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Night shift going to work. More-Jonas [i.e., Jones?] Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Three of these boys may be under 14. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Night shift going to work. More-Jonas [i.e., Jones?] Glass Works, Brid...

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Some of the night shift, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Some of the night shift, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jer...

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A black and white photo of a man sitting on a stool, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a stool, West Virginia. Fa...

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

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on the barges

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on...

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Going to work on the night shift, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 6 P.M. Manchester, N.H. This boy has been working all night here for 5 months. George Crossley lives on Arath St., R. FF. D. No. 1/ Box 7 A, Hookset Line, Mancheste, N.H. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

Going to work on the night shift, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 6 P.M. Manchester...

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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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"Carrying-in" boy in Alexandria Glass Factory, Alexandria, Virginia Works on day shift one week and night shift next week. See photo 2261. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

"Carrying-in" boy in Alexandria Glass Factory, Alexandria, Virginia Wo...

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Night shift going work. N.J. Nov. 15, 1909. Cumberland Glass Works. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey

Night shift going work. N.J. Nov. 15, 1909. Cumberland Glass Works. Lo...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 969. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Defense worker who is on the night shift spends his day working on a new home he is building on outskirts of Detroit, Michigan

Defense worker who is on the night shift spends his day working on a n...

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A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also #115). Location: Indiana.

A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also ...

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National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children on night shift going to work at 6 P.M. on a cold, dark December night. They do not come out again until 6:00 A.M. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children ...

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Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 12 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 436. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works,...

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A black and white photo of two men sitting on the ground, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of two men sitting on the ground, West Virgini...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of coal miners, workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California

Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the wan...

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

A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court House, N.J. November 19, 1909. I saw the smallest boy carrying in shortly before midnight, November 18th. Location: Cape May Court House, New Jersey

A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 987. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Night Shift Leaving for Home: Indiana Glass Works, 8:00 A. M., (See also Photo #91.) Location: Indiana.

Night Shift Leaving for Home: Indiana Glass Works, 8:00 A. M., (See al...

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A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court House, N.J. November 19, 1909. I saw the smalles[t] boy carrying in shortly before midnight, November 18th. Location: Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court...

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Carrying-in Boy at the Lehr, (15 years old) Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. Has worked for several years. Works nine hours. Day shift one week, night shift next week. Gets $1.25 per day. Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Carrying-in Boy at the Lehr, (15 years old) Glass Works, Grafton, West...

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Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old Dominion Glass Co., Alexandria, Virginia I counted 7 white boys and several colored boys that seemed to be under 14 years old. The youngest ones would not give names, but the following are a few: Frank Ellmore, 913 Gibbon St., apparently ten or eleven. Been there three months. Dannie Powell, 307 Columbus St., Henry O'Donnell, 1923 Duke St. Leslie Mason, 912 Wilke St. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old ...

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A group of men and women standing in a factory This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees in all) Whitnel, (N.C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. Nearly as many small ones on night shift. This is a new up-to-date mill. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

A group of men and women standing in a factory This shows the number o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 459. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Lunch-time. A few of the workers on night shift in Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Lunch-time. A few of the workers on night shift in Cumberland Glass Wo...

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Night shift going to work. More-Jonas i.e., Jones? Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Three of these boys may be under 14. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey

Night shift going to work. More-Jonas i.e., Jones? Glass Works, Bridge...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 981. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], Bridgeton, N.J. One boy is 13 years old. Nov. 15, 1909. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], B...

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Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], Bridgeton, N.J. One boy is 13 years old. Nov. 15, 1909. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], B...

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#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug., 1908. Location: Indiana.

#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug., 190...

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A typical Glass Works Boy, Indiana, Night Shift, Said he was 16 years old. 1 A.M. Location: Indiana.

A typical Glass Works Boy, Indiana, Night Shift, Said he was 16 years ...

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Night shift at Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. 11:30 P.M. Going to work after 1 hour recess. (see label on #162.) Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Night shift at Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. 11:30 P.M. Going t...

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Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 1/2 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

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Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old Dominion Glass Co., Alexandria, Virginia I counted 7 white boys and several colored boys that seemed to be under 14 years old. The youngest ones would not give names, but the following are a few: Frank Ellmore, 913 Gibbon St., apparently ten or eleven. Been there three months. Dannie Powell, 307 Columbus St. Henry O'Donnell, 1925[?] Duke St. Leslie Mason, 912 Wilke St. See also photos and labels 2260 to 2271 and report. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old ...

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Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California

Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the wan...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steelworker who works on night shift in bed during day. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Steelworker who works on night shift in bed during day. Aliquippa, Pen...

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A few of the young boys working on the night shift at the Alexandria (Virginia) Glass Factory. See also photos and labels 2260 to 2271. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

A few of the young boys working on the night shift at the Alexandria (...

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Three men laying on the ground with their arms in the air, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

Three men laying on the ground with their arms in the air, West Virgin...

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Amarillo, Texas. Railroad employees coming to work on a night shift at the Santa Fe Railroad yards

Amarillo, Texas. Railroad employees coming to work on a night shift at...

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This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees in all) Whitnel, (N.C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. Nearly as many small ones on night shift. This is a new up-to-date mill. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees...

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Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey

Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 963. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Mrs. Jack Cutter and two children in their trailer at FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Erie, Pennslyvania. Her husband is at work on the night shift in the General Electric plant

Mrs. Jack Cutter and two children in their trailer at FSA (Farm Securi...

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Production. Parachute making. Mother of a sergeant in the Army, wife of a World War I veteran, Mrs. Emilia Gworek is a soldier in her own right. Here she sews parachute seams during the night shift of an Eastern plant. In the daytime, she is active in Red Cross work and is president of her American Legion Auxiliary. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

Production. Parachute making. Mother of a sergeant in the Army, wife o...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Production. Parachute making. Mother of a sergeant in the Army, wife of a World War I veteran, Mrs. Emilia Gworek is a soldier in her own right. Here she sews parachute seams during the night shift of an Eastern plant. In the daytime, she is active in Red Cross work and is president of her American Legion Auxiliary. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

Production. Parachute making. Mother of a sergeant in the Army, wife o...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Going to work on the night shift, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 6 P.M. Manchester, N.H. This boy has been working all night here for 5 months. George Crossley lives on Arath St., R. FF. D. No. 1/ Box 7 A, Hookset Line, Mancheste, N.H. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

Going to work on the night shift, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 6 P.M. Manchester...

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#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug., 1908. Location: Indiana.

#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug., 190...

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Migratory agricultural workers waiting to go on night shift at the grading station at Camden, North Carolina

Migratory agricultural workers waiting to go on night shift at the gra...

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A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court House, N.J. Nov. 19, 1909. I saw the smallest boy carrying in shortly before midnight, November 18th. Location: Cape May, New Jersey.

A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court...

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Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, then an hour's rest and 4 1/2 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next. (see label on photo 162.) Grafton, West Virginia. Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, t...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A typical Glass Works Boy, Indiana, Night Shift, Said he was 16 years old. 1 A.M. Location: Indiana.

A typical Glass Works Boy, Indiana, Night Shift, Said he was 16 years ...

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

Some of night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. One boy is 13 years old. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Some of night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bri...

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. B.J. Rogan receives deliveries of laundry, ice and grocery items from local businesses that serve the defense trailer camp twice daily. Mrs. Rogan's husband is employed by the General Electric Company as a drill press operator or defense work. Although grocery stores and milk companies deliver to the doors of the trailer town, agents, salesmen and canvassers are forbidden in the settlement. This is to see that the defense workers on the night shift may sleep during the morning or early afternoon

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. B.J. Rogan receives deliveri...

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#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug. 1908. Location: Indiana

#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug. 1908...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 95. No city recorded on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library o... More

A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also #115). Location: Indiana

A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 91. No city recorded on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library o... More

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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Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, then an hour's rest and 4 1/2 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next. (see label on photo 162.) Grafton, West Virginia. Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, t...

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A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also #115). Location: Indiana.

A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also ...

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Night shift at Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. 11:30 P.M. Going to work after 1 hour recess. (see label on #162.) Location: Grafton, West Virginia

Night shift at Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. 11:30 P.M. Going t...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 160. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Two young carrying-in boys in Alexandria (Virginia) Glass Factory. Frank Clark (on left) 702 N. Patrick St., could neither read nor write, having been to school only a few weeks in his life. Two older brothers work in glass factory, and his father is a candy maker. Frank is working on night shift this week. Ashby Corbin (on right), 413 N. St. Asaph St. Has had only four terms of schooling. See also photos and labels 2260 to 2271. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

Two young carrying-in boys in Alexandria (Virginia) Glass Factory. Fra...

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Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift working on the wheelhouse of one of the barges which is nearing completion

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift working on...

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A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a train. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a train. Office ...

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

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 12 hours of this at a stretch, then an hour's rest and 4 12 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next. (see label on photo 162.) Grafton, West Virginia. Location: Grafton, West Virginia

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 12 hours of this at a stretch, th...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 151. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Night Shift Leaving for Home: Indiana Glass Works, 8:00 A. M., (See also Photo #91.) Location: Indiana.

Night Shift Leaving for Home: Indiana Glass Works, 8:00 A. M., (See al...

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Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of night shifts in Jersey. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of...

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A few of the young boys working on the night shift at the Alexandria (Virginia) Glass Factory. See also photos and labels 2260 to 2271. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

A few of the young boys working on the night shift at the Alexandria (...

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One of the sons of Anthony Forgetta, part time farmer of Andover, Massachusetts, milking the family cow after coming home from school (Mr. Forgetta works on the night shift at the Plymouth mill in north Andover)

One of the sons of Anthony Forgetta, part time farmer of Andover, Mass...

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Defense worker who is on night shift. During the day he works on the new home which he is building. Detroit, Michigan

Defense worker who is on night shift. During the day he works on the n...

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

One of the sons of Anthony Forgetta, part time farmer of Andover, Massachusetts, milking the family cow after coming home from school (Mr. Forgetta works on the night shift at the Plymouth mill in north Andover)

One of the sons of Anthony Forgetta, part time farmer of Andover, Mass...

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

Bantam, Connecticut. Defense homes. Fred Heath works on the night shift at the Warren McArthur plant in Bantam, and spends his days with Mrs. Heath and their three-year-old daughter, Ann. Here they are in the living room of the Heath's new four-room apartment, part of the new eighty-unit defense housing project just five minutes walk from the plant. The Heaths, who pay thirty dollars rent, like overstuffed chairs, and Ann also likes her overstuffed Teddy Bear

Bantam, Connecticut. Defense homes. Fred Heath works on the night shif...

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Carrying-in Boy at the Lehr, (15 years old) Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. Has worked for several years. Works nine hours. Day shift one week, night shift next week. Gets $1.25 per day. Location: Grafton, West Virginia

Carrying-in Boy at the Lehr, (15 years old) Glass Works, Grafton, West...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 164. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old Dominion Glass Co., Alexandria, Virginia I counted 7 white boys and several colored boys that seemed to be under 14 years old. The youngest ones would not give names, but the following are a few: Frank Ellmore, 913 Gibbon St., apparently ten or eleven. Been there three months. Dannie Powell, 307 Columbus St., Henry O'Donnell, 1923 Duke St. Leslie Mason, 912 Wilke St. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old ...

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Steelworker who sleeps during the day. He is on the night shift, J & L (Jones and Laughlin) plant. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Steelworker who sleeps during the day. He is on the night shift, J & L...

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Steelworker who sleeps during the day. He is on the night shift, J & L (Jones and Laughlin) plant. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Steelworker who sleeps during the day. He is on the night shift, J & L...

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

One of the lads in the night shift. Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey

One of the lads in the night shift. Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeto...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 976. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court House, N.J. November 19, 1909. I saw the smalles[t] boy carrying in shortly before midnight, November 18th. Location: Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court...

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One of the lads in the night shift. Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

One of the lads in the night shift. Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridget...

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The only photo of the mill children I could get. The superintendent was too suspicious. Many young girls and boys in there on day shift. Some below 12 years old went in on night shift. Location: High Shoals Mills, North Carolina.

The only photo of the mill children I could get. The superintendent wa...

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Lunch-time. A few of the workers on night shift in Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Lunch-time. A few of the workers on night shift in Cumberland Glass Wo...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 967. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the... More

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on the barges

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on...

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

"Carrying-in" boy in Alexandria Glass Factory, Alexandria, Virginia Works on day shift one week and night shift next week. See photo 2261. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

"Carrying-in" boy in Alexandria Glass Factory, Alexandria, Virginia Wo...

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One of the lads in the night shift. Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

One of the lads in the night shift. Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridget...

An old photo of a boy in a hat and overalls. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Defense worker who is on night shift. During the day he works on the new home which he is building. Detroit, Michigan

Defense worker who is on night shift. During the day he works on the n...

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Tulsa, Oklahoma. Railroad men on the night shift in front of the station master's office

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Railroad men on the night shift in front of the stati...

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

Going to work on the night shift, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 6 P.M. Manchester, N.H. This boy has been working all night here for 5 months. George Crossley lives on Arath St., R. FF. D. No. 1 Box 7 A, Hookset Line, Manchester, N.H. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire

Going to work on the night shift, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 6 P.M. Manchester...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 796. The phrase "all night" is underlined on the caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collec... More

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: In...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 123. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

The only photo of the mill children I could get. The superintendent was too suspicious. Many young girls and boys in there on day shift. Some below 12 years old went in on night shift. Location: High Shoals Mills, North Carolina

The only photo of the mill children I could get. The superintendent wa...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 252. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old Dominion Glass Co., Alexandria, Virginia I counted 7 white boys and several colored boys that seemed to be under 14 years old. The youngest ones would not give names, but the following are a few: Frank Ellmore, 913 Gibbon St., apparently ten or eleven. Been there three months. Dannie Powell, 307 Columbus St., Henry O'Donnell, 1923 Duke St. Leslie Mason, 912 Wilke St. Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 2264. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of night shifts in Jersey. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of...

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A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court House, N.J. Nov. 19, 1909. I saw the smallest boy carrying in shortly before midnight, November 18th. Location: Cape May, New Jersey.

A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court...

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

Some of the night shift, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey

Some of the night shift, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jers...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 975. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

A more well-to-do miner starts his breakfast when he comes home in the morning after working on the night shift. He is Polish, his wife Hungarian. Westover, West Virginia

A more well-to-do miner starts his breakfast when he comes home in the...

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Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on the barges

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on...

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

Chicago, Illinois. Men of the night shift listening to a report of the safety committee before starting to work at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad repair shops

Chicago, Illinois. Men of the night shift listening to a report of the...

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

Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of night shifts in Jersey. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Night shift in Wheaton Glass Works, Millville, N.J. This is typical of...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A more well-to-do miner listening to the radio when he returns home in the morning after working on the night shift. He is Polish, his wife Hungarian. These "foreigners" are generally thrifties and their houses are cleaner than the Negros or "Americans." Westover, West Virginia

A more well-to-do miner listening to the radio when he returns home in...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc... More

A black and white photo of a man in a kitchen, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man in a kitchen, West Virginia. Farm Sec...

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

A black and white photo of a man laying on the ground - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man laying on the ground - FSA / Office o...

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

Defense worker who is on the night shift spends his day working on a new home he is building on outskirts of Detroit, Michigan

Defense worker who is on the night shift spends his day working on a n...

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

Mrs. Jack Cutter and two children in their trailer at FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Erie, Pennsylvania. Her husband is at work on the night shift in the General Electric plant

Mrs. Jack Cutter and two children in their trailer at FSA (Farm Securi...

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

A few of the hands on the night shift in Highland Park Mill No. 3, Charlotte, N.C. 10:30 P.M. January 7/09. 100 hands in all. Ten children as small as smallest in photo to some smaller. One chap (48 in. high) was kept out of photo. Looked 9 years old. Boy on right hand and (by barrel) has been in mill work 9 years ; half of it at night. said "Rather work nights." Boss of spinning room began at 8 years and is now 30. Location: Charlotte, North Carolina.

A few of the hands on the night shift in Highland Park Mill No. 3, Cha...

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A group of men sitting on the ground - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men sitting on the ground - FSA / Office of War Information...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yard employees office of the Frisco railroad on the night shift

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yard employees office of the Frisco railroad on the n...

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

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on the barges

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Night shift at work on...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, industrial facility, mining industry, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yard employees of the Frisco railroad on the night shift

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yard employees of the Frisco railroad on the night sh...

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

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