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These boys (and one other small one, who is not present) and their father, work in Monongah Glass Works. Father gets $1.75 a day - one boy 125 a day 4 get 80 cents a day. Total 6.20 a day. Live in a tumble down house. What is the trouble?. Location: Fairmont, West Virginia.

These boys (and one other small one, who is not present) and their fat...

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

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia) Cigarette Factory. I could not induce the very smallest ones to get into the photos. See other photos taken at noon and in the morning. One boy said, "Lots are working under fourteen. I went in under twelve." Location: Danville, Virginia.

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia)...

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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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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...

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

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week night, they said, usually until midnight. On Saturday most of the day and also night. Air is bad; associations are bad, the long hours and confinement are bad. One of the boys told me he was 10 yrs. old, five boys told me 11 years old, three boys told me 12 years old and I could not question many. Late Saturday night, I counted one boy of 10 years, five of 11 years, nineteen boys apparently 12 and 13 years old. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week n...

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

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia) Cigarette Factory. I could not induce the very smallest ones to get into the photos. See other photos taken at noon and in the morning. One boy said, "Lots are working under fourteen. I went in under twelve." Location: Danville, Virginia.

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia)...

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

Group of men and boys at Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. The youngest, apparently 11 or 12 is Felber McLaughlin, S. Wabash St. One boy who said he was 14 last month and had been working there a year, was assisting at a mailing machine which seemed to be dangerous to fingers and hands at least. Location: Kirksville, Missouri.

Group of men and boys at Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. The youngest, appare...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia) Cigarette Factory. I could not induce the very smallest ones to get into the photos. See other photos taken at noon and in the morning. One boy said, "Lots are working under fourteen. I went in under twelve." Location: Danville, Virginia.

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia)...

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Family of David H. Goodman, cor. Coburn and Mellen Streets, South Framingham, Massachusetts. Mother and two children, 14 yrs. and 10 yrs. old, working on tags for Dennison factory. One boy, 12 yrs. old, sick abed in next room. Father, umbrella mender. This family has made $50 a month, average $25 to $35. House not well kept. (See Report.) Witness F.A. Smith. Location: South Framingham, Massachusettsachusetts.

Family of David H. Goodman, cor. Coburn and Mellen Streets, South Fram...

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

These boys (and one other small one, who is not present) and their father, work in Monongah Glass Works. Father gets $1.75 a day - one boy 125 a day 4 get 80 cents a day. Total 6.20 a day. Live in a tumble down house. What is the trouble? Location: Fairmont, West Virginia

These boys (and one other small one, who is not present) and their fat...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 186. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (one ten and one twelve) and one boy not here, work in Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. See also 2096. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2097. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

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...

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

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week night, they said, usually until midnight. On Saturday most of the day and also night. Air is bad; associations are bad, the long hours and confinement are bad. One of the boys told me he was 10 yrs. old, five boys told me 11 years old, three boys told me 12 years old and I could not question many. Late Saturday night, I counted one boy of 10 years, five of 11 years, nineteen boys apparently 12 and 13 years old. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week n...

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

Verses, made on the sudden death of six young women and one boy, who were drowned at Jamestown, (Rhode-Island) July 13, 1782. [Newport. R. I. 1782].

Verses, made on the sudden death of six young women and one boy, who w...

1289 D 2 8 Mr. 45.; Rec. Apr. 14 1945. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 165, Folder 12a.

Verses, made on the sudden death of six young women and one boy, who were drowned at Jamestown, (Rhode-Island) July 13, 1782. [Newport. R. I. 1782].

Verses, made on the sudden death of six young women and one boy, who w...

1289 D 2 8 Mr. 45.; Rec. Apr. 14 1945. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 165, Folder 12a.

Mrs. Gay, 33 James Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts., and children - 5, 7, 12, and 13 years old, setting stones in cheap jewelry. There were 244 stones in this lot. She said they earned about $5 a week when all worked steadily. (One boy of 10 works, not there when photo was taken.) They work every day except Saturday (house work day) and probably not much Sunday. Work after school and evenings until 8 P.M. or after. The children were home with sore throat, but working industriously. Father works in factory. Photo at 4 P.M. Location: Attleboro, Massachusettsachusetts.

Mrs. Gay, 33 James Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts., and children - 5...

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Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (one ten and one twelve) and one boy not here, work in Magnolia Cotton Mills, Magnolia, Miss. See also 2096. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Kuyrkendall family, recently from farm. Three children in front row (o...

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Some of the youngsters in the Scotland Neck Cotton Mill going home to dinner. This mill has a number of children. One boy told me 10 years old, and one 7. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina

Some of the youngsters in the Scotland Neck Cotton Mill going home to ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3858. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia) Cigarette Factory. I could not induce the very smallest ones to get into the photos. See other photos taken at noon and in the morning. One boy said, "Lots are working under fourteen. I went in under twelve." Location: Danville, Virginia

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia)...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 2197. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia) Cigarette Factory. I could not induce the very smallest ones to get into the photos. See other photos taken at noon and in the morning. One boy said, "Lots are working under fourteen. I went in under twelve." Location: Danville, Virginia

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia)...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 2198. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week night, they said, usually until midnight. On Saturday most of the day and also night. Air is bad; associations are bad, the long hours and confinement are bad. One of the boys told me he was 10 yrs. old, five boys told me 11 years old, three boys told me 12 years old and I could not question many. Late Saturday night, I counted one boy of 10 years, five of 11 years, nineteen boys apparently 12 and 13 years old. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week n...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2596. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Mrs. Gay, 33 James Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts., and children - 5, 7, 12, and 13 years old, setting stones in cheap jewelry. There were 244 stones in this lot. She said they earned about $5 a week when all worked steadily. (One boy of 10 works, not there when photo was taken.) They work every day except Saturday (house work day) and probably not much Sunday. Work after school and evenings until 8 P.M. or after. The children were home with sore throat, but working industriously. Father works in factory. Photo at 4 P.M. Location: Attleboro, Massachusettsachusetts.

Mrs. Gay, 33 James Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts., and children - 5...

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

Family of David H. Goodman, cor. Coburn and Mellen Streets, South Framingham, Massachusetts. Mother and two children, 14 yrs. and 10 yrs. old, working on tags for Dennison factory. One boy, 12 yrs. old, sick abed in next room. Father, umbrella mender. This family has made $50 a month, average $25 to $35. House not well kept. (See Report.) Witness F.A. Smith. Location: South Framingham, Massachusettsachusetts

Family of David H. Goodman, cor. Coburn and Mellen Streets, South Fram...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 3141. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia) Cigarette Factory. I could not induce the very smallest ones to get into the photos. See other photos taken at noon and in the morning. One boy said, "Lots are working under fourteen. I went in under twelve." Location: Danville, Virginia

Some of the young girls who roll cigarettes in the Danville (Virginia)...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 2197-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... 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, Bri...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 968. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Bantam, Connecticut. Much of the food that is served in Bantam homes is bought at the local First National Store, part of New England's leading food chain. Manager Charley Dempsey, who admits that he sometimes takes off his hat when sleeping, hopes soon to get a larger store with a full line of meats, but is worried about the difficulty in getting meat cases. He's very pleased about the increase in his business, which has meant larger weekly checks for him, and has increased his staff from one boy part-time two years ago to three full-time and one part-time now. He looks for an even greater volume when the second forty units of the new housing project are completed. Charley, who was in the Army during the last war, and all his employees are natives of Bantam. The main difference rising food prices have meant to Bantam housewives, says Dempsey, is that whereas they used to order without bothering to ask the price, they now ask the price, then say what they want

Bantam, Connecticut. Much of the food that is served in Bantam homes i...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week night, they said, usually until midnight. On Saturday most of the day and also night. Air is bad; associations are bad, the long hours and confinement are bad. One of the boys told me he was 10 yrs. old, five boys told me 11 years old, three boys told me 12 years old and I could not question many. Late Saturday night, I counted one boy of 10 years, five of 11 years, nineteen boys apparently 12 and 13 years old. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week n...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2596. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

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...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 964. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Group of men and boys at Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. The youngest, apparently 11 or 12 is Felber McLaughlin, S. Wabash St. One boy who said he was 14 last month and had been working there a year, was assisting at a mailing machine which seemed to be dangerous to fingers and hands at least. Location: Kirksville, Missouri

Group of men and boys at Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. The youngest, appare...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1740. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Some of the youngsters in the Scotland Neck Cotton Mill going home to dinner. This mill has a number of children. One boy told me 10 years old, and one 7. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Some of the youngsters in the Scotland Neck Cotton Mill going home to ...

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

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, Bri...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 968. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More