![Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvam9lLW1lbGxvLTYyLWdyaW5uZWwtaWUtZ3JpbmVsbC1zdC1uZXctYmVkZm9yZC1hcHBlYXJlZC1hYm91dC1laWdodC1vci1uaW5lLTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.")
Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared abou...
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![[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous.] Witness R. K. Conant. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvam9lLW1lbGxvLTYyLWdyaW5uZWwtaWUtZ3JpbmVsbC1zdC1uZXctYmVkZm9yZC1hcHBlYXJlZC1hYm91dC1laWdodC1vci1uaW5lLTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous.] Witness R. K. Conant. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.")
[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared abo...
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Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford. Appeared about ...
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Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford. Appeared about ...
Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 2293. Hine no. 2283. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
![[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous.] Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvam9lLW1lbGxvLTYyLWdyaW5uZWwtaWUtZ3JpbmVsbC1zdC1uZXctYmVkZm9yZC1hcHBlYXJlZC1hYm91dC1laWdodC1vci1uaW5lLTEwMjQuanBn/40/27/webp "[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous.] Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.")
[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared abo...
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Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford. Appeared about ...
Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 2293. Hine no. 2294. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
![[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous.] Witness R. K. Conant. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvam9lLW1lbGxvLTYyLWdyaW5uZWwtaWUtZ3JpbmVsbC1zdC1uZXctYmVkZm9yZC1hcHBlYXJlZC1hYm91dC1laWdodC1vci1uaW5lLTItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous.] Witness R. K. Conant. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.")
[Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared abo...
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Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford. Appeared about ...
Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 2293. Hine no. 2294. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More