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Oyster-shuckers working in Alabama Canning Company. From 7 years upward. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Oyster-shuckers working in Alabama Canning Company. From 7 years upwar...

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Ten-year old Sophie "tending the baby," between her jobs of shucking. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Ten-year old Sophie "tending the baby," between her jobs of shucking. ...

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Gusty, eight-year old shucker. Two brothers work. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Gusty, eight-year old shucker. Two brothers work. Maggioni Canning Co....

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Jimmie Michael, 10 years old. Shucks six pots a day. Been at it 3 years. Varn and Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Jimmie Michael, 10 years old. Shucks six pots a day. Been at it 3 year...

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7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. (Showing process) Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illit...

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[3 of the many young oyster shuckers going home from the Pass Christian Cannery at 5 P.M. Lena Krueger, 7 years old (in the middle) had shucked 6 pots that day; Annie Kadeska, 9 years old on the right, has shucked 10 pots; and Rosie Zinsoska on the left (did not know her age) had shucked 6 pots.] Location: [Pass Christian, Mississippi] / [L.W. Hine]

[3 of the many young oyster shuckers going home from the Pass Christia...

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Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help shuck oysters every day in the Barataria Canning Co. Live in New Orleans, (See also photos 1973, 1976, 1977, 1997, 1998.) Location: Biloxi, Mississippi

Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1972. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

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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Group of oyster shuckers in Barataria Canning Co. In this group are Gertrude Kohn, five years old, and Pauline ---, eight years old. See also photos 1973, 1976, 1997, 1998. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Group of oyster shuckers in Barataria Canning Co. In this group are Ge...

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They all shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Boy on left end is George Wikowski, nine years old; next is John Collins; next is Steve Strupeck, who worked last year; on right hand end is Frank Obin, eight years old whom I found asleep on the floor of the shucking shed at 4 o'clock in the morning. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

They all shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Boy on left end is George Wi...

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Carrie, a seven year old oyster shucker at Pass Packing Co., going home at 5:00 P.M. after a day beginning at 4:00 A.M., and spent shucking oysters and tending the baby. A common practice among these too young to work all the time. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Carrie, a seven year old oyster shucker at Pass Packing Co., going hom...

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Four-year-old Mary Kosco, Shucks oysters at Dunbar. (See photo 2050). Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Four-year-old Mary Kosco, Shucks oysters at Dunbar. (See photo 2050). ...

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A crowd of negro oyster shuckers. On the Atlantic Coast the negroes are employed more than the whites, but they do not work the little ones so much. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

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 Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Eleven-year old oyster shucker. Shucks seven pots a day. Varn and Plat...

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Joe Davis, a ten-year old going home from cannery at 5 P.M. He said he had shucked ten pots since 4 A.M. that day. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi / L.W. Hine.

Joe Davis, a ten-year old going home from cannery at 5 P.M. He said he...

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Bessie, four years old, and Marietta, seven years old, both shuck oysters in Barataria Canning Company. Mother is Mrs. Ida Thompson, Baltimore. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi

Bessie, four years old, and Marietta, seven years old, both shuck oyst...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1971. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

On right-hand end is Marie ---, eight years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pots of oysters a day (30 or 35 cents) at a canning company. At left end of photo is Johnnie ---, eight years old, who earns 45 cents a day. Been shucking for three years. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

On right-hand end is Marie ---, eight years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pot...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1986. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Bertha, one of the six-year old shuckers. Began work at 4 A.M. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Bertha, one of the six-year old shuckers. Began work at 4 A.M. Maggion...

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Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-old brother also shucks. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-o...

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Johnnie, a nine-year-old oyster shucker. Man with pipe is a padrone who had brought these people from Baltimore for four years. He said, "I tell you I have to lie to 'em. Ther're never satisfied. Hard work to get them." He is boss of the shucking shed. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Johnnie, a nine-year-old oyster shucker. Man with pipe is a padrone wh...

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Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Company. Small girls working on right of photo are Gertrude Kron, five years old, Pauline ---, eight years old. Note the face of little Mildred Kron, near center of photo, three years old, works every day, mother said. Also small boy on left of photo who has dropped an oyster. See also photos 1973, 1977, 1997, 1976. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Company. Small girls work...

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All these pick shrimp at the Peerless Oyster Co. I had to take photo while bosses were at dinner as they refused to permit children to be in photos. Out of 60 workers, 15 were apparently under 12 years. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

All these pick shrimp at the Peerless Oyster Co. I had to take photo w...

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Oyster shuckers and baby tenders at Pass Packing Co. All worked from before daybreak until 5 P.M. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Oyster shuckers and baby tenders at Pass Packing Co. All worked from b...

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Annie Delcher, eight-year-old oyster shucker from Baltimore. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Annie Delcher, eight-year-old oyster shucker from Baltimore. Location...

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Martin Stevens, Any [i.e., Amy? Andy?] Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank Kelly, all shuck oysters. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Martin Stevens, Any [i.e., Amy? Andy?] Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank Ke...

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Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight years old. Both shuck oysters at the Alabama Canning Co. This is Mary's second year. She said, "I shucks six pots if I don't got the baby; two pots if I got him." (Many of the little ones, too young to work all the time, tend the baby when not working.) Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight year...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2001. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

"We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed in this miserable row of dilapidated shacks, located on an old shell-pile, and partly surrounded by a tidal marsh. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

"We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed in this mise...

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Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-old brother also shucks. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana

Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2067. Reproduction no. LC-USZ6-1208. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congr... More

Unloading oysters on the dock. Alabama Canning Co. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Unloading oysters on the dock. Alabama Canning Co. Location: Bayou La ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1994. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collect... More

Little Julia tending the baby at home. All the older ones are at the factory. She shucks also. Alabama Canning Co. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Little Julia tending the baby at home. All the older ones are at the f...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2003. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collect... More

Nine of these children from 8 years old up go to school half a day, and shuck oysters for four hours before school and three hours after school on school days, and on Saturday from 4 A.M. to early afternoon. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Nine of these children from 8 years old up go to school half a day, an...

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One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic Coast. Usually they do not work the negro children. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic...

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Young oyster shuckers. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Young oyster shuckers. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

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Howard Simmons and Joe Elvis, two of the smallest here, both shuck oysters in Barataria Canning Co. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Howard Simmons and Joe Elvis, two of the smallest here, both shuck oys...

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Ten-year old Sephie, a young oyster shucker, says she does six pots of oysters a day. Her mother works also. "She don't go to school. Works all the time." Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina

Ten-year old Sephie, a young oyster shucker, says she does six pots of...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3277. Year not recorded on caption card; 1912 based on year that appears to be recorded on card for photograp... More

Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Co. Small girls working on left of photo are Gertrude Kron, five years old, Pauline ---, eight years old. Also a small boy. Mildred Kron, three years old (not working in photo) works some every day, mother said. See preceding photos. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi

Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Co. Small girls working o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1997. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help shuck oysters every day in the Barataria Canning Co. Live in New Orleans, (See also photos 1973, 1976, 1977, 1997, 1998.) Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help...

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Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old, all shuck regularly. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old, all ...

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Tiny, seven year old oyster shucker (Henry's sister, No. 3291) does not go to school. Works steady. Been at it one year. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Tiny, seven year old oyster shucker (Henry's sister, No. 3291) does no...

An old photo of a young boy standing in front of a pile of rubble. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of oyster shuckers working in canning factory of Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co. All but the very smallest babies work. All began at 3:30 A.M. expected to work until 5 P.M. The little girl in center working. Her mother says she is a real help to her. About 300 workers. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Group of oyster shuckers working in canning factory of Dunbar, Lopez, ...

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A few of the young shuckers at the Pass Packing Co. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

A few of the young shuckers at the Pass Packing Co. Location: Pass Ch...

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These little ones, and many others, work in the Peerless Oyster Co. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

These little ones, and many others, work in the Peerless Oyster Co. L...

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Bertha, a six-year old oyster shucker and her older sister. Father and mother work also. All of them make from $9. to $15. a week. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Bertha, a six-year old oyster shucker and her older sister. Father and...

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"We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed in this miserable row of dilapidated shacks. Located on an old shell-pile and partly surrounded by a tidal marsh. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

"We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed in this mise...

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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

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

Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help shuck oysters every day in the Barataria Canning Company. Live in New Orleans. See also photos 1973, 1976, 1977, 1997, 1998. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi

Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1973. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Ten-year old Frank. Shucks 4 pots a day. Lowden Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Ten-year old Frank. Shucks 4 pots a day. Lowden Canning Co. Location:...

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Rosy, an eight-year-old oyster shucker who works steady all day from about 3:00 A.M. to about 5 P.M. in Dunbar Cannery. The baby will shuck as soon as she can handle the knife. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Rosy, an eight-year-old oyster shucker who works steady all day from a...

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All are oyster-shuckers in Barataria Canning Company. The boy reaching into the car is Bill May, five years old, who makes 15 cents a day, "when he wants to work." Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

All are oyster-shuckers in Barataria Canning Company. The boy reaching...

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Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old, all shuck regularly. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old, all ...

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Some of the shrimp-pickers in an Oyster Co. The bosses refused to allow the children to be in the photo, so I was compelled to wait until they had gone home to dinner, before I could get this. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

Some of the shrimp-pickers in an Oyster Co. The bosses refused to allo...

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Two of the young oyster shuckers and baby-tenders going home at 5:00 P.M. after a day begun at 4:00 A.M. and spent shucking oysters and tending baby. Smallest one is "Teeny." Other is Sophie. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Two of the young oyster shuckers and baby-tenders going home at 5:00 P...

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All these pick shrimp at the Oyster Co. I had to take photo while bosses were at dinner as they refused to permit the children to be in photos. Out of 60 workers, 15 were apparently under 12 years. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

All these pick shrimp at the Oyster Co. I had to take photo while boss...

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Little Nettie ?, a regular oyster-shucker in Alabama Canning Co. She speaks no English. Note the condition of her shoes, caused by standing on the rough shells so much, a common sight. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Little Nettie ?, a regular oyster-shucker in Alabama Canning Co. She s...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1988. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

"We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed in this miserable row of dilapidated shacks located on an old shell-pile and partly surrounded by a tidal marsh. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina

"We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed in this mise...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3290. Year not recorded on caption card; 1912 based on year that appears to be recorded on card for photograp... More

7-year old Rosie. Regular shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

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, South Carolina.

[Man, woman, and infant. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton,...

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One of the youngest shuckers at McClellansville Canning Company. All negroes and none extremely young. Location: McClellansville, South Carolina.

One of the youngest shuckers at McClellansville Canning Company. All n...

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7-year old Rosie. Regular shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina

7-year old Rosie. Regular shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3303. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

All are workers in a Pass Christian oyster cannery. Going home at 5 P.M. The youngest ones shuck before and after school. Two youngest are Lillie and Sadie Bilski, 8 and 6 years old. They shuck regularly. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi L.W. Hine

All are workers in a Pass Christian oyster cannery. Going home at 5 P....

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 4083. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Nati... More

Nine-year-old Johnnie and the shucking-boss. He is also a padrone. For four years has brought these people from Baltimore. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Nine-year-old Johnnie and the shucking-boss. He is also a padrone. For...

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Marie Kriss, seven years old, shucks oysters and picks shrimp at Biloxi Canning Co., when not tending the baby. Makes 25 cents some days. Biloxi, Mississippi.

Marie Kriss, seven years old, shucks oysters and picks shrimp at Bilox...

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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.

10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year...

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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. who refused me permission because [of?] Child Labor agitation. Factory belongs to Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at th...

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One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic Coast. Usually they do not work the negro children. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic...

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A group of shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co., working during the short noon recess. Many workers, including the children, utilize part of the lunch time this way, when there is a lunch time allowed. In many canneries, they snatch their lunches as best they may while the work goes on and others are getting ahead of them. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

A group of shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co., working during the s...

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Small boy on the floor is Johnnie Schraker, 8 years old, earns 45 cents a day, been at it three years. Note how they stand on the rough, sharp shells. Alabama Canning Co.,. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Small boy on the floor is Johnnie Schraker, 8 years old, earns 45 cent...

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Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight years old. Both shuck oysters at the Alabama Canning Co. This is Mary's second year. She said, "I shucks six pots if I don't got the baby; two pots if I got him." (Many of the little ones, too young to work all the time, tend the baby when not working.) Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight year...

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Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This is 4 year old Mary in the foreground. Was helping some. 6 of the shuckers were 10 years and up to 12. Location: Younges Island, South Carolina

Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This is 4 year old Mary ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3315. Date not recorded on caption card; Feb. 1913 based on caption for photos with neighboring numbers. The ... More

Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help shuck oysters every day in the Barataria Canning Company. Live in New Orleans. See also photos 1973, 1976, 1977, 1997, 1998. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help...

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Group of oyster-shuckers all working in Alabama Canning Co., from seven years upward. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Group of oyster-shuckers all working in Alabama Canning Co., from seve...

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Mike Murphy, ten years old. Annie Healy, seven years old. Ross Healy, ten years old, and been at it two years. From Baltimore. Regular shuckers in Alabama Canning Co. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Mike Murphy, ten years old. Annie Healy, seven years old. Ross Healy, ...

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Johnnie, a nine-year-old oyster shucker. Man with pipe is a padrone who had brought these people from Baltimore for four years. He said, "I tell you I have to lie to 'em. Ther're never satisfied. Hard work to get them." He is boss of the shucking shed. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Johnnie, a nine-year-old oyster shucker. Man with pipe is a padrone wh...

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Some of the younger workers (not all) who work in the Biloxi Canning Factory. On right-hand end of photo is Lazro Boney, 12 years old, been working 4 years at this factory. Both he and his mother said he makes $1.75 a day when shrimp are large and plentiful. He made $57.00 last year in 3 months. His brother Ed (not in photo) 14 years old, makes $2.25 on good days. Another brother, Pete, (one of the smallest in the photo) and 10 years old makes 50 cents a day. Two other brothers work at raw oysters; one, 17 years old, makes $4.00 a day. Eight ch[ildre]n in family. The mother said, "Lazro goes to school when he ain't workin; but he's gettin' so he'd rather stay home with the boys than go to school." Family lives at 616 Charter St. Next to Lazro (in photo) is Jim Kriss, 11 years old, been working at this factory two years; makes $1.50 on good days. His brother Jo Kriss (in photo next to girl on left end) 12 years old, makes $1.00 a day. Another brother Ed, not in photo, 14 years averages $2.50 a day. Sister Marie 7 years old (see photo at home) works when not tending the baby, and makes 25 cents a day. Mother picks also. Youngest boy in photo is Tommy Davis, 8 years old. 918 Charter St. Worked last year. Ester Barton, a 12 year old boy also is the photo, couldn't spell his own name. Been working two years. "Teeny" Adams, girl on left end of photo, 11 years old, makes $1.15 some days. Missed three weeks of school last month, working. Works now before school, or all day. See also summary of young workers I found (on other label). Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Some of the younger workers (not all) who work in the Biloxi Canning F...

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Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Co. Small girls working on left of photo are Gertrude Kron, five years old, Pauline ---, eight years old. Also a small boy. Mildred Kron, three years old (not working in photo) works some every day, mother said. See preceding photos. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Co. Small girls working o...

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All are oyster shuckers in the Dunbar Cannery. Began work about 3:00 A.M. and worked until about 5:00 P.M. with half an hour for lunch. The great hill of shells is only part of the season's product. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

All are oyster shuckers in the Dunbar Cannery. Began work about 3:00 A...

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Small boy on the floor is Johnnie Schraker, 8 years old, earns 45 cents a day, been at it three years. Note how they stand on the rough, sharp shells. Alabama Canning Co. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Small boy on the floor is Johnnie Schraker, 8 years old, earns 45 cent...

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All these children were shucking oysters and tending babies at the Pass Christian Company. (Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co.) before daybreak and until about 5 P.M. Photos taken at noon in absence of Supt., who permits no photos on account of Child Labor agitation. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

All these children were shucking oysters and tending babies at the Pas...

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All are oyster shuckers in the Dunbar Cannery. Began work about 3:00 A.M. and worked until about 5:00 P.M. with half an hour for lunch. The great hill of shells is only part of the season's product. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana

All are oyster shuckers in the Dunbar Cannery. Began work about 3:00 A...

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Jamsie, a six-year-old shucker. Shucks one pot a day. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana

Jamsie, a six-year-old shucker. Shucks one pot a day. Location: Dunbar...

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Varn & Platt Canning Co. Rosie & her doll. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

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 of oysters a day, and works regularly, and 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.

Scene in canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots o...

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On right-hand end is Marie ---, eight years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pots of oysters a day (30 or 35 cents) at a canning company. At left end of photo is Johnnie ---, eight years old, who earns 45 cents a day. Been shucking for three years. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

On right-hand end is Marie ---, eight years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pot...

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Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Co. Small girls working on left of photo are Gertrude Kron, five years old, and Pauline ---, eight years old, Mildred Kron, three years old, (not working in the photo) works some every day, her mother said. Come from New Orleans. See also photos 1973, 1977, 1997, 1998. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Co. Small girls working o...

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Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Company. Small girls working on right of photo are Gertrude Kron, five years old, Pauline ---, eight years old. Note the face of little Mildred Kron, near center of photo, three years old, works every day, mother said. Also small boy on left of photo who has dropped an oyster. See also photos 1973, 1977, 1997, 1976. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Oyster shuckers at work in Barataria Canning Company. Small girls work...

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Unloading oysters on the dock. Alabama Canning Co.,. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Unloading oysters on the dock. Alabama Canning Co.,. Location: Bayou ...

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Some of the younger workers (not all) who work in the Biloxi Canning Factory. On right-hand end of photo is Lazro Boney, 12 years old, been working 4 years at this factory. Both he and his mother said he makes $1.75 a day when shrimp are large and plentiful. He made $57.00 last year in 3 months. His brother Ed (not in photo) 14 years old, makes $2.25 on good days. Another brother, Pete, (one of the smallest in the photo) and 10 years old makes 50 cents a day. Two other brothers work at raw oysters; one, 17 years old, makes $4.00 a day. Eight ch[ildre]n in family. The mother said, "Lazro goes to school when he ain't workin; but he's gettin' so he'd rather stay home with the boys than go to school." Family lives at 616 Charter St. Next to Lazro (in photo) is Jim Kriss, 11 years old, been working at this factory two years; makes $1.50 on good days. His brother Jo Kriss (in photo next to girl on left end) 12 years old, makes $1.00 a day. Another brother Ed, not in photo, 14 years averages $2.50 a day. Sister Marie 7 years old (see photo at home) works when not tending the baby, and makes 25 cents a day. Mother picks also. Youngest boy in photo is Tommy Davis, 8 years old. 918 Charter St. Worked last year. Ester Barton, a 12 year old boy also is the photo, couldn't spell his own name. Been working two years. "Teeny" Adams, girl on left end of photo, 11 years old, makes $1.15 some days. Missed three weeks of school last month, working. Works now before school, or all day. See also summary of young workers I found (on other label). Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Some of the younger workers (not all) who work in the Biloxi Canning F...

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Oyster shuckers in Dunbar Cannery. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Oyster shuckers in Dunbar Cannery. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

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7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. (Showing process) Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

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.

Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing] the rough, dirty shells and the ...

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Jimmie Michael, 10 years old. Shucks six pots a day. Been at it 3 years. Varn and Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina

Jimmie Michael, 10 years old. Shucks six pots a day. Been at it 3 year...

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Steve Romeo, and Wince? Pizlow, both are shuckers in the Barataria Canning Company. I saw the smallest one going to work at 5 A.M. at Gorenflo's Canning Factory, on Mar. 5th. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi

Steve Romeo, and Wince? Pizlow, both are shuckers in the Barataria Can...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1974. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This is 4 year old Mary in the foreground. Was helping some. 6 of the shuckers were 10 years and up to 12. Location: Younges Island, South Carolina

Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This is 4 year old Mary ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3315. Date not recorded on caption card; Feb. 1913 based on caption for photos with neighboring numbers. The ... More

Ten-year old Frank. Shucks 4 pots a day. Lowden Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina

Ten-year old Frank. Shucks 4 pots a day. Lowden Canning Co. Location: ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3300. Year not recorded on caption card; 1913 based on cards for photographs with neighboring numbers taken i... 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...

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Henry, 10 year old oyster shucker who does five pots of oyster [sic] a day. Works before school, after school, and Saturdays. Been working three years. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Henry, 10 year old oyster shucker who does five pots of oyster [sic] a...

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Bessie, four years old, and Marietta, seven years old, both shuck oysters in Barataria Canning Company. Mother is Mrs. Ida Thompson, Baltimore. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Bessie, four years old, and Marietta, seven years old, both shuck oyst...

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All except the largest boy shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

All except the largest boy shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Location:...

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"Teeny" (the smalles[t)] and some of the young shuckers at Pass Packing Co. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

"Teeny" (the smalles[t)] and some of the young shuckers at Pass Packin...

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Mike Murphy, a young oyster-shucker, ten years old. Alabama Canning Co. From Baltimore. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Mike Murphy, a young oyster-shucker, ten years old. Alabama Canning Co...

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