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cannery workers

child labor

delaware

lewis w hine

lewis wickes hine

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lot 7476

national child labor committee collection

photographic prints

greenabaum cannery

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A group of workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. 1 Child is 7 years of age. 4 Children are 12 years of age. 1 Child is 13 years of age. 4 Children are 15 years of age. 3 of these children are working 1 year. 1 of these children is working 2 years. 3 of these children are working 3 years. 2 of these children are working 4 years. 1 of these children is working 5 years. 1 of these children is working 6 years. Greenabaum's Cannery is considered one of the largest in the United States. A few years ago they canned 1,000,000 cans of peas in 4 days. This information was given by the bookkeeper of the Cannery. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Seaford, Del. June 2, 1910. Location: Seaford, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

A group of workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. 1 Child is 7...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1597. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Nati... More

A group of workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The ages given the investigators is 15 and 13 and 12. Location: Seaford, Delaware

A group of workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The ages giv...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1600. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

A group of workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The ages given the investigators is 15 and 13 and 12. Location: Seaford, Delaware

A group of workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The ages giv...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1600. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

A group of girl workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The girls in the front row are "cappers" and "layers." They range from 6 years of age up. Working from 10 to 12 hours per day. Among the unguarded belting machinery of the Cannery. Location: Seaford, Delaware

A group of girl workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The gir...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1598. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More