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Family of Mrs. Donovan, 293 1/2 Highland Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts., tying tags for Dennison Co. This is the family that has worked on tags for 7 years and makes an average from that work $30 a month. One month they made $42. Mrs. D. said: "Will we ever be able to do it again?" All the children aged 13, 9, 11, 7 and the twins 4 1/2 years, help the mother. They often have to work late at night to get done. See Home Work report. Location: Roxbury, Massachusettsachusetts.

Family of Mrs. Donovan, 293 1/2 Highland Street, Roxbury, Massachusett...

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William Allen White House, Mother's House, 923 North Exchange Street, Emporia, Lyon County, KS

William Allen White House, Mother's House, 923 North Exchange Street, ...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

My mother's portrait - Public domain American sheet music, 1881

My mother's portrait - Public domain American sheet music, 1881

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The little grey mother - Public domain music sheet scan

The little grey mother - Public domain music sheet scan

I could not say good bye mother

I could not say good bye mother

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Mother and daughter in saloon-restaurant, Gemmel, Minnesota. The mother is the proprietor

Mother and daughter in saloon-restaurant, Gemmel, Minnesota. The mothe...

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

Dreaming of mother - Public domain American sheet music, 1880

Dreaming of mother - Public domain American sheet music, 1880

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Father and mother are passing away

Father and mother are passing away

The history of the American Indians : particularly those nations adjoining to the Missisippi East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia ; containing an account of their origin, language, manners, religious and civil customs, laws, form of government, punishments, conduct in war and domestic life, their habits, diet, agriculture, manufactures, diseases and method of cure ; with observations on former historians, the conduct of our colony governors, superintendents, missionaries, & c. ; also an appendix, containing a description of the Floridas, and the Missisippi lands, with their productions--the benefits of colonizing Georgiana, and civilizing the Indians--and the way to make all the colonies more valuable to the mother country

The history of the American Indians : particularly those nations adjoi...

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The history of the American Indians : particularly those nations adjoining to the Missisippi East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia ; containing an account of their origin, language, manners, religious and civil customs, laws, form of government, punishments, conduct in war and domestic life, their habits, diet, agriculture, manufactures, diseases and method of cure ; with observations on former historians, the conduct of our colony governors, superintendents, missionaries, & c. ; also an appendix, containing a description of the Floridas, and the Missisippi lands, with their productions--the benefits of colonizing Georgiana, and civilizing the Indians--and the way to make all the colonies more valuable to the mother country

The history of the American Indians : particularly those nations adjoi...

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Mother is the only girl that kisses me now

Mother is the only girl that kisses me now

A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.

A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come thro...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Baptism with modern dress persons; mother, baby, font, arches]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Baptism with modern d...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

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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Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, 303 Chesterfield Avenue, Centreville, Queen Anne's County, MD

Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, 303 Chesterfield Avenue, ...

Survey number: HABS MD-1401 Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window "For God So Loved the World" showing Crucifixion with Mary "Behold thy Mother;" John the Evangelist(?) with eagle; and "Behold thy Son(?);" skull, chalice and host, dripping blood, and symbols for Holy Cross Cloister in Brooklyn, New York]

[Design drawing for stained glass window "For God So Loved the World" ...

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Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flower making. The 2 year [old?] is learning, & they say ought[?] to be able to help in a year or so. Mother receives a pension. Location: [New York (State)].

Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flow...

A group of children sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The doctors puzzled or the desparate case of Mother U.S. Bank

The doctors puzzled or the desparate case of Mother U.S. Bank

A satire directed against the United States Bank, showing the impact of Jackson's September 1833 order for the withdrawal of federal funds from the Bank and their distribution among state banks. In a bedchamber... More

Mrs. Lloyd, ninety-one year old mother of Miss Nettie Lloyd, who is a pellagra victim. Mrs. Lloyd was born and reared in Orange County; has lived on this spot since her marriage sixty-nine years ago. It is on a new road leading off from left of Route number 54, about four miles west of Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina

Mrs. Lloyd, ninety-one year old mother of Miss Nettie Lloyd, who is a ...

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Mother West Wind / Bertha Lum.

Mother West Wind / Bertha Lum.

Abstract with human faces and owl. No copyright renewal. Signed in pencil in image.

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Christ preaching and sitting (Sermon on the Mount?); and mother and infant]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Christ preaching and ...

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[Letter from Isaac McCoy to his mother, Nancy McCoy, from Louisville, Kentucky, on pictorial lettersheet]

[Letter from Isaac McCoy to his mother, Nancy McCoy, from Louisville, ...

Handwritten letter from Private Isaac McCoy of Co. A, 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, on pictorial lettersheet showing the U.S. Capitol building.

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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Mother and child - Engraving, Public domain image

Mother and child - Engraving, Public domain image

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The greatest mother in the world / A.E. Foringer.

The greatest mother in the world / A.E. Foringer.

Red Cross nurse holding wounded U.S. soldier on stretcher. Promotional goal : U.S. J8. 191- Promotional goal : U.S. G21. 191- Exhibited: "Echoes of the Great War : American Experiences of WW I" in the Thomas J... More

The Last sweet kiss from mother

The Last sweet kiss from mother

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Denslow's Mother Goose. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Hand-lettered by Fred W. Goudy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Tintype captioned: "Lynns mother and a girl friend made by papa when they were courting." Attributed to Lynn Butcher.

Tintype captioned: "Lynns mother and a girl friend made by papa when t...

Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C.--The wedding at the White House, June 2nd--the mother's kiss / from a sketch by C. Bunnell.

Washington, D.C.--The wedding at the White House, June 2nd--the mother...

Wedding of Grover Cleveland, with Mrs. Grover Cleveland receiving kiss from her mother. Cover Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1886 June 12, p. 257.

Tientsin - mother and children on street

Tientsin - mother and children on street

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Indian mother and children. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Indian mother and children. 19th century, Library of Congress collecti...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Trans-Jordan types. Bedouin mother and swaddled baby ; [Bedouin women and children in front of tent; windmill in background].

Trans-Jordan types. Bedouin mother and swaddled baby ; [Bedouin women ...

Public domain photograph of bedouin, arab, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

My Mother Dear. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

My Mother Dear. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Woman seated in front of fireplace, with a spinning wheel. 9413 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by J.D. Cress. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog.... More

Mother White, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Mother White, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

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

[Eleanor Butler Roosevelt as a young girl, posed on a sidewalk with hat and parasol and on a train in France, with one photo of her mother Grace Green Alexander]

[Eleanor Butler Roosevelt as a young girl, posed on a sidewalk with ha...

Page in a scrapbook showing Eleanor B. Roosevelt in five photos taken by her mother. Grace Green Alexander, and one photo showing her mother. The caption reads "E's mother had a large folding Kodak, taking 5x7 ... More

LONGWORTH, PAULINA. WITH MOTHER, Portrait photo, Library of Congress

LONGWORTH, PAULINA. WITH MOTHER, Portrait photo, Library of Congress

A black and white photo of a woman and a child. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Cheyenne mother and child

Edward S. Curtis - Cheyenne mother and child

H66956 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1391-05.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the home of the President's mother, Roswell, Ga.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the home of the President's mother, Ro...

Stereograph showing Theodore Roosevelt and others outside Bulloch mansion. No. 7827; U86202. Copyright 1905 by Underwood & Underwood.

Eskimo mother with child on back, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Eskimo mother with child on back, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collecti...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Original copyright holder: Lomen Bros. Photo by Lomen Bros., Nome. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Ch... More

Carrie Blanchard. "Don't know how old I am. Mother can tell. She keeps track of these things. She begins to work in mill tomorrow. 'Speks I'll go to help." (Mother said she was 10 years old). Little sister not at work yet. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Carrie Blanchard. "Don't know how old I am. Mother can tell. She keeps...

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Edward S. Curtis - Mother and child--Apsaroke

Edward S. Curtis - Mother and child--Apsaroke

Portrait of a woman, half-length, seated, facing right, holding baby in beaded cradleboard. H113122 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2794-08. Published in: The North American India... More

Small boy works as helper -- backroping in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. Charles Chasse, 201 Main Street. When I inquired about him in the home, his mother very reluctantly admitted he was working, but said he is past 14 years of age. I met him on the street and he said he is to be 14 next month, when he hopes to get his "school papers." Said he has been working several months. Location: Somersworth, New Hampshire.

Small boy works as helper -- backroping in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somer...

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Percy Grainger and mother - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Percy Grainger and mother - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961), an Australian-born composer and pianist with his mother. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

The Yelverton Family. Ten in the family. Live in a six-room house, "The only one on the street," they told me repeatedly. Two years ago the came here from the farm fifty miles away and a mile from the R.R. where they owned 135 acres. Father and four oldest boys have been working in the Laurel Cotton Mills for two years. Father said, "the little girls don't work, an' we're not goin' to let 'em if we can help it. We'll send 'em to school an' make ladies out of em. I don't reckon we'll ever go back to the farm. They all like the mill work. It's light work, but not very healthy though." The boys said, "We'd ruther work in the mill, It's easier. No hot sun an' no cold in winter 'cause they heat the mill then." The two youngest boys, eleven and thirteen years old, the father said, have been in the mill two years, and have had almost no schooling, and no likelihood of getting any more. The mother said, "I don't like to live in the city near so well. We're more shut in, an' we can't give the boys the schoolin' they ought to have 'cause they've got to work in the mill (wages is so low). We haven't been so well as on the farm." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

The Yelverton Family. Ten in the family. Live in a six-room house, "Th...

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The "Kinleygarten" (the mill policeme[n] called it) at Lynchburg (Virginia) Cotton Mill[s.] The children of the mill settlement, from six to eight years attend. Several olde[r] boys were hanging around and joining in when they could. Also a mother and babe. I asked Miss Carrington, in charge, where the children from eight to fourteen go, and she said that few of them at those ages care for education. They are just waiting to become old enough to get into the mill. The only available school for them is a long way off. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

The "Kinleygarten" (the mill policeme[n] called it) at Lynchburg (Virg...

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Group of oyster shuckers working in canning factory of Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co. All but the very smallest babies work. All began at 3:30 A.M. expected to work until 5 P.M. The little girl in center working. Her mother says she is a real help to her. About 300 workers. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Group of oyster shuckers working in canning factory of Dunbar, Lopez, ...

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.

The Dickerson Family, Dependent Parents. Father (not in photo) works in a machine shop. All except mother and two babes work in the cotton mill, Winona. Mother said, "Father earns good pay. The children all together earn twelve to fourteen dollars a week. Been here two years. Came from the farm, but we couldn't get the children back onto the farm now. They like the mill work." Home was bare and poorly kept. Queries:- Where does the money go? Where is the need for the little ones working?. Location: Winona, Mississippi.

The Dickerson Family, Dependent Parents. Father (not in photo) works i...

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

Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years. Mother and these two children pick 40 measures a day at 7 cents a measure. See scoops and pail in foreground. There were two out of eighteen workers apparently under 12 and they expected to work several weeks more--losing some weeks of schooling. Location: Falmouth - Plimmey [?] Bog, Massachusetts.

Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manu...

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

[Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo October 23rd, 1912), while working in Sanders Spinning Mill, Bessemer City, N.C., August 21st, 1912, a piece of the machine fell on to his foot mashing his toe. This caused him to fall on to a spinning machine and his hand went into unprotected gearing, crushing and tearing out two fingers. He told the Attorney he was 11 years old when it happened. His parents are now trying to make him 13 years old. The school census taken at the time of the accident makes him12 years (parents' statement) and school records say the same. His school teacher thinks that he is 12. His brother (photo 3071) is not yet 11 years old. Both of the boys worked in the mill several months before the accident. His father, (R.L. Newsom) tried to compromise with the Company when he found the boy would receive money and not the parents. The mother tried to blame the boys for getting jobs on their own hook, but she let them work several months. The aunt said "Now he's jes got to where he could be of some help to his ma an' then this happens and he can't never work no more like he oughter."]. Location: [Bessemer, North Carolina].

[Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo Octo...

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Bertha, a six-year old oyster shucker and her older sister. Father and mother work also. All of them make from $9. to $15. a week. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Bertha, a six-year old oyster shucker and her older sister. Father and...

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This is typical of the home work on underwear in these quarters. Mother and children and surroundings all filthy. 4 Me Culphe Place, Somerville, Massachusetts. Location: Somerville, Massachusettsachusetts.

This is typical of the home work on underwear in these quarters. Mothe...

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Investigator talking with Ida List, 124 Ridge Street, New York. 8 year old child suffering from chorea (St. Vitus dance) Was born in New York. Mother has always worked hard and takes in sewing now. Husband treated the family very badly; is alcoholic. New York], New York (State) / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., September 16, 1913, in co-operation with the Clearing House for Mental Defectives, 303 East 20 Street, New York. Further data in their files; #2711 Nurse Investigator Records, Department of Public Charities.

Investigator talking with Ida List, 124 Ridge Street, New York. 8 year...

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

Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, but has been sweeping in the Merrimack Mill for seven months, so he began at eleven years. Brother Edward said to be thirteen years, but doubtful. Mother said they had no Family Record here and gave me ages from memory. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, b...

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JONES, 'MOTHER' - Public domain portrait photograph

JONES, 'MOTHER' - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a woman in a coat and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Dora Stainers, 562 1/2 Decatur St. 39 years old. Began spinning in an Atlanta mill at 7 years, and is in this mill work for 32 years. Only 4 days of schooling in her life. Began at 20 cents a day. The most she ever made was $1.75 a day & now she is earning $1 a day when she works. She is looking for a job. Her little girl Lilie is the same age she was when she started work, but the mother says, "I ain't goin to put her to work if I can help it. I'm goin' to give her as much education as I can so she can do better than I did." Mrs. Stainers is a woman of exceptional ability considering her training. In contrast to her is formed [?] another woman (this name was withheld) who has been working in Atlanta mills for 10 yrs. She began at 10 yrs. of age, married at 12, broke down, and may never be able to work again. Her mother went to work in the cotton mill very young. Location: Atlanta, Georgia.

Mrs. Dora Stainers, 562 1/2 Decatur St. 39 years old. Began spinning i...

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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. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma.

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

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

["Little Rosie (Berdich)" one of our former friends that I found in Bluffton 3 years ago. She has given up shucking, because her mother is afraid of the law, and is attending school regularly as long as they are in the south.] Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina] / L.W. Hine.

["Little Rosie (Berdich)" one of our former friends that I found in Bl...

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Capps family at Columbia vaudeville. Baby of 21 months (been on stage for 6 months). Girl of 5 years (been on stage for 2 years). Boy of 7 years (been on stage for 1 year). Girl of 8 years (been on stage for 5 years). Boy of 12 years (been on stage for 8 years). Boy of 14 years (been on stage for 9 years). Oldest boy is acrobat, contortionist, etc. All do singing and dancing acts except baby, who appears in final scene as Charlie Chaplin. They appear 3 or 4 times a day--sometimes 7 days in the week, usually coming last on program (as a feature), which means they do not leave dressing room until nearly 11 p.m. Then, in addition, the life in cheap hotels and on the road "making new towns" is very unsettling. It was very touching to see the little ones curled up back of the scenes waiting for their act and getting 40 winks or the mother nursing the baby just before it was poked out onto the stage to do his little "turn." In spite of their stage life, their manners are good. They are quiet, well-appearing children, and the parents are kind and sympathetic. The father acts as nursemaid to the baby, and the mother dresses and changes the others and appears herself. She said: "They're never sick. It's the healthiest kind of life." The 8-year-old girl said: "I don't like it--the men in some places are so rough." There was some familiarity shown to them, but not much. Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan / Lewis W. Hine.

Capps family at Columbia vaudeville. Baby of 21 months (been on stage ...

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Pres. Coolidge, Mother Jones, Mrs. Coolidge, Theodore Roosevelt, 9/26/24

Pres. Coolidge, Mother Jones, Mrs. Coolidge, Theodore Roosevelt, 9/26/...

A group of people standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mother Jones and Theo. Roosevelt, Jr.

Mother Jones and Theo. Roosevelt, Jr.

President and Mrs. Coolidge, Mother Jones, and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., full-length portraits, standing. National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 2, p. 19, no. 32660.

Col. Linbergh[sic] with his mother and President and Mrs. Coolidge leaving the temperary[sic] White House

Col. Linbergh[sic] with his mother and President and Mrs. Coolidge lea...

Photo shows Charles Lindbergh with his mother, President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge about to get in automobile. U.S. Secret Service agent Richard "Dick" Jervis is standing behind Bush in hat with two stripes. (So... More

[Whistler's mother] - Public domain illustration painting

[Whistler's mother] - Public domain illustration painting

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

Col. Chas. Lindbergh and his mother photographed with the President and Mrs. Coolidge

Col. Chas. Lindbergh and his mother photographed with the President an...

National Photo Company Collection. In album: p. 36, no. 41568. Public domain photograph related to President Calvin Coolidge, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American Mother Bathing the Baby - stereocsopic card

American Mother Bathing the Baby - stereocsopic card

As 2 small girls watch. J03546 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Keystone Veiw Co. No. 17470. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Children Bathing; Chil... More

A black and white photo of two people sitting outside a log cabin. Ohio during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of two people sitting outside a log cabin. Ohi...

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a woman standing in a doorway of a log cabin. Ohio during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a woman standing in a doorway of a log cabi...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Migrant mother and children - California

Migrant mother and children - California

FSA log sheet, with photograph in center, indicating publications in which picture appeared, 1936-1940. Original title of photograph in center: Destitute peapickers in California, a 32 year old mother of seven children.

A black and white photo of a woman holding a baby, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a woman holding a baby, Minnesota. Farm Sec...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Five year old Tyler Abell, whose custody has been the subject of international litigation, returned to his Washington home today, with his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Drew Pearson. Not at all worried, Tyler has a great time playing in the garden of the Pearson Washington home, 9/5/37

Five year old Tyler Abell, whose custody has been the subject of inter...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MOTHER OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 20. MRS. JAMES ROOSEVELT, MOTHER OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, ARRIVING AT ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO ATTEND SERVICES WITH HER DISTINGUISHED SON BEFORE GOING TO THE CAPITOL FOR THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES

MOTHER OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 20. MRS. JAME...

A black and white photo of a woman in a fur coat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Secretary of War's youngest poses for first picture. Washington, D.C., March 24. Six-week-old Cooper Coolidge Woodring seems a bit camera-shy as he poses for his first picture today with his mother Mrs. Harry H. Woodring. This is the third child born to the Secretary of War and Mrs. Woodring since their marriage in 1933. Mrs. Woodring was Helen Coolidge, daughter of the former Senator from Massachusetts, before her marriage to Secretary Woodring, 3/24/1937

Secretary of War's youngest poses for first picture. Washington, D.C.,...

A woman holding a baby in a bed. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grandmother, mother, and new born baby of a sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

Grandmother, mother, and new born baby of a sharecropper family near C...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington's smallest diplomatic hostess. Washington, D.C., Sept. 21. As the new social season begins in Washington, little Didi Rajamaitri, Daughter of the Minister of Siam and Mme Abhibal Rajamaitri, continues to hold her unique place as one of the Capitol's smallest assistant hostesses. She is pictured with her mother at the reception yesterday which marked the 13th birthday of King Ananda Mahidol of Siam, 9/21/38

Washington's smallest diplomatic hostess. Washington, D.C., Sept. 21. ...

A little girl standing next to a woman in a dress. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mother and grandchild of unemployed coal miner. Marine, West Virginia

Mother and grandchild of unemployed coal miner. Marine, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother and daughter picking over crawfish which they catch to sell for bait. Mays Avenue camp, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Refer general caption 21

Mother and daughter picking over crawfish which they catch to sell for...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Mexican mother and child in their home. Note flies which are prevalent in all these Mexican homes. Crystal City, Texas

Mexican mother and child in their home. Note flies which are prevalent...

Public domain image of infant, child, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Young migrant mother who lives in one of the tents. California. Farm Security Administration (FSA) emergency camp. Calipatria

Young migrant mother who lives in one of the tents. California. Farm S...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, military, or refugee camp, temporary settlement, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of an old stove, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of an old stove, Texas, during Great Depressio...

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Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile. Near Prague, Oklahoma. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting

Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile. Near...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother bandaging toe of her son which was cut in debris of Mays Avenue camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mother bandaging toe of her son which was cut in debris of Mays Avenue...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spanish-American mother with her children near Taos, New Mexico

Spanish-American mother with her children near Taos, New Mexico

Photo shows from left, Maria Louisa Sandoval, age 17; Jose Benito Sandoval, age 4; Ofelia Trujillo Sandoval, age 39, with son Rupert Sandoval, age 1 1/2, in her arms; Sylvia Sandoval, age 15; in front, Ofelia "... More

Mother and three children living in abandoned church because of acute housing conditions. Near Laurel, Mississippi

Mother and three children living in abandoned church because of acute ...

Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp. Family, mother, father and eleven children, originally from Oklahoma, where he had been a tenant farmer. Came to California in 1936 after drought. Since then have been traveling from crop to crop in California following the harvest. Six of the children attend school wherever the family stops long enough with mother and father. February 23, two of the family had been lucky and "got a place" (a day's work) in the peas on the Sinclair Ranch. Father had earned one dollar and seventy-three cents for ten hours a day. Oldest daughter had earned one dollar and twenty-five cents. From these earnings had to provide transportation to the fields twenty miles away. Mother wants to return to Oklahoma, father unwilling. She says, "I want to go back home where we can live happy, live decent, and grow what we eat." Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

In Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp. Family, mo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer worker, 20th-century dust bowl, great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother and daughter waiting for streetcar. Terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mother and daughter waiting for streetcar. Terminal, Oklahoma City, Ok...

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Mother and child, relief clients near Jefferson, Texas. The mother has had pellagra in advanced state but has had some treatment. The child has rickets. Has never talked though two years old. The child has never been taken to a doctor

Mother and child, relief clients near Jefferson, Texas. The mother has...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower operating tractor. She and her mother run the farm without the assistance of any men. Grant County, Illinois

FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower operating t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer worker, 20th-century dust bowl, great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother and child at Okeechobee migratory labor camp, where they have a nurse and clinic for prenatal and postnatal care. Belle Glade, Florida

Mother and child at Okeechobee migratory labor camp, where they have a...

Public domain photograph related to child labor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mother of five children preparing evening meal. They live in an abandoned house on property of fruit grower. Berrien County, Michigan

Mother of five children preparing evening meal. They live in an abando...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother and children at agricultural workers union meeting at Tabor, Oklahoma

Mother and children at agricultural workers union meeting at Tabor, Ok...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Doctor William J. Buck examining child, with mother and camp nurse assisting, in clinic at Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Doctor William J. Buck examining child, with mother and camp nurse ass...

Public domain photograph related to child labor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Louise Dyson, wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. She is the mother of fifteen children. Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Mrs. Louise Dyson, wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother, father, and five children sleep in this one room of an abandoned house on property of fruit grower. Berrien County, Michigan

Mother, father, and five children sleep in this one room of an abandon...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of women standing on a set of stairs, Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph

A couple of women standing on a set of stairs, Virginia. Farm Security...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

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