...

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Statue of James Alexander Bryan, known as Brother Bryan, a well-loved pastor of Third Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama

Statue of James Alexander Bryan, known as Brother Bryan, a well-loved ...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Nine-year-old Harold Hazeltine Clifford, left, and his eight-year-old brother John Matthew Clifford, part of the civilian contingent in the Texan camp at the annual Battle of San Jacinto Festival and Battle Reenactment, a living-history retelling and demonstration of the historic Battle of San Jacinto, La Porte, Texas

Nine-year-old Harold Hazeltine Clifford, left, and his eight-year-old ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antoni... More

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...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3306. Year not recorded on caption card; 1913 based on cards for photographs with neighboring numbers taken i... More

Lawrence Purdie (right end) has been spinning in the mule room of the cotton mill at Matoaca, Virginia, for two years. His brother, next to him, helps in the mill. The others in the photo are not working yet. The father is not at work now as work is slack. Location: Matoaca, Virginia.

Lawrence Purdie (right end) has been spinning in the mule room of the ...

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[Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New York, New York]

[Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New Yo...

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. ... More

[Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New York, New York]

[Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New Yo...

Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More

9:00 P.M. Bridgeport, Conn. These boys 8 and 10 years old, had been pitching pennies all evening. After 9 P.M. I saw the little one going into saloons with a big bunch of papers and a pitiful tale. The big brother of the boy told me the little one makes 50 cents some days between 3 and 9 or [...] Been selling 2 years. Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut.

9:00 P.M. Bridgeport, Conn. These boys 8 and 10 years old, had been pi...

A couple of men sitting on the steps of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clara Barton Papers: Family Papers: Barton, David and Julia Porter (brother), 1850-1883

Clara Barton Papers: Family Papers: Barton, David and Julia Porter (br...

Clara Barton is best known for founding and leading the American National Red Cross, a humanitarian organization dedicated to providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in the United States.... More

Little brother Joe - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

Little brother Joe - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

[Interior views of the McAllister & Brother optical shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with stereo portrait of John McAllister, Jr. in his store]

[Interior views of the McAllister & Brother optical shop in Philadelph...

One photograph attributed to John Moran; stereograph attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Unprocessed in D 024

[Ernest Chester, 5 years old lives at 624 S. Robinson St. Sells with his older brother Emmet, who is 9 years old. They are up very early.] Location: [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Ernest Chester, 5 years old lives at 624 S. Robinson St. Sells with h...

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Ernest Chester, 5 years old lives at 624 S. Robinson St. Sells with his older brother Emmet, who is 9 years old. They are up very early. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Ernest Chester, 5 years old lives at 624 S. Robinson St. Sells with hi...

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9:30 P.M. A common case of "team work." Smaller boy (Joseph Bishop) goes into [one of the?] saloons and sells his last papers. Then comes out and his brother gives him more. Joseph said, "Drunks are me best customers." "I sell more'n me brudder does." "Dey buy me out so I kin go home." He sells every afternoon and night. Extra late Saturda[y. At] it again at 6 A.M. Sunday, Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

9:30 P.M. A common case of "team work." Smaller boy (Joseph Bishop) go...

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Saint Louis, MO. in 1855 / engr. on stone by Leopold Gast & Brother.

Saint Louis, MO. in 1855 / engr. on stone by Leopold Gast & Brother.

Print showing panoramic view of Saint Louis, Missouri, looking across the Mississippi River; many steamboats docked along the waterfront, most named, the largest, under steam on the left, is the "John Simonds."... More

Captain Hume on the staff of Sir John Campbell & his brother

Captain Hume on the staff of Sir John Campbell & his brother

Captain Hume and his brother, full-length portrait, posed with a horse by some small wooden buildings. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War ph... More

[Unidentified woman] / Bell & Brother, photographers, 480 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C.

[Unidentified woman] / Bell & Brother, photographers, 480 Pennsylvania...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform] / Bell & Brother, photographers, 480 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform] / Bell & Brother, photographer...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Arnold Genthe - Bob Lim and brother, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Bob Lim and brother, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shoulders]

[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shou...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters work in factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times work until midnight. Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Me., just for the summer months. Work is very irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Sea...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough. A youngster who has been working in Breaker #9 Pennsylvania Company for four months, said he was 13 years old, but very doubtful. He has a brother Tony probably under 14, working. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough. A youngster who ha...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters work in factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times work until midnight. Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Me., just for the summer months. Work is very irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Sea...

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Six-year old boy, Louis Shuman, and his 11 year old brother. Dallas Newsboys. The little fellow usually has a brother who makes him do most of the work. Dallas has too many of these little newsies. Location: Dallas, Texas.

Six-year old boy, Louis Shuman, and his 11 year old brother. Dallas Ne...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mary Louise Stepan, 21, used to be a waitress. She has a brother in the air corps. She is working on transport parts in the hand mill, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Mary Louise Stepan, 21, used to be a waitress. She has a brother in th...

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