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[Two men walking, one carrying a shoulder pole with barrel-like containers, the other carries a long-handled mallet]

[Two men walking, one carrying a shoulder pole with barrel-like contai...

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Vive le roi, vive la nation J'savois ben qu'jaurions not tour.

Vive le roi, vive la nation J'savois ben qu'jaurions not tour.

Print shows a well-dressed peasant woman nursing an infant, riding on the back of a noblewoman who is holding onto the shoulders of a nun, representing the clergy. This cartoon presents a realingment of the Est... More

[Cairo(?). Water(?) carrier] - Public domain portrait print

[Cairo(?). Water(?) carrier] - Public domain portrait print

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 168B. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of... More

[Pima woman, with burden basket on back, walking away from camera, Pima, Arizona]

[Pima woman, with burden basket on back, walking away from camera, Pim...

H99533 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2229-07. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, Suppl., v. 2, pl. 43.

Carrying the flowers back to the factory. Bleeker St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Carrying the flowers back to the factory. Bleeker St., N.Y. Location:...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A mother carrying flowers home to be made. 210 Sullivan St., N.Y. (see 2851).  Location: New York, New York (State)

A mother carrying flowers home to be made. 210 Sullivan St., N.Y. (see...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Heavy loads of garments for home-work. Near Bleeker St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Heavy loads of garments for home-work. Near Bleeker St., N.Y. Locatio...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abe Singer, 14-year old helper at Wax Florists, 143 Tremont Street. He delivers bundles, tends the door, etc.]  Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Abe Singer, 14-year old helper at Wax Florists, 143 Tremont Street. H...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

People who desire a rest in the parks of Constantinople can always obtain chairs for ten cents Posters go about with a dozen chairs tied to their backs and are always willing to dispose of them for ten cents. The renter can have th[e] chaire [sic] for an hour or all afternoon the price is always the same. This picture shows one of the chair owners on the island of Proti, where the American Red Cross is main[t]aining a colony for the care of more than a thousand Russian refugees brought from Odessa and other Black Sea ports.

People who desire a rest in the parks of Constantinople can always obt...

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man putting apples into basket which is on a girl's back, Lachung, Sikkim]

[Man putting apples into basket which is on a girl's back, Lachung, Si...

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carrying home decayed refuse from markets.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Carrying home decayed refuse from markets. Location: Boston, Massachu...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mukashigatari kuwana matsuri no furugoto - Ukiyo e print

Mukashigatari kuwana matsuri no furugoto - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two men, probably actors, and a woman with a shoulder pole carrying two buckets.

[A man carrying a shoulder pole with a trunk and bedding for a patron standing on the left]

[A man carrying a shoulder pole with a trunk and bedding for a patron ...

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Dainagon tsunenobu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Dainagon tsunenobu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows two men carrying baskets suspended from a long shoulder pole approaching a building with an overflowing spring-fed fountain where two women have come to wash their containers, and further downstream... More

Hakone, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Hakone, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows travelers and porters crossing a steep pass in the mountains at the Hakone station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialist... More

[Peasants carrying two-hundred pound bags of silver ore from mines, Mexico]

[Peasants carrying two-hundred pound bags of silver ore from mines, Me...

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Copyright by C.B. Waite, Mexico City.

Mutual sympathy / F.M. Hutchins., Political Cartoon

Mutual sympathy / F.M. Hutchins., Political Cartoon

Print shows John Bull and Uncle Sam, both bent under the weight of the governing bodies that they are carrying on their backs with papers labeled "Hereditary Right to Obstruct Legislation" and "Senatorial Rules... More

The burden of the Latin races / Dalrymple.

The burden of the Latin races / Dalrymple.

Print shows a man labeled "Latin Races" carrying a clergyman on his shoulders. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1143, (1899 February 1), cover. Copyright 1899 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Carrying wood home.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Carrying wood home. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Heavy Loads. Park Row.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Heavy Loads. Park Row. Location: New York, New York (State)

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

5 minutes to 9 A.M. Eleven-year-old girl running home with a twenty-pound load of garter buttons for home-work. Trying not to be late for school. (See also Report.)  Location: Worcester, Massachusetts.

5 minutes to 9 A.M. Eleven-year-old girl running home with a twenty-po...

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

The breaking point. A heavy load for an old woman. Lafayette St., below Astor Pl., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

The breaking point. A heavy load for an old woman. Lafayette St., belo...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Old man carrying garments, Delaney St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Old man carrying garments, Delaney St., N.Y. Location: New York, New ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A Load of kimonos just finished. Girl very reticent. Thompson St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

A Load of kimonos just finished. Girl very reticent. Thompson St., N.Y...

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

Man carrying bundle of garments. Bleeker St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Man carrying bundle of garments. Bleeker St., N.Y. Location: New York...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Woman with basket of greens on her back, resting by side of road, Lachung, Sikkim]

[Woman with basket of greens on her back, resting by side of road, Lac...

Label from LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 090 (color reference copy): "Apple picking and farming" Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 1403... More

Boy carrying hats. Bleeker Street, N. Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Boy carrying hats. Bleeker Street, N. Y. Location: New York, New York...

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

Noon. Girl entering the factory door, 526 W. Broadway, with artificial flowers made at home.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Noon. Girl entering the factory door, 526 W. Broadway, with artificial...

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

James Danna, 38 [?] Charter Street. 7 years old.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

James Danna, 38 [?] Charter Street. 7 years old. Location: Boston, Ma...

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

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Place, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Pl...

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

Ejyptie du Caire / Dumas Ph. - Public domain portrait print

Ejyptie du Caire / Dumas Ph. - Public domain portrait print

Two women, full-length portrait, facing front, carrying urns on their heads, another person with child on back prepares to go through a door, Cairo.

Ishiyakushi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Ishiyakushi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows three travelers (one on horseback) entering a village and two porters with shoulder pole walking on a berm between two fields with haystacks and laborers, and the village in the background at the Is... More

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji - Public domain  drawing

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji - Public domain drawing

Print shows porters carrying litters, sedan chairs, and individual persons across the river near the Kanaya station on the Tōkaidō Road, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive info... More

Eskimo woman and dog traveling in summer - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Eskimo woman and dog traveling in summer - Frank G. Carpenter collecti...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Carrie Maderyos ready to pick. Said 12 years old - 2nd year picking.  Location: Falmouth [vicinity] - Swift's Bog, Massachusetts.

Carrie Maderyos ready to pick. Said 12 years old - 2nd year picking. ...

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

Man carrying load of caps made at home to factory, 9-11 University Place, --- Feldstein's. Location: New York, New York (State)

Man carrying load of caps made at home to factory, 9-11 University Pla...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2863. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Nearly 9 A.M. Girl (about 8 years old) carrying sack of hose supporters home, a long distance and she had to run to get home in time for school. Up hill and tiring work, resting frequently. (See also Report.) Witness F.A. Smith.  Location: Worcester, Massachusetts.

Nearly 9 A.M. Girl (about 8 years old) carrying sack of hose supporter...

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

Carrying home the tags. A heavy load and long distance. Highland Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts.  Location: Roxbury, Massachusettsachusetts.

Carrying home the tags. A heavy load and long distance. Highland Stree...

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

You are making this now / Harry S. Mueller, Major, Infantry.

You are making this now / Harry S. Mueller, Major, Infantry.

Poster showing a soldier pointing to documents, "Service Record" and "Honorable Discharge."

Yak migration, Lachung, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Yak migration, Lachung, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Photograph shows yak carrying pack with wood on its back, Lachung, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 0... More

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Place, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Pl...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2858. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Place, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Pl...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2858. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Philip Descon [i.e., Deacon?], 34 Charter Street, about 10 years old. Didn't know age (nor name very well).  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Philip Descon [i.e., Deacon?], 34 Charter Street, about 10 years old. ...

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

A moment's rest. These bundles are often carried long distances. When the man gets tired, he drops the clothing onto a convenient box or railing, disregarding dust or dirt. Makes button holes at home. Washington Square, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

A moment's rest. These bundles are often carried long distances. When ...

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Going to market--a scene near Savannah, Georgia / E.A. Abbey.

Going to market--a scene near Savannah, Georgia / E.A. Abbey.

Print shows African Americans carrying food to market in baskets on their heads and by ox-drawn cart. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1875 May 29, p. 436. Reference copy in LOT 4422-D.

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Place, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Pl...

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

Tired woman with heavy load of home-work. Lafayette St., near Astor Place.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Tired woman with heavy load of home-work. Lafayette St., near Astor Pl...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yui, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Yui, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows low wooden walkways spanning a small stream and rough or muddy land areas, with two man carrying a palenquin, and others with burdens on shoulder poles, at the Yui station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title... More

[Cairo. Porter] - Public domain portrait print

[Cairo. Porter] - Public domain portrait print

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 169B. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of... More

Cheap clothing - The slaves of the "sweaters" / drawn by W.A. Rogers.

Cheap clothing - The slaves of the "sweaters" / drawn by W.A. Rogers.

Woman and two children in street carrying heavy loads of clothing for tenement homework, New York City. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, April 26, 1890, p. 333.

Planting cane, Island of St. Kitts, B.W.I.

Planting cane, Island of St. Kitts, B.W.I.

H27122 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1903 by B.L. Singley. On mount: Keystone View Company. No. 14464.

A rocky road and a bad guide / Keppler.

A rocky road and a bad guide / Keppler.

Illustration shows Alton B. Parker sitting in a chair strapped to the back of David B. Hill, who is carrying him up a narrow, treacherous, rocky trail on the edge of a mountain "to [the] St. Louis Convention". ... More

The last straw / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The last straw / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Republican elephant collapsing under the weight of Republican and/or Roosevelt policies, such as a large crown labeled "Imperialism", a "Big Stick", a basket labeled "Odellism", a mail po... More

Settin' time / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Settin' time / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt struggling to carry a huge hen labeled "Taft" to a nest of eggs labeled "State Delegations"; sitting on a fence in the background is a chicken with the head of Joseph G. Ca... More

Bundle boys.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Bundle boys. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One way to get the tags home.  Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts.

One way to get the tags home. Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts.

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

A modern Atlas. The Home-work Burden. Said he made button-holes at home. Washington Square, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

A modern Atlas. The Home-work Burden. Said he made button-holes at hom...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Man carrying load of caps made at home to factory, 9-11 University Place, --- Feldstein's.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Man carrying load of caps made at home to factory, 9-11 University Pla...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Philip Descon, 34 Charter Street. About 10 years old. Didn't know age (nor name very well).  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Philip Descon, 34 Charter Street. About 10 years old. Didn't know age ...

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

Young delivery boy with heavy bundles.  Location: Mobile, Alabama.

Young delivery boy with heavy bundles. Location: Mobile, Alabama.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Babe Ruth carrying a 300 pound log for the stove, in snow]

[Babe Ruth carrying a 300 pound log for the stove, in snow]

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain scan of the vintage baseball memorabilia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two friends Donkeys carry lighter loads than ponies as they know how to make a kick.

Two friends Donkeys carry lighter loads than ponies as they know how t...

Photographs show a Greek man with his donkey which has baskets on its back and two men with donkeys loaded with branches, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1457 (top image), a... More

Books wanted for our men in camp and over there; take your gifts to the public library / F.

Books wanted for our men in camp and over there; take your gifts to th...

Print shows a soldier carrying a stack of books in his arms. Promotional goal: U.S. G6.J7. 191-.

William Berryman - Maverly works and part of Liguanea Mountains

William Berryman - Maverly works and part of Liguanea Mountains

Drawing shows women on a road carrying bundles (of sugar cane?) on their heads with town and mountains in background. Notations on recto: young canes, banks bare of grass, old leaves and cane junks above. Unpu... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Segawa Rokō to Bandō Mitsugorō

Utagawa Toyokuni - Segawa Rokō to Bandō Mitsugorō

Print shows the actors Segawa Roko and Bando Mitsugoro as travelers, one carrying a large box suspended from a pole that rests on his shoulder. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sp... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Nihonbashi, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Utagawa Hiroshige - Nihonbashi, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows porters carrying bundles across the Nihon Bridge on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Tōk... More

Mishima no zu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Mishima no zu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a woman standing next to a box on a cloud watching porters carrying a person in a sedan chair as they pass the Mishima Shrine, the 12th station on the Tōkaidō Road.

Kanaya, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Kanaya, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows many porters carrying travelers on platforms, some on their back, fording a river, also some carrying bundles at the Kanaya station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compi... More

The old cross and church, Guadalupe, Guatemala, C.A.

The old cross and church, Guadalupe, Guatemala, C.A.

Women carrying jars on their heads and a child outside church. H21075 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 12883.

Dutch flower seller - Print, Library of Congress collection

Dutch flower seller - Print, Library of Congress collection

G12698 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Campbell, Metzger & ... More

Vitto Romano, 76 Charter Street, Boston, Massachusetts., carrying load of garments from 30 Blackstone Street. Said 12 years old and that only his mother finishes them. Location: Boston, Massachusettsachusetts

Vitto Romano, 76 Charter Street, Boston, Massachusetts., carrying load...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2972-A. Text on caption card is blurred. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Libr... More

Carrying tags. A little tot with a heavy load.  Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Carrying tags. A little tot with a heavy load. Location: Roxbury, Mas...

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

8:30 A.M., Nov. 12, 1912. Two young girls, Murry and Westover, carrying home sacks full of hose-supporters for home work, from American Narrow Fabric Co., Worcester, Massachusetts. Loads are heavy and distances long. They hurry so they won't be late to school. They have to stop frequently to rest. (See Report of F. A. Smith, also photos of Westover and Murry families (interiors)).  Location: Worcester, Massachusettsachusetts.

8:30 A.M., Nov. 12, 1912. Two young girls, Murry and Westover, carryin...

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

Woman carrying heavy bundle of clothing to be finished at home. Near Astor Place, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Woman carrying heavy bundle of clothing to be finished at home. Near A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Unloading produce truck, Tsutomu Fuhunago, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Unloading produce truck, Tsutomu Fuhunago, Manzanar Relocation Center ...

Tsutomu Fuhunago lifts a produce crate while standing on top of a load of crates. Original neg. no.: LC-A35-6-M-32. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968. Forms part of: Manzanar War Relocation Center photographs.

Unloading produce truck, Tsutomu Fuhunago, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Unloading produce truck, Tsutomu Fuhunago, Manzanar Relocation Center ...

Tsutomu Fuhunago lifts a produce crate while standing on top of a load of crates. Original neg. no.: LC-A35-6-M-32. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968. Forms part of: Manzanar War Relocation Center photographs.

[A man carrying a large object]

[A man carrying a large object]

Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arai, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain  drawing

Arai, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows pilgrims and a porter with shoulder pole on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Tōkaidō R... More

Yui no zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Yui no zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Print shows a man, on a mountain pass at the Yui station on the Tōkaidō Road, carrying a long box over his shoulder, looking back through clouds at travelers standing on a cliff above the sea with sailboats and... More

An old fable brought up to date / Keppler, Jr.

An old fable brought up to date / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows a "countryman" labeled "Rep. Party" with a whip, driving a donkey labeled "Taxpayer" who is carrying a large sack labeled "War Tariff" that contains a counter weight labeled "Iniquitous Pensions" on... More

Egypt - Cairo. Women carrying river mud from the Nile to enrich the soil

Egypt - Cairo. Women carrying river mud from the Nile to enrich the so...

Two women carrying mud in containers on their heads. Public domain photograph - historical image of Egypt, Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Going to camp, Native Americans

Going to camp, Native Americans

Apsaroke woman carrying firewood in snow. Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manuel Robello, 10 years old. Picks and carries. Lives in Teaticket, Massachusetts.  Location: Falmouth - Baker Bog, Massachusettsachusetts.

Manuel Robello, 10 years old. Picks and carries. Lives in Teaticket, M...

Public domain photograph of picnic, leisure time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Man carrying bundle of garmets. Bleeker Street, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Man carrying bundle of garmets. Bleeker Street, N.Y. Location: New Yo...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Some burden, believe us / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Some burden, believe us / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a weary President Wilson carrying Vice-President Marshall on his back as he climbs up a rocky hillside labeled "Administration Problems" from the sea. Marshall has a gavel in one hand and a l... More

A small messenger with a heavy load. Special delivery messenger #10. Taken in the morning near Common.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

A small messenger with a heavy load. Special delivery messenger #10. T...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Delivering motion picture reels to White House

Delivering motion picture reels to White House

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[People carrying wood on their backs as they walk along a mountain road, Lachung, Sikkim]

[People carrying wood on their backs as they walk along a mountain roa...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 092 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Boys from Lachung carrying wood in the mountains, Sikkim]

[Boys from Lachung carrying wood in the mountains, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Noon. Girl entering the factory door, 526 W. Broadway, with artificial flowers made at home.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Noon. Girl entering the factory door, 526 W. Broadway, with artificial...

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

All these children five years, six years, seven years, nine years and two a little older, were picking cotton on H.M. Lane's farm Bells, Tex. Only one adult, an aunt was picking. Father was plowing. Edith five years, (see preceding photo) picks all day. "Hughie" six years old, girl, picks all day. Alton, seven years old, picks fifty pounds a day. Ruth, nine years old, picks seventy-five pounds a day. Rob and Lee are about ten or eleven years old. The very young children like to pick, but before long they detest it. Sun is hot, hours long, bags heavy.  Location: Bells, Texas.

All these children five years, six years, seven years, nine years and ...

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

Villagers clearing out rubbish!!! / engrav'd by Hixon., British Cartoon Print

Villagers clearing out rubbish!!! / engrav'd by Hixon., British Cartoo...

Print shows three villagers transporting a parson, a doctor, and a lawyer to another parish to cries of "Huzza" from other villagers. "Folios of caricatures lent out for the evening." Forms part of: British Ca... More

Shimada, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain  drawing

Shimada, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows porters carrying a large sedan chair, pilgrims, and packages across a wide stream. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From ... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a man lifting a log. 9423 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Phila... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a woman carrying vessels up and down steps. 9544 U.S. Copyright Office. Published in: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philade... More

[Sōshū nakahara], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

[Sōshū nakahara], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows porters carrying bundles from a boat or warehouse (with thatched roof) at the end of a wharf, with distant view of Mount Fuji. Title from online source, other descriptive information compiled by Nic... More

Young boy working for Hickok Lumber Co., Burlington, Vt.  Location: Burlington, Vermont.

Young boy working for Hickok Lumber Co., Burlington, Vt. Location: Bu...

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

They carry home the tags in all kinds of carts, baby carriages and in their arms. Often heavy loads and long distances.  Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts.

They carry home the tags in all kinds of carts, baby carriages and in ...

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.

Mother and son carrying home-work. Near Astor Place, New York.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Mother and son carrying home-work. Near Astor Place, New York. Locati...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Team-work. Carrying flowers home. Thompson St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Team-work. Carrying flowers home. Thompson St., N.Y. Location: New Yo...

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

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