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Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "Eat a-workin." 8:30 P.M. Friday. Mill running nights. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., Nov. 6, 1908.

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "E...

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A few of the small girls and boys (not the smallest ones) that I found working in the spinning room of one of the Amoskeag Mfg. Co. mills at Manchester, N.H. Photo taken at 1:00 p.m., May 21, 1909, in hallway of spinning room. Many others there and in the other mills. Smallest boy (on left hand) is Geroge Brown, No. 1 Corporation. Corner of Granite and Bedford Sts. Next is, Eugene Lamy, 16 Marion St. Girls: Melvina Proulx, 145 Cartier St. Laura Oclair, 145 Cartier St. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A few of the small girls and boys (not the smallest ones) that I found...

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Barney Goldstein, 83 W. 5th St. Newsboy, 10 years of age. Selling newspapers 1 year. Average earnings 50 cents per week. Selling papers own choice. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 5 hours per day. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., May, 1910.

Barney Goldstein, 83 W. 5th St. Newsboy, 10 years of age. Selling news...

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Millie Cornaro, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Been picking cranberries for 6 years. White's Bog, Browns Mills, N. J. This is the fourth week of school and the people here expect to remain here two weeks more. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness, E. F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Millie Cornaro, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Been picking cranberries f...

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Gracie Clark, 268 A Street (with a white dress) has been a spinner in the filling room of Merrimack Mill for three years. Her Life Insurance Policy gives her age thirteen years now, so she began working at ten years. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Gracie Clark, 268 A Street (with a white dress) has been a spinner in ...

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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 followi...

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A few of the San Antonio messengers. See Hine report on messenger service of Texas. Edgar Barnes is one of the smallest in front row. The messengers and their contact with the Red Light districts, in most of the large cities of Texas, is one of the worst phases of child labor in the state. Location: San Antonio, Texas.

A few of the San Antonio messengers. See Hine report on messenger serv...

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Eight-year old Jack driving horse rake. A small boy has difficulty keeping his seat on rough ground and this work is more or less dangerous. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August, 1915. Location: Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts.

Eight-year old Jack driving horse rake. A small boy has difficulty kee...

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Sugar beet workers, Sugar City, Colorado. Mary, six years, Lucy, eight, Ethel, ten. Family has been here ten years. Children go to school in the winter. See Hine Report, Colorado Beet Workers, July 1915. Location: Sugar City, Colorado.

Sugar beet workers, Sugar City, Colorado. Mary, six years, Lucy, eight...

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Union Hospital case - Manuel Costa Maiata, 301 Ferry St. Sweeper in Fall River Iron Works five weeks - 17 years old. Broke wrist while sweeping. Slipped on a banana skin. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Union Hospital case - Manuel Costa Maiata, 301 Ferry St. Sweeper in Fa...

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Scavenger. Location: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Scavenger. Location: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr. J. P. Daws, Route 1, Shawnee. Johnnie picks 75 pounds, Carrie 100 pounds and Jim 150 to 200 pounds a day. Get $1.00 a hundred pounds. No School yet. Mother is a renter; moves about a great deal.] Location: [Potawotamie County, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr. J. P. Daws, ...

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Rock Creek School #32 (5 miles east of Shawnee) opened September 11th--8 months term. 34 present. J.W. Evans, Principal, P.O. Route 2, Shawnee, said there are only half as many as he expects after cotton picking is over. Lewis W. Hine. See W. H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma.

Rock Creek School #32 (5 miles east of Shawnee) opened September 11th-...

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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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Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and his 2 boys. Robbie is 6 and Willie is 11 years old. Worming and suckering tobacco. Father says children will go to Rocky Ridge School when it opens. Location: Trigg County--Gracey, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and h...

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Anthoston School which opened September 5th. 54 present out of an enrollment of 62; Census 84. Work is interfering. See photo of school 2 weeks before it opened. Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Anthoston School which opened September 5th. 54 present out of an enro...

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Quarry scenes. No children were employed. Location: Warren County--Bowling Green [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Quarry scenes. No children were employed. Location: Warren County--Bo...

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[Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a day, and totes 50 pounds of it when sack gets full. "No, I don't like it very much." Lewis W. Hine. See 4590. See W.H. Swift Report.] Location: [Potawotamie County, Oklahoma]

[Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a day...

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King Philip Settlement House. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Settlement House. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / L...

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[Going to School. About 14-16 years. Watson School - Flint Village.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Going to School. About 14-16 years. Watson School - Flint Village.] ...

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Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and his 2 boys. Robbie is 6 and Willie is 11 years old. Worming and suckering tobacco. Father says children will go to Rocky Ridge School when it opens. Location: Trigg County--Gracey, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and h...

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[Rich Pond School (consolidated). See Kentucky report.] Location: [Warren County, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Rich Pond School (consolidated). See Kentucky report.] Location: [Wa...

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[Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement - Walter Miller, 16 years, 812 Charles, works for father, a Painter; belongs to Junior Ball Team and Glee Club. James Conlon, 15 years, 679 Charles, Textile Tube Works - Tube Cutter. Harold Newman, 15 years, 910 Dwelly. Weaver at Osborn Mill.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement -...

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[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 12, 1915, getting her certificate for her 5th position. Face broken out as most of weavers have from the machine oil, handling it and not washing hands. Lint gets into pores.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 1...

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13-year old boy picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. Location: Cabool, Missouri / Lewis W. Hine.

13-year old boy picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. Location: Cabo...

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"Grubbing out the fence corners." See also 4439. A common scene in the Fall. Boys are 9, 12, 15 and 17 years old. Father, R.A. Cave, Route 2, Box 56, Cecilia, Ky. The children go to Long Grove School. Location: Hardin County--Cecilia, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

"Grubbing out the fence corners." See also 4439. A common scene in the...

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Tending the chicks--16-year old girl. Home of William Olliges. The children go to Parochial School. Location: Hardin County--Stithton, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Tending the chicks--16-year old girl. Home of William Olliges. The chi...

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Scenes from "The Twig of Thorn" given by a club of working girls in King Philip Settlement. Most of them are weavers. All girls. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Scenes from "The Twig of Thorn" given by a club of working girls in Ki...

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[Girls working at mangle in Bonanno Laundry, 12 Foster Wharf. All are 15 years old and go to continuation school.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Girls working at mangle in Bonanno Laundry, 12 Foster Wharf. All are ...

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Folding filing-folders. Boston Index Card Co., 113 Purchase Street. Boston, Massachusetts. Location: Boston, Massachusettsachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Folding filing-folders. Boston Index Card Co., 113 Purchase Street. Bo...

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Louis A. Caulfield, 37 Belfort Street, Dorchester. Delivering a heavy type-writer about half a mile. Works for Model Typewriter Inspection Co. Says he is sixteen years old and gets $6 a week. Taken on Boston Common. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Louis A. Caulfield, 37 Belfort Street, Dorchester. Delivering a heavy ...

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[Continuation School group at Ipswich Mills, South Boston, studying textiles.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Continuation School group at Ipswich Mills, South Boston, studying te...

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Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old. Location: Boston, Ma...

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Selling bananas at market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Selling bananas at market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W....

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14-year-old boy hauling water on farm near Lawton. Francis Heinz, Route B, Box 11. Location: Lawton, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

14-year-old boy hauling water on farm near Lawton. Francis Heinz, Rout...

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11 boys and 2 girls in Hillsboro are each taking a calf furnished by the County Farm Bureau on credit, - each agreeing to do the best to raise the calf and exhibit at the annual show. See Photo No. 90. Location: Pocahontas County--Hillsboro, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

11 boys and 2 girls in Hillsboro are each taking a calf furnished by t...

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Daisy Chapman, a prize winner from Webster Springs, West Virginia. She has been a 4 H Club Member for several years. Sewing is her main line now. Also one of the "Caesar Gang" from Webster Co[unty] State 4 H, Club Fair. Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Daisy Chapman, a prize winner from Webster Springs, West Virginia. She...

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A little log cabin, - relic of the old days, - now occupied by a small family (F.T. Castle) who are gradually giving up farming and depending upon mining and odd jobs. Oct. 12, 1921. (Dogs). Location: Big Chimney, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A little log cabin, - relic of the old days, - now occupied by a small...

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Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sells from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M.; 2 P.M. to midnight on Saturday. This picture includes the 2 Mellitto [i.e., Melaten] boys. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sel...

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Lucy ---- carrying peck of cranberries (weighing about 15 pounds) long distance to "bushel man." Did not know age. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. Sept. 29, 1910. Witness E. F. Brown,. Location: Pemberton, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Lucy ---- carrying peck of cranberries (weighing about 15 pounds) long...

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Kerr Thread - Noon hour. Having good time with the camera man. This mill has a high type of operatives. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Kerr Thread - Noon hour. Having good time with the camera man. This mi...

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John Megna - Italian - 16 yrs. 75 Mt. Hope Ave. Iron Worker - Sweeper. Carving class at King Philip Settlement. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

John Megna - Italian - 16 yrs. 75 Mt. Hope Ave. Iron Worker - Sweeper....

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Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adam...

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

Spooler tenders - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, ...

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Spooler tenders - 14 years old. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spooler tenders - 14 years old. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ada...

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[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said he sweeps. One said "I was workin' but got canned 'cause I was not fast enough." The other was "jest hangin' around."] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said...

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[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said he sweeps. One said "I was workin' but got canned 'cause I was not fast enough." The other was "jest hangin' around."] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said...

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[Spooler tender - American Linen Co.] Location: [Fall River, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Spooler tender - American Linen Co.] Location: [Fall River, Massachu...

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American Linen Co. Cleaner - Spinning room. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

American Linen Co. Cleaner - Spinning room. Location: Fall River, Mas...

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14-year old Fred cutting dies for a new job. Embossing shop of Harry C. Taylor. 61 Court Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

14-year old Fred cutting dies for a new job. Embossing shop of Harry C...

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Recreation (volley-ball). Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842. Location: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Recreation (volley-ball). Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842....

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George Cox, 13 yr. old colored boy, has just joined the 4 H Club and is raising a pig. His father is a "renter" in this poor home near the West Virginia. Collegiate Institute (near Charleston) the state colored agricultural college. Mr. A.W. Curtis, Agri. Agent, is helping George. Location: Charleston [vicinity], West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

George Cox, 13 yr. old colored boy, has just joined the 4 H Club and i...

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Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Pho...

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Soldering in sheet metal class. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Soldering in sheet metal class. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massa...

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Leo Emond. Power Berthaume. 15 year old doffers in Kerr Thread Co. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Leo Emond. Power Berthaume. 15 year old doffers in Kerr Thread Co. Lo...

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Manuel Ferreira - Portuguese - 15 yrs. 27 Whitter St. Sweeper - Fall River Iron Works. In Sunday clothes. Carving class at King Philip Settlement. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Manuel Ferreira - Portuguese - 15 yrs. 27 Whitter St. Sweeper - Fall R...

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Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening Posts and newspapers at the entrance to the State Capitol. He did not know his age, nor much of anything else. He was said to be 5 or 6 years old. Nearby, I found Jack who said he was 8 years old, and who was carrying a bag full of Saturday Evening Posts which weighed nearly 1/2 of his own weight. The bag weighed 24 pounds, and he weighed only 55 pounds. He carried this bag for several blocks to the car. Said he was taking them home. Location: Sacramento, California / Lewis W. Hine.

Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening ...

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Another of the many small children working in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 3/08 Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Another of the many small children working in Mollahan Mills, Newberry...

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12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The father, mother, and two boys (9 and 12 yrs.) expect to make $700 in about 2 months time in the beet work. "The boys can keep up with me all right, and all day long," the father said. Begin at 6 A.M. and work until 6 P.M. with hour off at noon. Several smaller children not work. See Hine Report for studies of amount of work done by these and other children. Oct. 30/15. Location: Ft. Collins [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine.

12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The f...

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Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ad...

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Old Log Cabin, the home of William Mullens and family, - near Charleston, West Virginia. He carries on work in Charleston (Brown Milling Produce Co.) as well as this farm. Location: Charleston [vicinity], West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Old Log Cabin, the home of William Mullens and family, - near Charlest...

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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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[Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old.] Location: [Boston,...

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On the Pleasant Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

On the Pleasant Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Le...

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Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond School. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond Scho...

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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 p...

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Back boy - Mule room - 14 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Back boy - Mule room - 14 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ad...

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Carl Brown, eleven years old. He and his father run a farm of 160 acres, in Southern Vermont. He is overgrown, sluggish, but he said: "I'd ruther go to school." See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August 1915. Location: Southern Vermont, Vermont.

Carl Brown, eleven years old. He and his father run a farm of 160 acre...

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This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at the Victoria Theatre, Philadelphia. The father is 23 years of age. Willie Graham is 5 years of age, and Herbert Graham is 3 years of age. At 9 P.M. on June 10th, 1910, these children were performing on the stage. Four times daily they do a turn which lasts from 12 to 14 minutes. Herbert Graham, the youngest, was said by the father to have commenced performing on the stage as a[n] acrobat when he was 10 months of age. Willie, now 5, is said to be the youngest acrobat in the world. The attached letter head shows some of the stunts these youngsters are engaged in. The mother of these boys was formerly a school teacher, and is now performing with this trio on the stage. The children are bright and strong, but have a playfulness about them which shows them to have forgotten the best years of childhood. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at ...

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Malvina Amundsen, 15 years old. Office girl in Eastern Talking Machine Co., 177 Tremont Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Malvina Amundsen, 15 years old. Office girl in Eastern Talking Machine...

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Greenbank Consolidated School. Loading up the buses for a six-mile haul. See Photo No. 36. Location: Pocahontas County, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Greenbank Consolidated School. Loading up the buses for a six-mile hau...

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Learning to make shoes. Training School for Deaf Mutes. See 4843-4851. Location: Sulphur, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Learning to make shoes. Training School for Deaf Mutes. See 4843-4851....

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Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement - Walter Miller, 16 years, 812 Charles, works for father, a Painter; belongs to Junior Ball Team and Glee Club. James Conlon, 15 years, 679 Charles, Textile Tube Works - Tube Cutter. Harold Newman, 15 years, 910 Dwelly. Weaver at Osborn Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement - ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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