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6-year old Warren Frakes. Mother said he picked 41 pounds yesterday "An I don't make him pick; he picked some last year." Has about 20 pounds in his bag. See 4574.  Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

6-year old Warren Frakes. Mother said he picked 41 pounds yesterday "A...

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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 h...

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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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Union Hospital case - Estelle Poiriere, 137 Robeson St., 15 years old. Doffer at Granite No. 1 mill. Laceration of index and middle finger of right hand. Caught in card machine. Injured Dec. 21, 1915 and finger grew stiff and had to have cord cut. Still an outpatient in June and not working yet.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Union Hospital case - Estelle Poiriere, 137 Robeson St., 15 years old....

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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. "Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands." Ages of those present: 13 years = 1, 10 years = 2, 8 years = 2, 7 years = 1, 5 years = 1.  Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. T...

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Truants selling papers at Jefferson & Washington 11 A.M. Monday May 9th, 1910. Smallest boy is Marvin Adams, 2637 Wahington Ave. Said he got his papers "off'n de other feller." Other boy is Owen McCormack, 2651 Washington Avenue.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Truants selling papers at Jefferson & Washington 11 A.M. Monday May 9t...

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Fourteen year old messenger #2 Western Union, Shreveport. Says he goes to the Red Light district all the time. See Hine report on Messengers.  Location: Shreveport, Louisiana.

Fourteen year old messenger #2 Western Union, Shreveport. Says he goes...

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The tread mill - Political cartoon, public domain image

The tread mill - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon marked New York World shows children turning a wheel labeled "Profits on child labor."

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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Salvin Nocito, 5 years old, carries 2 pecks of cranberries for long distance to the "bushel-man." Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness E. F. Brown.  Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Salvin Nocito, 5 years old, carries 2 pecks of cranberries for long di...

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[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age put in a full day's work, and many begin younger. The work is hard and the children sometimes cut themselves or are "hooked" by the long tooth on the end of the blade. Mollie and her two sisters, 12 and 14 yrs. old, work from 6 A.M. to 5 P.M., near Sterling. See also Hine report for further details about this work.]  Location: [Sterling vicinity, Colorado] / Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15.

[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age ...

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Scavengers. Miss Eddy interested.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Scavengers. Miss Eddy interested. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts...

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Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his children work in the mill. Says it is no place for them. Plenty of children below 12 in his mill. He said that it is a common practice all through the South for employers in cotton mills to evade the child labor law by allowing young children to help their older sisters or brothers. The name of the small child is not on the books. "That is the way we manage it." Nov. 28/08.  Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his c...

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Boy making Melon Baskets, A Basket Factory, Evansville, Ind.  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

Boy making Melon Baskets, A Basket Factory, Evansville, Ind. Location...

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King Philip spinning room. Sweeper and cleaner Adelaid Levesque, 1152 Slade St. Age 14 - Looks larger because camera low.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip spinning room. Sweeper and cleaner Adelaid Levesque, 1152 ...

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Mill at High Shoals, N.C. 8 P.M. Mill was running.  Location: High Shoals, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mill at High Shoals, N.C. 8 P.M. Mill was running. Location: High Sho...

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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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Donald Mallick, (see #1513.) And Myrtle Mallick. Myrtle is 8 years. Selling papers 1 1/2 years, average earnings 35 cents per day. Sells from choice. Begs pennies and works "last paper" scheme. Earnings not needed at home. Visits saloons. (See general report for further information.) Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Donald Mallick, (see #1513.) And Myrtle Mallick. Myrtle is 8 years. Se...

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6 year old Luigi, a newsboy beggar working the public. See California report.  Location: Sacramento, California / Lewis W. Hine.

6 year old Luigi, a newsboy beggar working the public. See California ...

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Eight year old newsie. Many youngsters get up early to sell papers. One ten year old starts out at 3 A.M. every day and goes to school.  Location: Waco, Texas.

Eight year old newsie. Many youngsters get up early to sell papers. On...

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Spooler Tenders - 14 and 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills.  Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spooler Tenders - 14 and 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: ...

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[High school route boys. Adolescents. Some in back row have been newsboys for seven, eight and nine years.]  Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

[High school route boys. Adolescents. Some in back row have been newsb...

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Women and children in cotton field

Women and children in cotton field

Photograph shows African American women and children cotton pickers at work.

Dillon Mills, Dillon, S.C. Lizzie Davis, (smallest). Been in mill 2 years. Next--Nettie Arnet - Been in mill 8 years. Next--Monnie McCraney, been in mill 3 years. Next--Vater Arnet, been in mill 8 years. Next--Mattie Connor, spinners and Winders. Saturday, Dec. 5, 08.  Location: Dillon, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Dillon Mills, Dillon, S.C. Lizzie Davis, (smallest). Been in mill 2 ye...

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Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mill. A game of marbles. All these boys work in the mill.  Location: Salisbury, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mill. A game of marbles. All these boys work ...

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A Western Union Messenger Boy Leaving Office. Cincinnati.  Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

A Western Union Messenger Boy Leaving Office. Cincinnati. Location: C...

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Harry, a Cincinnati boy of 18 years, who attends school and earns $.25 daily, carrying bundles.  Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Harry, a Cincinnati boy of 18 years, who attends school and earns $.25...

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The pupils in the Cherryville N.C. Graded School. 200 attend, including the High School. Population of the town is 2,000. Where are rest of children? Asked these children how many had ever worked in a cotton mill. About one-third of them held up their hands.  Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.

The pupils in the Cherryville N.C. Graded School. 200 attend, includin...

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National Child Labor Committee, #200. S. W. Brown Mfg. Co., Evansville, Ind.  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

National Child Labor Committee, #200. S. W. Brown Mfg. Co., Evansville...

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Glue Room, [N.] Y. Dimension Supply Co., Evansville, Ind. Oct. 1908.  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

Glue Room, [N.] Y. Dimension Supply Co., Evansville, Ind. Oct. 1908. ...

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Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Maggie Wooten (Largest), creels on warper. Lillie Anderson--Oldest of two sisters. Been in mill five years. Runs only 4 sides. Minnie Anderson, - youngest- runs 8 sides. Been in mill 4 year. One finds many such cases where youngest sister does twice the amount of work. Nov. 28/08. Witness Sara R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Maggie Wooten (Largest), creels on wa...

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Boy, employed in a Paper Box factory Cincinnati. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Boy, employed in a Paper Box factory Cincinnati. Location: Cincinnati,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 35. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.... More

Some of the cigarmakers F. Sierra Co. Tampa, Fla.  Location: Tampa, Florida.

Some of the cigarmakers F. Sierra Co. Tampa, Fla. Location: Tampa, Fl...

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Groups showing a few of the workers stringing beans in the J. S. Farrand Packing Co., Baltimore, Md. Those too small to work are held on laps of workers or stowed away in boxes.  Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

Groups showing a few of the workers stringing beans in the J. S. Farra...

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Some of the workers in a Md. packing company. Plenty of work for even the tiniest hands. Many have to carry heavy boxes full of beans etc.  Location: [Baltimore, Maryland].

Some of the workers in a Md. packing company. Plenty of work for even ...

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Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."] and 664 [#664: "8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday."]  Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]

Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: ...

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8 P.M. Friday, March 5, 1909. Charlie Gilstein, 9 years old. Philip Gilstein, 12 years old. Hartford, Conn.  Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

8 P.M. Friday, March 5, 1909. Charlie Gilstein, 9 years old. Philip Gi...

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Newsies starting out with Sunday papers, 6 A.M.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Newsies starting out with Sunday papers, 6 A.M. Location: Boston, Mas...

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"Newsie" 125th St.,.  Location: New York, New York (State)

"Newsie" 125th St.,. Location: New York, New York (State)

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Some of the youngsters working in Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo.  Location: De Soto, Missouri.

Some of the youngsters working in Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo. Locat...

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[Boys and Girls form Canneries, School #3, Buffalo, N.Y. 1) Josephine Oliveri, 19 Peacock St., 12 years old last summer. String beans in shed at Cherry Creek, N.Y. 2) Carmelo Combina, 8 years old last summer. Out-door work Cherry Creek, N.Y. 3) Lucy Gatte, 11 years old last summer. Shells peas and hulls strawberries. 4) Millie Izzio, 202 Carroll St., 12 years old last summer. Worked on peas, beans, berries, and tomatoes in the sheds. 5) Cassio Conjetta, 58 Lloyd St., 9 years old last summer. Snipped beans and worked on corn, berries and tomatoes in the sheds at Forestville, N.Y. 6) Tony Arara, 96 Washington St., Worked on berries, beans and peas in sheds North Collins, and Hamburg, N.Y. 13 years old last summer. 7) Lewis Maseari, 8 years old last summer. Worked on corn, beans, peas, and grapes, in the shed, at Forrestville, N.Y. 8) Angolio Mirandi, 8 years old last summer. Husked corn, peas and beans in sheds North Collins, N.Y. 9) Leonard Boscaglia, 62 Main St., 8 years old last summer. Worked on [...] 10) Lucy May, 8 years old last summer. Worked on beans, peas, and berries in the shed at Franklin. 11) Dan Quaratello, 22 State St., 12 years old last summer. Worked in sheds. 12) Mary Tagelliferio, 44 Perry St., 13 years old last summer. Worked in sheds. 13) Johgn Thomas, 71 State St., 14 years old last summer. Worked in sheds. 14) Angelio Jesso, 39 Main St., 12 years old last summer. Shed work. 15) Daniel George, 4 State St., 11 years old last summer. Worked in sheds. 16) Dominick Caggiana, 33 1/2 Burrell Place, 10 years old last summer. Shed work. 17) Carman Juggio, 43 Myrtle Ave., 10 years old last summer. Shed work. 18) Tony La Spazzi, 49 Scott St., 14 years old last summer.]  Location: [Buffalo, New York (State)].

[Boys and Girls form Canneries, School #3, Buffalo, N.Y. 1) Josephine ...

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[Kibbe's Candy Factory. Isaac Futterman, 15 years, 108 Sharon St. Jacob Futterman, 16 years, 108 Sharon St. William Cohan, 16 years, 102 Washburn St. Cocoanut Shavers at Kibbe's. The Futterman boys had been at work one year. Isaac earned $3.50; Jacob - $4.00.]  Location: Springfield, Massachusetts.

[Kibbe's Candy Factory. Isaac Futterman, 15 years, 108 Sharon St. Jaco...

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Johnnie 5 yr. old newsie. Son of Branch manager. 4802 Broadway,.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Johnnie 5 yr. old newsie. Son of Branch manager. 4802 Broadway,. Loca...

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Ready for afternoon selling, group on Seneca St. 4 P.M.  Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Ready for afternoon selling, group on Seneca St. 4 P.M. Location: Buf...

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Tommy Hawkins, 5 year old newsie 40 inches high.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Tommy Hawkins, 5 year old newsie 40 inches high. Location: St. Louis,...

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A young messenger. May 12th, 1910.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

A young messenger. May 12th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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Getting Fight Extras, 7 P.M. Times Square.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Getting Fight Extras, 7 P.M. Times Square. Location: New York, New Yo...

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Red St. Clair and his pals hanging around Murphy's Branch. 11:00 A.M.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Red St. Clair and his pals hanging around Murphy's Branch. 11:00 A.M. ...

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Newsboys.  Location: Utica, New York (State)

Newsboys. Location: Utica, New York (State)

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The De Marco family (see photos #1139-#1143, and E.F. Brown's report). Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown near Pemberton, N.J. Sept. 29, 1910. Witness E.F. Brown.  Location: Pemberton, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

The De Marco family (see photos #1139-#1143, and E.F. Brown's report)....

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Newsboys, begging tobacco coupons. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Lewis W. Hine. Photographer.  Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Newsboys, begging tobacco coupons. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Lewi...

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Joseph Buonasari, 207 7th Street, Buffalo, N.Y. Second Grade, School #1. 12 years old last summer. Worked on beans and apples and tomatoes in sheds and factory, getting 50 cents a day, sometimes until 8 P.M. Parents sometimes work all night until 5 A.M. Entered School #1, January 11th from School #2.  Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Joseph Buonasari, 207 7th Street, Buffalo, N.Y. Second Grade, School #...

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Newsies in the paper alley, getting afternoon editions.  Location: Rochester, New York (State)

Newsies in the paper alley, getting afternoon editions. Location: Roc...

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Willie Cohen, 1210 So. 6th St., 8 years of age, newsboy, attends John Hay School. Was selling papers at Philadelphia. & Reading Terminal 10:30 A.M. Monday June 13th, Said it was Jewish Holiday. Max Rafalovizht, 1300 So. 6th St, 8 years old, attends John Hay School, was selling papers at Philadelphia. & Reading Terminal, June 13th, 1910.  Location: Philadelphiadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Willie Cohen, 1210 So. 6th St., 8 years of age, newsboy, attends John ...

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Joe Perry, Grinnell St. Said he was 10. August 22, 1911. 7:15 A.M. Richard K. Conant, Witness.  Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Joe Perry, Grinnell St. Said he was 10. August 22, 1911. 7:15 A.M. Ric...

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A few of the youngsters working in the Cigarette Factory of the American Tobacco Co., Petersburg, Virginia All work. I went through the factory during working hours and saw dozens of little boys and girls working and helping, who were apparently from 11 to 14 years old. Many of the smallest ones would not be photographed. Photo at 6:30 A.M.  Location: Petersburg, Virginia.

A few of the youngsters working in the Cigarette Factory of the Americ...

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A "reflection" on the parent. Reflection in looking glass shows the father who had been picking nuts but refused to be photographed. He is out of work. Tommy Mascola, 5 years, picks some, Minne, 7 years, Rosie 9, and Angeline 11. Make $3.00 and $4.00 a week. 145 Hudson St., New York City.  Location: New York, New York (State)

A "reflection" on the parent. Reflection in looking glass shows the fa...

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Ben Key, a fifteen year old messenger in Tampa, Florida. (See report of Lewis W. Hine.)  Location: Tampa, Florida.

Ben Key, a fifteen year old messenger in Tampa, Florida. (See report o...

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John Sims. See #2304. [Caption 2304: John Sims, 7 year old newsie, New Bedford, Massachusetts. August 22, 1911. Evening. Richard K. Conant, Witness.]  Location: New Bedford, Massachusettsachusetts.

John Sims. See #2304. [Caption 2304: John Sims, 7 year old newsie, New...

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3 P.M. Teddy and Lester (on right) - both 9 yrs. old - and sell until 8 P.M.  Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.

3 P.M. Teddy and Lester (on right) - both 9 yrs. old - and sell until ...

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4 P.M. Right - Frank Pristare, 456 Sixth St. 11 years old. Work "ain't good. Sells to a half-dozen customers, and a few extras. Spends all his money. Left - Chas. Ciensola, 115 Grand St. 14 years old and been selling 6 yrs. Mother takes in washing. Smokes hard, and attends tubercular clinic. Is in opportunity class, and grades no higher than 2 B. Compare with 10 year old boy.  Location: Hoboken, New Jersey.

4 P.M. Right - Frank Pristare, 456 Sixth St. 11 years old. Work "ain't...

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"Spider" Estes, fourteen year old doffer. Been working in Guadalupe Valley Cotton Mills one year. Violation of the law.  Location: Cuero, Texas.

"Spider" Estes, fourteen year old doffer. Been working in Guadalupe Va...

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10 yr. old news-boy selling during school hours, but he said that he only goes to school in the afternoons. The half-day system makes it very hard to check up truants, but a good many of the news-boys freely admit that they skip school to sell extras. Salvatore Pulsatori, first St. and Wonders Court, badge No. 956, 9 A.M., 4/15/12. Goes to Jefferson School.  Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].

10 yr. old news-boy selling during school hours, but he said that he o...

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Israel April, 314 I St., S.W., Washington, D.C. "I serves the President". 9 yr. old newsboy 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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James L. Long, 10 years old, 39 Market Street, Northampton, Massachusetts., and his cousin Johnnie O'Brien, 6 years old who is learning the trade.  Location: Northampton, Massachusettsachusetts.

James L. Long, 10 years old, 39 Market Street, Northampton, Massachuse...

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A typical group of workers in the Aragon Mill, Rock Hill,.  Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina.

A typical group of workers in the Aragon Mill, Rock Hill,. Location: ...

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6 year old Leslie Cooper. Sells with 10 year old brother Eric. Found 7 A.M. Sunday. Started at 5 P.M. Starts 6 A.M. week days. Doesn't go to school. Works the begging dodge.  Location: [Jacksonville?, Florida?]

6 year old Leslie Cooper. Sells with 10 year old brother Eric. Found 7...

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Some results of messenger and newsboy work. For nine years this sixteen year old boy has been newsboy and messenger for drug stores and telegraph companies. He was recently brought before the Judge of the Juvenile Court for incorrigibility at home. Is now out on parole, and was working again for drug company when he got a job carrying grips in the Union Depot. He is on the job from 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. (seventeen hours a day) for seven days in the week. His mother and the judge think he uses cocaine, and yet they let him put in these long hours every day. He told me "There ain't a house in 'The Acre' (Red Light) that I ain't been in. At the drug store, all my deliveries were down there." Says he makes from $15.00 to $18.00 a week. Eugene Dalton.  Location: Fort Worth, Texas.

Some results of messenger and newsboy work. For nine years this sixtee...

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Home of family of "Renters." 9 members, near West. Everything run down. See Hine report.  Location: West, Texas.

Home of family of "Renters." 9 members, near West. Everything run down...

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Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the days following this, I proved the ages of nearly a dozen of these children, by gaining access to Family Records, Life Insurance papers, and through conversations with the children and parents, and found those that I could prove to be working now, or during the past year at 10 and 11 years of age, some of them having begun before they were ten. Further search would reveal more. (See Hine Report).  Location: Lindale, Georgia.

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the days followin...

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One of America's youngest newsboys. 4 years old and regular seller. (See No. 3227).  Location: Tampa, Florida.

One of America's youngest newsboys. 4 years old and regular seller. (S...

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A study of ages. The boy on the right said, "I ain't old enough to work in the mill; I am ten years." The boy in the middle, Buford Fox who has been working in the Merrimack Mills for one year said he was twelve years old, but School Record says ten years. Sanford Franklin, boy on the left has been working four months, and I could not prove his age. Merrimack Mfg. Co. See also Hine report.  Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

A study of ages. The boy on the right said, "I ain't old enough to wor...

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6 year old Leslie Cooper. Sells with 10 year old brother Eric. Found 7 A.M. Sunday. Started 5 P.M. Works all day. 6 A.M. week days. Doesn't go to school. Works the begging dodge.  Location: [Jacksonville?, Florida?]

6 year old Leslie Cooper. Sells with 10 year old brother Eric. Found 7...

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One of Tampa's young newsboys.  Location: Tampa, Florida.

One of Tampa's young newsboys. Location: Tampa, Florida.

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Robert Paul, 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. 216 Johnson Street.  Location: Jacksonville, Florida.

Robert Paul, 10 year old newsy. Found at 11 P.M. with 12 papers near S...

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Newsboy.  Location: Mobile, Alabama.

Newsboy. Location: Mobile, Alabama.

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One of Mobile's young newsboys who begins work at daybreak.  Location: Mobile, Alabama.

One of Mobile's young newsboys who begins work at daybreak. Location:...

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[Newsboy holding The Washington Times, Washington, D.C.]

[Newsboy holding The Washington Times, Washington, D.C.]

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All these children were working in the sugar beets for Louis Startz, a farmer near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The children are brought out from the nearby town to work the beets. See Hine Report, Wisconsin Sugar Beet, July, 1915.  Location: Fond du Lac [vicinity], Wisconsin.

All these children were working in the sugar beets for Louis Startz, a...

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This is recreation for Jack. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August 1915.  Location: Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts.

This is recreation for Jack. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, Augus...

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Warp tenders assistant. "Tyer in." Had just been promoted from spooler tender. See 4158.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Warp tenders assistant. "Tyer in." Had just been promoted from spooler...

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Spinner. See 4159.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spinner. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hin...

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[c/o W.A. Daniel - Route 2 - Woodburn, Ky. Lester Daniel, [...] years old and 17-year old cousin stripping tobacco. See Kentucky report and special card.]  Location: [Woodburn, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[c/o W.A. Daniel - Route 2 - Woodburn, Ky. Lester Daniel, [...] years ...

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Dance Hall. See 4184.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Dance Hall. See 4184. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. ...

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Family of L.H. Kirkpatrick, Route 1, Lawton, Okla. Children go to Mineral Wells School #39. Father, mother and five children (5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 years old) pick cotton. "We pick a bale in four days." Dovey, 5 years old, picks 15 pounds a day (average) Mother said: "She jess works fer pleasure." Ertle, 6 years, picks 20 pounds a day (average) Vonnnie, 10 years, picks 50 pounds a day (average) Edward, 11 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Otis, 12 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Expect to be out of school for two weeks more picking. Father is a renter. Works part of farm on shares (gives 1/4 of cotton for rent) and part of farm he pays cash rent.  Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Family of L.H. Kirkpatrick, Route 1, Lawton, Okla. Children go to Mine...

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Pick-up at Merry-go-round. Girls are 14-16 -- short dresses. See 4184.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Pick-up at Merry-go-round. Girls are 14-16 -- short dresses. See 4184....

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Family of J.H. Burch, Route 1, Rockfield, Ky. Boys 12, 14 and 17 (stripping tobacco) working during school hours. Have been out a good deal. Go to Quarry School (6-12). Two families represented in photo. See special card and Kentucky report.  Location: Warren County--Rockfield, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Family of J.H. Burch, Route 1, Rockfield, Ky. Boys 12, 14 and 17 (stri...

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Worming tobacco. Part of family of D.K. Pruett who owns a prosperous farm. In foreground is Wyatt Pruett, 14 years old. Goes to Pruett School, Div. 3, Henderson, Ky. There are 4 boys working now. Father is in background.  Location: Hebbardsville [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Worming tobacco. Part of family of D.K. Pruett who owns a prosperous f...

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Suckering tobacco on Lowe farm. Lewis W. Hine. See 4485.  Location: Winchester [vicinity], Kentucky.

Suckering tobacco on Lowe farm. Lewis W. Hine. See 4485. Location: Wi...

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[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a little school girl coming for some other purpose.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at i...

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[The Swimming Hole. Group of boys - 14 to 16 years - just returned from working in tobacco at Southwick, Massachusetts., on Galpin's farm.]  Location: Westfield, Massachusettsachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[The Swimming Hole. Group of boys - 14 to 16 years - just returned fro...

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General View of #2 Spinning Room in Indian Orchard Cotton Mill.  Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

General View of #2 Spinning Room in Indian Orchard Cotton Mill. Locat...

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New Hope School #41. 4 miles northwest of Shawnee. 31 present. Opened October 2nd--8 months term. Principal, Mr. J.H. Harrison, P.O. Route 6, Shawnee, says there ought to be twice that number present and will be after cotton picking is over. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report.  Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma.

New Hope School #41. 4 miles northwest of Shawnee. 31 present. Opened ...

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Fred Hill, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds of cotton a day. See 4580.  Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Fred Hill, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds of cotton a day. See...

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Tending the chicks. 16 year old girl. Home of William Olliges, Stithton, Ky. The children go to parochial school in Stithton.  Location: Hardin County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Tending the chicks. 16 year old girl. Home of William Olliges, Stithto...

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A Kentucky school. Name and data to be added later if possible.  Location: Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

A Kentucky school. Name and data to be added later if possible. Locat...

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Workers scattered all around but lost in the foliage. Tobacco farm of Mr. Stokes-Taylor. He has 50 acres in tobacco this year. Sometimes has 100--a large amount. Mostly negro workers this year.  Location: Zion [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Workers scattered all around but lost in the foliage. Tobacco farm of ...

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Children hoeing on farm near Mt. Vernon, Ky. Go to Mt. Vernon Graded School. Mamie, 7 years, Grace, 9 years, Marguerite, 12 years and Everett, 14 years. Father, Alfred Bryant, Mt. Vernon P.O. owns 35 acres.  Location: Rockcastle County--Mt. Vernon [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Children hoeing on farm near Mt. Vernon, Ky. Go to Mt. Vernon Graded S...

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Pruett School which opened September 5th. 61 pupils in District and only 28 present. Expect an enrollment of 50. Only 1 boy of 11; the rest are 9 years and younger. Many out for work.  Location: Henderson County--Hebbardsville [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Pruett School which opened September 5th. 61 pupils in District and on...

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Hazel Davis, Tinney, Okla. 7 years old. Picks 50 pounds of cotton in half a day, according to testimony of father and brother. Father owns farm. Hazel goes to Prairie Lee School.  Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Hazel Davis, Tinney, Okla. 7 years old. Picks 50 pounds of cotton in h...

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