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The physician of the period / Dalrymple.

The physician of the period / Dalrymple.

Print shows an elderly physician sitting in a chair in an office, hanging on the wall is a fee schedule labeled, on the left, "Ailments for People of Moderate Means. Low Fees" and on the right, "Same Ailments f... More

Overgrown Messenger Boys. Boston 1915 Exhibit. Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Overgrown Messenger Boys. Boston 1915 Exhibit. Location: Boston, Massa...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 902. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Messenger who is on duty from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. down town. May 7, 1910. Witness E.N. Clopper.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Messenger who is on duty from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. down town. May 7, 1910....

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W. U. messenger.  Location: Utica, New York (State)

W. U. messenger. Location: Utica, New York (State)

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A young messenger, May 12th, 1910.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

A young messenger, May 12th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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Julia Obear, messenger girl at the National Women's [i.e. Woman's] Party headquarters

Julia Obear, messenger girl at the National Women's [i.e. Woman's] Par...

Julia Obear on bicycle, facing front. National Photo Company Collection. No. 22880.

No more messenger boys for the National Woman's Party--from president to messenger all the members of the staff are feminine. This is in accordance with the stipulation of Mrs. Belmont when she donated the National Women's [i.e., Woman's] Party headquarters.  Photo of Julia Obear, messenger

No more messenger boys for the National Woman's Party--from president ...

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Visit to Beersheba Agricultural Station (Experimental) by Brig. General Allen & staff & talks to Bedouin sheiks of district by station superintendent. Mohammed (Mr. Bell's servant), a camelman & 3 office messengers

Visit to Beersheba Agricultural Station (Experimental) by Brig. Genera...

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John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger #9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenge...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1511-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about th... More

8:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual Poker game in the "Den of the Terrible Nine" (the waiting room for Wes. Union Messengers, Hartford, Conn.) They play for money. Some loose a whole month's wages in a day and then are afraid to go home.  Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

8:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual Poker...

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Wilbur H. Woodward, 428 Third St., N.W., Washington, D.C., Western Union messenger 236, one of the youngsters on the border-line, (15 yrs. old) works until 8 P.M. only.  Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Wilbur H. Woodward, 428 Third St., N.W., Washington, D.C., Western Uni...

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Fourteen year old Western Union Messenger #43. Works until 10:30 P.M. Goes to Reservation some.  Location: Houston, Texas.

Fourteen year old Western Union Messenger #43. Works until 10:30 P.M. ...

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Frank F. Gibson, 1305 Linden St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger No. 7. 14 years of age. 1 year in service. Visits houses of prostitution. Guides soldiers to segregated district. Smokes. Still at school and works from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M. Investigator, Edward F. Brown.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910.

Frank F. Gibson, 1305 Linden St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger...

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Boy with cigarettes, works in American Locomotive Works as messenger. Said he was 14 years old.  Location: Schenectady, New York (State)

Boy with cigarettes, works in American Locomotive Works as messenger. ...

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Several of the boys working in Benn's Messenger Service. Boy in middle is Thomas Knox (described in Brown's report on Messenger Service.)  Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Several of the boys working in Benn's Messenger Service. Boy in middle...

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Postal Telegraph messenger. Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Postal Telegraph messenger. Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1822. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

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Group of messengers, mostly Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co., on Tremont Street at 3:15 p.m. Some of the sweller [i.e., smaller?] ones are: Timothy Sexton,325 Columbia Street, Cambridge. Harry S. Friedman, 93 Brighton Street, Boston. Joseph Selva, 6 Fourth Street, East Cambridge. George O. Mara, 10 Leyland Street. Smallest one is: Soll Hamber, 71 Madison Avenue, Everett. He is Messenger #18 for Special Delivery Messenger Co., 3 Somerset Street.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Group of messengers, mostly Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co., on...

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Mail service in Capitol. Free to Congressmen, no. 8. Not only is mail handled free, but it is delivered to the offices of congressmen by messengers. Some congressmen provide the messenger with Christmas tips or gifts, but there is no charge for the service

Mail service in Capitol. Free to Congressmen, no. 8. Not only is mail ...

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Marion Davis, Messenger #21 for Bellevue Messenger Service. Fourteen years old. "Been messenger, off and on, for two years. Not supposed to go to the Reservation under sixteen years, but I do just the same. The boss don't care and the cops don't stop me." Location: Houston, Texas

Marion Davis, Messenger #21 for Bellevue Messenger Service. Fourteen y...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3585. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

A few of the messengers Western Union, Hartford, Conn. They are on duty, alternate nights, until 10 P.M. (See label #592). Messenger #32 is Thomas De Lucco with him (in Tenderloin district) recorded in report to Committee. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

A few of the messengers Western Union, Hartford, Conn. They are on dut...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 643. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Percy Neville in the heart of the Red Light district. Just come out of one of the houses with message (which see in his hand). He said gleefully "She gimme a quarter tip." See also Hine report on Louisiana Messengers. Location: Shreveport, Louisiana

Percy Neville in the heart of the Red Light district. Just come out of...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3701. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Richard Pierce, 723 Walnut St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger No. 2. 14 years of age. 9 months in service. Works from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Smokes. Visits houses of prostitution. Investigator, Edward F. Brown.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910.

Richard Pierce, 723 Walnut St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger N...

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A messenger (Saal-Diener) - Drawing. Public domain image.

A messenger (Saal-Diener) - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1932:0051). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "German Political Leaders," Harper's magazine, 66:385 (Feb. 1883).

A Western Union Messenger Boy Leaving Office. Cincinnati. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

A Western Union Messenger Boy Leaving Office. Cincinnati. Location: Ci...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 30. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Lunch Time, 14th St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Lunch Time, 14th St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

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Messenger, Broadway near 40th St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Messenger, Broadway near 40th St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York ...

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Day Messenger - Joseph Bleot. 3638 Washington St. Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Day Messenger - Joseph Bleot. 3638 Washington St. Location: Boston, Ma...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1182. No text recorded after final comma. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library... More

A.D.T. Boys. "They all smokes."  Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

A.D.T. Boys. "They all smokes." Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

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Group of messengers, Union Square.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Group of messengers, Union Square. Location: New York, New York (Stat...

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[John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger # 9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. ].  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messeng...

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Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only ten years old, and is working as extra boy. He said he was going to be laid off as the manager told him he was too young, but an older messenger told me the reason was that the other messengers were having him put off because he cuts into their earnings. Location: Danville, Virginia

Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only te...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2184. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Postal Telegraph boy, Danville, Virginia Location: Danville, Virginia

Postal Telegraph boy, Danville, Virginia Location: Danville, Virginia

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2181. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only ten years old, and is working as extra boy. He said he was going to be laid off as the manager told him he was too young, but an older messenger told me the reason was that the other messengers were having him put off because he cuts into their earnings.  Location: Danville, Virginia.

Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only te...

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Christmas in a mining camp / Will Crawford.

Christmas in a mining camp / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows a gold miner standing at the door to a cabin telling the miners inside, who are celebrating Christmas, that there has been a "gold strike up the creek", which causes the miners to rush for th... More

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Fifteen year old delivery boy for Linders Drug Store, which is located on the edge of the Reservation, Griffin Street. The boy has just returned from a trip to these Houses. He works from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. (See Hine Report on Messengers, Texas.)  Location: Dallas, Texas.

Fifteen year old delivery boy for Linders Drug Store, which is located...

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Frank Hastings, 107 Hampshire Street, Cambridge. Said he was 14 last month. Just begun work for Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co. Taken in the morning.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Frank Hastings, 107 Hampshire Street, Cambridge. Said he was 14 last m...

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Fourteen year old messenger #2 Western Union, Shreveport. Says he goes to the Red Light district all the time. See Hine report on Messengers. Location: Shreveport, Louisiana

Fourteen year old messenger #2 Western Union, Shreveport. Says he goes...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3704. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Messenger Boys, Indianapolis Western Union. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Messenger Boys, Indianapolis Western Union. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. Clopp...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 49. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Postal Telegraph Messenger, Indianapolis.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Postal Telegraph Messenger, Indianapolis. Location: Indianapolis, Ind...

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Once more the herald set the trumpet to his lips and blew

Once more the herald set the trumpet to his lips and blew

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Fourteen year old messenger #2 Western Union, Shreveport. Says he goes to the Red Light district all the time. See Hine report on Messengers.  Location: Shreveport, Louisiana.

Fourteen year old messenger #2 Western Union, Shreveport. Says he goes...

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George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 years. Does not work nights.  Location: Nashville, Alabama [i.e., Tennessee?]

George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 ye...

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A.D.T. [?] messengers.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

A.D.T. [?] messengers. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

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A.D.T. ? messengers. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

A.D.T. ? messengers. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 53. Handwritten caption difficult to decipher. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Li... More

A.D.T. Messengers, Indianapolis. (There is no law regulating messenger service in Indiana). Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

A.D.T. Messengers, Indianapolis. (There is no law regulating messenger...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 102. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M.  New Haven, Connecticut / Photo by [Lewis W. Hine]

Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. New Haven, Connecticut / Phot...

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Day messenger.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Day messenger. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

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Group of Messengers, lower Broadway.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Group of Messengers, lower Broadway. Location: New York, New York (St...

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Postal Telegraph boy, Danville, Virginia  Location: Danville, Virginia.

Postal Telegraph boy, Danville, Virginia Location: Danville, Virginia...

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Jacksonville, Florida, messenger boy. (See Report of E.F. Brown and Lewis W. Hine.)  Location: Jacksonville, Florida.

Jacksonville, Florida, messenger boy. (See Report of E.F. Brown and Le...

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Preston DeCosta [i.e., De Costa?], fifteen year old messenger #3 for Bellevue Messenger Service. I ran across him and took photos while he was carrying notes back and forth between a prostitute in jail and a pimp in the Red Light. He had read all the notes and knew all about the correspondence. He was a fine grained adolescent boy. Has been delivering message and drugs in the Red Light for 6 months and knows the ropes thoroughly. "A lot of these girls are my regular customers. I carry 'em messages and get 'em drinks, drugs, etc. Also go to the bank with money for 'em. If a fellow treats 'em right, they'll call him by number and give him all their work. I got a box full of photos I took of these girls - some of 'em I took in their room." Works until 11:00 P.M.  Location: San Antonio, Texas.

Preston DeCosta [i.e., De Costa?], fifteen year old messenger #3 for B...

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Sixteen year old messenger boy entering "crib" in Red Light district. Location: San Antonio, Texas

Sixteen year old messenger boy entering "crib" in Red Light district. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3570. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Once more the herald set the trumpet to his lips and blew

Once more the herald set the trumpet to his lips and blew

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Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; been messenger for 6 years. Late Sunday night, October 4th, I talked with him, still on duty, until 10 P.M. "You bet I know every crooked house in town. Went to school with one of those girls when she was straight. He[r] mother died and she went bad. Some young girls were there too. I go out to Red Light some with messages and packages, and if I want to, I bust right in and sit down." Hard face.  Location: Montgomery, Alabama.

Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; ...

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New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M.  Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M...

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Some of the night force at the Western Union Telegraph Office, Hartford, Conn. When I passed through this alley next morning (Sunday) at 6:00 A.M. I found some of these boys had been playing Poker all night.  Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

Some of the night force at the Western Union Telegraph Office, Hartfor...

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Applicants for positions, Main office Postal Telegraph Co., N.Y., as messengers have recommendations looked up by several special investigators.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Applicants for positions, Main office Postal Telegraph Co., N.Y., as m...

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Small messenger boy. Office Washington near 12 St.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Small messenger boy. Office Washington near 12 St. Location: St. Loui...

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Wilbur Gold, Western Union Messenger #14, twelve years old; works until 11 P.M. usually, but all night when they are busy. (See report of L.W.H.)  Location: Tampa, Florida.

Wilbur Gold, Western Union Messenger #14, twelve years old; works unti...

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A Tampa messenger boy.  Location: Tampa, Florida.

A Tampa messenger boy. Location: Tampa, Florida.

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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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Twelve year old messenger #7. Edison Green. Works on day shift now. "I got acquainted with the Red Light people over in Oklahoma City where I was messenger for three years, but I carry messages out to them here." Location: Houston, Texas

Twelve year old messenger #7. Edison Green. Works on day shift now. "I...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3581. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

[Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger #55. One of the by-products of messenger work. Lives in Bessemer, R.F.D. #1. Saturday night, September 26, 1914 he took investigator through the old Red Light on Ave. A, pointed out the various resorts, told him about the inmates he has known there. Only a half dozen of them were open now, and those very quietly. Durward has put in 2 years in the messenger work and shows the result of temptations open to him. He recently returned from a hobo trip through 25 states. He was not inclined to tell much about the shady side of messenger work, but one could easily see that he has been through much that he might have avoided in a profitable kind of work. 18 years old. See Alabama report. ].  Location: [Birmingham, Alabama].

[Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger #55. One of the by-product...

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Rush message, so I brought it right away, he said

Rush message, so I brought it right away, he said

(DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Cass of Crag Valley" by Marion Hill, Designer, 46:9 (Sept. 1917).

J.B. Hayes, White House messenger, 1/30/20

J.B. Hayes, White House messenger, 1/30/20

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Curtin Hines. Western Union messenger #36. Fourteen years old. Goes to school. Works from four to eight P.M. Been with W[estern] U[nion] for six months, one month delivering for a drug store. "I learned a lot about the 'Reservation' while I was at the drug store and I go there some times now."  Location: Houston, Texas.

Curtin Hines. Western Union messenger #36. Fourteen years old. Goes to...

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Postal Telegraph Messengers, Indianapolis, (Indiana has no age limit for mes'grs.)  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Postal Telegraph Messengers, Indianapolis, (Indiana has no age limit f...

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8:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual Poker game in the "Den of the Terrible Nine" (the waiting room for Wes. Union Messengers, Hartford, Conn.) They play for money. Some loose a whole month's wages in a day and then are afraid to go home.  Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

8:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual Poker...

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Night Shift A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. 10:00 P.M.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Night Shift A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. 10:00 P.M. Location: I...

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Red light resorts on Ohio Avenue near 14th St. and young messenger who was showing me around. (See label #2940).  Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].

Red light resorts on Ohio Avenue near 14th St. and young messenger who...

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A few of the messengers Western Union, Hartford, Conn. They are on duty, alternate nights, until 10 P.M. (See label #592). Messenger #32 is Thomas De Lucco with him (in Tenderloin district) recorded in report to Committee.  Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

A few of the messengers Western Union, Hartford, Conn. They are on dut...

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George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 years. Does not work nights.  Location: Nashville, Alabama [i.e., Tennessee?]

George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 ye...

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Portrait photo of Dave, messenger, Alexandria, Virginia

Portrait photo of Dave, messenger, Alexandria, Virginia

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Poster - The war of wealth - Public domain lithograph

Poster - The war of wealth - Public domain lithograph

By C.T. Dazey, author of "In old Kentucky." Caption: A dollar for the novel, if you'll hurry with the message! Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti New York." Jacob Litt, proprietor. ... More

A.D.T. Boys.  Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

A.D.T. Boys. Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

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A Postal Telegraph boy learning to send messages during spare moments. Main office, 253 B'[road]way.  Location: New York, New York (State)

A Postal Telegraph boy learning to send messages during spare moments....

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Happy but thoughtless. The messenger service is poor training for him. (Works for Dime Messenger Service).  Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]

Happy but thoughtless. The messenger service is poor training for him....

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Mr. Hopkins-Jones! Mr. Hopkins-Jones!

Mr. Hopkins-Jones! Mr. Hopkins-Jones!

(DLC/PP-1938:0086). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 64:224-225 (Aug. 6, 1914).

G. Leahy, 1249 Cambridge Street. Messenger for Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co., 67 Bromfield Street. Said 14 years old. Gets $5 a week wages, and makes $2.50 a week in tips. Taken at 3:15 p.m. on Tremont Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

G. Leahy, 1249 Cambridge Street. Messenger for Metropolitan Messenger ...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 4635. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger #9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenge...

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John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger #9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenge...

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View of Red Light District on C. Street, N.W., near 13th, with Griffin Veatch, who was showing me around. No. 6 Special Messenger Service, 1223 New York Ave., N.W.; he lives 1643 Cramer St., N.E. He said he commenced the messenger service at 11 yrs. old. Has worked all night a couple of years, and now works until 10 P.M. Is known to Truant Officers. Family has had trouble with him. Says he is 17 but doesn't look it. Quite profane, but (apparently) not very wise about this district although he says he goes to these houses occasionally.  Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

View of Red Light District on C. Street, N.W., near 13th, with Griffin...

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Fourteen year old Western Union Messenger #43. Works until 10:30 P.M. Goes to Reservation some.  Location: Houston, Texas.

Fourteen year old Western Union Messenger #43. Works until 10:30 P.M. ...

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Midnight 4, 11,08. Messenger Boys in heart of Tenderloin. Youngest - Badge No. 524. Herman Unslowitz, Said 15 yrs. old. Oldest Badge 605. From Wes[tern] Union Tel[egraph] Office, 172 Fifth Avenue.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Midnight 4, 11,08. Messenger Boys in heart of Tenderloin. Youngest - B...

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11 P.M. Messenger boys going home at close of shift. One called away to go with message. Where? Both telegraph offices are almost next door to a caf --boulevard frequented by street walkers and worse? Many of there women parade the streets and the boys meet them constan[t]ly and are called frequently into house of ill repute.  Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

11 P.M. Messenger boys going home at close of shift. One called away t...

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