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Military prisons at Charleston, South Carolina / sketched by Lieutenant F. Millward.  Eastport, Mississippi, General Thomas's head-quarters, January, 1865 / sketched by Adam Rohe.

Military prisons at Charleston, South Carolina / sketched by Lieutenan...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no. 425 (1865 February 18), p. 108.

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Me.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Me. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family. (See Photo #2433).  Location: Eastport, Maine.

A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family. (See Photo #2...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of workers at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Group of workers at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me. L...

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Minnie Thomas, a 9 year old girl, works regularly in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7, Eastport, Me., mostly in the packing room, and when very busy works nights. Cuts some, and also cartons. Her mother said, "Some of the children cut their fingers half off." Her father and grandfather are in the factory. She lives in Grand Manan in the winter with her aunt, father and mother live here. She says she earns $2.00 some days packing, not so much when she cartons. "Only made $1.70 all last week."  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Minnie Thomas, a 9 year old girl, works regularly in Seacoast Canning ...

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U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side ...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Some of the young cartoners in work room, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Five year old Preston working also.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Some of the young cartoners in work room, Seacoast Canning Co., Factor...

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Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering machines in Eastport canning factory, also cutting some. In the background is a typical sardine factory.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering mach...

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U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

A group of young cartoners in Seacoast Canneries, #4., not the youngest.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

A group of young cartoners in Seacoast Canneries, #4., not the younges...

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Byron's cut finger. (See also #2453, #2435.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Byron's cut finger. (See also #2453, #2435.) Location: Eastport, Main...

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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.

Richard Mills, 8 years old, showing a severely cut finger. Is a cutter in Eastport, Me., canneries.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Richard Mills, 8 years old, showing a severely cut finger. Is a cutter...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pile of refuse, waste, and salt water in which these sardine workers stand at times.  Location: Eastport, Maine.
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...

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U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Allen Chaffey, 9 years old, 37 Clark St., Eastport, Me., helps mother pack in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #1. Walter Omar, 8 years old, 4 Clark Street, cuts.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Allen Chaffey, 9 years old, 37 Clark St., Eastport, Me., helps mother ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In center of the picture is Phoebe Thomas, 8 year old Syrian girl, running home from the factory all alone, her hand and arm bathed with blood, crying at the top of her voice. She had cut the end of her thumb nearly off, cutting sardines in the factory, and was sent home alone, her mother being busy. The loss of blood was considerable, and might have been serious. (See succeeding photos.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.

In center of the picture is Phoebe Thomas, 8 year old Syrian girl, run...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of workers in a canning factory.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Group of workers in a canning factory. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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[U.S.A. torpedo boat destroyer flotilla],  Panoramic Photograph

[U.S.A. torpedo boat destroyer flotilla], Panoramic Photograph

J217473 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; G. H. Frazier; July 21 1916. Copyright claimant's address: Eastport, Me. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Remote Eastport, Maine - Drawing. Public domain image.

Remote Eastport, Maine - Drawing. Public domain image.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Settlement of sardine workers, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Many of them come from neighboring towns, such as Perry.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Settlement of sardine workers, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Many ...

Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spokane International Railroad, Eastport House No. 4, Tract 39, Site 4, Eastport, Boundary County, ID
U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

One of the small cutters at work.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

One of the small cutters at work. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Three young cutters who work in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me. They work at night when the rush is on. Youngest is Rob Collins, 10 years old; next is Dan Collins, 11 years; next is Milton Shannon. All live on South Clark Street.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Three young cutters who work in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of workers at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me. Location: Eastport, Maine

Group of workers at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me. Lo...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2423. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Wilfred Clark, 10 years old, 24 Key St., going home at noon, after cutting five boxes of fish during the morning. Incidently, he cuts his fingers. See left fore-finger. Two other boys with him had fingers badly cut and healed up.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Wilfred Clark, 10 years old, 24 Key St., going home at noon, after cut...

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

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, 8 years, and Minnie, 9 years. Photo does not show the salt water in which they often stand, not [i.e., nor?] the refuse they handle. On the low shelf are two of the "boxes" used as measures, and for which they get 5 cents a box.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Spokane International Railroad, Eastport House No. 4, Tract 39, Site 4, Eastport, Boundary County, ID
U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine.  Location: Eastport, Maine.
Group of cutters, all of them working, factory #2. One of them, not the youngest, is Harold Whalen, 14 Tappen Ave. Makes $1.00 a day.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Group of cutters, all of them working, factory #2. One of them, not th...

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Group of cutters, all of them working, factory #2. One of them, not the youngest, is Harold Whalen, 14 Tappen Ave. Makes $1.00 a day. Location: Eastport, Maine

Group of cutters, all of them working, factory #2. One of them, not th...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2428. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Three cutters in Factory #7, Seacoast Canning Co., Eastport, Me. They work regularly whenever there are fish. (Note the knives they use.) Back of them and under foot is refuse. On the right hand is Grayson Forsythe, 7 years old. Middle is George Goodell, 9 years old, finger badly cut and wrapped up. Said, "the salt gets unto the cut." Said he makes $1.50 some days. Left end, Clarence Goodell, 6 years, helps brother. Location: Eastport, Maine

Three cutters in Factory #7, Seacoast Canning Co., Eastport, Me. They ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2421. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages 10 to 12. Work regularly. Location: Eastport, Maine

Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2450. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

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

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

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2425. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Immigation Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Immigation Officers Residence, West si...

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, 8 years, and Minnie, 9 years. Photo does not show the salt water in which they often stand, not [i.e., nor?] the refuse they handle. On the low shelf are two of the "boxes" used as measures, and for which they get 5 cents a box.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Spokane International Railroad, Eastport House No. 4, Tract 39, Site 4, Eastport, Boundary County, ID
U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

"I cut my finger off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven year old Byron. (See photo of family, #2353, and label.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.

"I cut my finger off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven year old ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lone lobster boat in Eastport, Maine

Lone lobster boat in Eastport, Maine

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Three cutters in Factory #7, Seacoast Canning Co., Eastport, Me. They work regularly whenever there are fish. (Note the knives they use.) Back of them and under foot is refuse. On the right hand is Grayson Forsythe, 7 years old. Middle is George Goodell, 9 years old, finger badly cut and wrapped up. Said, "the salt gets unto the cut." Said he makes $1.50 some days. Left end, Clarence Goodell, 6 years, helps brother.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Three cutters in Factory #7, Seacoast Canning Co., Eastport, Me. They ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages 10 to 12. Work regularly.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used in cutting. Some of the children used a knife as large as this. Minnie works regularly in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7, mostly in the packing room, and when very busy works nights. Cuts some, also cartons. She says she earns $2.00 some days, packing.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used...

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Clarence Goodell, showing how he does it.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Clarence Goodell, showing how he does it. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

The wonderful fish, caught near Eastport, Maine, Aug. 3, 1868 / drawn by Charles A. Barry.

The wonderful fish, caught near Eastport, Maine, Aug. 3, 1868 / drawn ...

Three men looking at a very large fish. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 617 (1868 Oct. 24), p. 684.

A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family. (See Photo #2433). Location: Eastport, Maine

A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family. (See Photo #2...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2434. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side ...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side ...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Immigation Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Immigation Officers Residence, West si...

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Hamilton Family, sardine works, Eastport. Father earns $15 to $25 a week irregularly during the work season for three months. Said that 20 years ago he made $5 a day as a boy, cutting. The mother is a packer makes $10 a week and upward, during the active season. Another boy, not in the photo, works also. In the front row are George Hamilton, 11 years old, who cuts regularly--made a dollar in three hours the day before; Byron, with a badly cut finger, earns 25 cents a day; little Erna 8 years old works at cartoning. The father is dissatisfied with the irregular income, but cannot see the connection between his early boyhood work and his present stagnation. He is putting his little ones through the same process.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Hamilton Family, sardine works, Eastport. Father earns $15 to $25 a we...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy, child of a migrant worker, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Elsie Shaw, a 6 year old cartoner during the summer, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Her father is boss of cutting room in Factory #1. He asked me to take some photos of her, as he has her do a singing act in vaudeville in the winter, "and she's old enough now to go through the audience and sell her own photos."  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Elsie Shaw, a 6 year old cartoner during the summer, Seacoast Canning ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Spokane International Railroad, Eastport House No. 4, Tract 39, Site 4, Eastport, Boundary County, ID
U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Group of young cutters in Seacoast sardine factory, going for a swim Sunday morning. They all work. Even the smallest makes $.50 to $1.00 a day. They all said they cut their fingers a good deal, "and then the salt makes 'em 'pickle-sores."  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Group of young cutters in Seacoast sardine factory, going for a swim S...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sardine boy.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Sardine boy. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Elsie Shaw, a 6 year old cartoner during the summer, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Her father is boss of cutting room in Factory #1. He asked me to take some photos of her, as he has her do a singing act in vaudeville in the winter, "and she's old enough now to go through the audience and sell her own photos." Location: Eastport, Maine

Elsie Shaw, a 6 year old cartoner during the summer, Seacoast Canning ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2408. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... 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

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side ...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Immigation Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Immigation Officers Residence, West si...

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Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering machines in Eastport canning factory, also cutting some. In the background is a typical sardine factory.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering mach...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Phoebe's thumb [Phoebe Thomas], a week after the accident. She was back at the factory that day, using the same big knife.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Phoebe's thumb [Phoebe Thomas], a week after the accident. She was bac...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mildred Griffiths, 9 Pleasant St., 13 yrs. old. A regular packer in Blanchard's Sardine Factory. Makes $1.00 to $2.00 a day. Sometimes works until midnight.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Mildred Griffiths, 9 Pleasant St., 13 yrs. old. A regular packer in Bl...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Group of workers in a canning factory. Location: Eastport, Maine

Group of workers in a canning factory. Location: Eastport, Maine

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2426. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Five year old Preston, a young cartoner in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. I saw him at work different times during the day--at 7 a.m., in the afternoon, and at 6 p.m., and he kept at it very faithfully for so young a worker. Location: Eastport, Maine

Five year old Preston, a young cartoner in Seacoast Canning Co., Facto...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2415. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, Customs Officers Residence, West side ...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp knives are used, with a cutting and sometimes a chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches, and careless bumping into each other increase the liability to accident. "The salt gits in the cuts an' they ache."  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp kni...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Clarence Goodell, showing how he does it.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Clarence Goodell, showing how he does it. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Elsie Shaw, a 6 year old cartoner in the summer, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Her father is boss of cutting room in Factory #1. He asked me to take some photos of her, as he has her do a singing act in vaudeville in the winter, "and she's old enough now to go through the audience and sell her own photos."  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Elsie Shaw, a 6 year old cartoner in the summer, Seacoast Canning Co.,...

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Eight year old Syrian girl, Pheobe [i.e. Phoebe] Thomas, going to work at 6 a.m., August 14, with great butcher knife, to cut sardines in Seacoast Canning Co. Factory #4, Eastport Me. Said she was a cutter, and I saw her working later. (See photos of her accident, #2444, #2445, #2449.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Eight year old Syrian girl, Pheobe [i.e. Phoebe] Thomas, going to work...

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Three young cutters who work in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me. They work at night when the rush is on. Youngest is Rob Collins, 10 years old; next is Dan Collins, 11 years; next is Milton Shannon. All live on South Clark Street. Location: Eastport, Maine

Three young cutters who work in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2424. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Packing sardines in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7, Eastport, Me. The Boss would not let nine year old Minnie pose, although she works with her mother, packing even far into the night. (See #2439.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.
Spokane International Railroad, Eastport House No. 4, Tract 39, Site 4, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

Spokane International Railroad, Eastport House No. 4, Tract 39, Site 4...

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Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp knives are used, with a cutting and sometimes a chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches, and careless bumping into each other increase the liability to accident. "The salt gits in the cuts an' they ache."  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp kni...

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U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Butcher knife used by Ralph, a young cutter in a canning company and a badly cut finger. Several children working with him had cut fingers, and even the adults said they could not help cutting themselves.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Butcher knife used by Ralph, a young cutter in a canning company and a...

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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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Three cutters in Factory #7, Seacoast Canning Co., Eastport, Me. They work regularly whenever there are fish. (Note the knives they use.) Back of them and under foot is refuse. On the right hand is Grayson Forsythe, 7 years old. Middle is George Goodell, 9 years old, finger badly cut and wrapped up. Said, "the salt gets unto the cut." Said he makes $1.50 some days. Left end, Clarence Goodell, 6 years, helps brother. Location: Eastport, Maine

Three cutters in Factory #7, Seacoast Canning Co., Eastport, Me. They ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2421. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages 10 to 12. Work regularly. Location: Eastport, Maine

Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2450. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Clarence Goodell, showing how he does it. Location: Eastport, Maine

Clarence Goodell, showing how he does it. Location: Eastport, Maine

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2455. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used in cutting. Some of the children used a knife as large as this. Minnie works regularly in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7, mostly in the packing room, and when very busy works nights. Cuts some, also cartons. She says she earns $2.00 some days, packing. Location: Eastport, Maine

Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2439. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine. Location: Eastport, Maine

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine. Location: Eastport, Maine

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2417. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport, Boundary County, ID

U.S. Border Inspection Station, West side of State Route 95, Eastport,...

Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Eastport is one of only two such facilities built in the State of Idaho. The styles, materials, and methods of construction of the station and the two residences ... More

Butcher knife used by Ralph, a young cutter in a canning company and a badly cut finger. Several children working with him had cut fingers, and even the adults said they could not help cutting themselves.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Butcher knife used by Ralph, a young cutter in a canning company and a...

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George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. Location: Ea...

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Some of the cartoners, not the youngest, at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. (See Hine report.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Some of the cartoners, not the youngest, at Seacoast Canning Co., Fact...

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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 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

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