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Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 years old. Right hand. Left hand, Albert Duquette, 183 Union St. works in weave shed, putting drop wires on weave machine.  Location: North Adams, Massachusetts.

Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 year...

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Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 years old. Right hand. Left hand, Albert Duquette, 183 Union St. works in weave shed, putting drop wires on weave machine. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts

Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 year...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2337. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More