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Mary Diamond, 15 years old (on right of photo) making roses at the Boston Floral Supply Co., 347-357 Cambridge Street. Said to be the only flower factory in Massachusetts. Makes 600 roses a day. Rose Rabotnick, 14 years old (on Mary's right), curling petals. Beatrice Sicco, 15 years old (left side of photo) curling. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Mary Diamond, 15 years old (on right of photo) making roses at the Bos...

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[Design drawing for stained glass rose window with symbolic petals, Charlotte, North Carolina]

[Design drawing for stained glass rose window with symbolic petals, Ch...

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Mary Donahue, 15 years old (on right of photo), curling petals at the Boston Floral Supply Co., 347-357 Cambridge Street. Said to be the only flower factory in Massachusetts. Pauline Steele, 15 years old (on Mary's right) makes carnations. Beatrice Sicco, 15 years old (left side of photo), curling. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Mary Donahue, 15 years old (on right of photo), curling petals at the ...

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6 cents a gross. Make regularly from 10 to 12 gross a day. 122 Sullivan St. Mr. Malatesta - Helps because Health too bad work out. Mrs. Malatesta; Frank Malatesta, age 14; John Malatesta, age 11; Lizzie Malatesta, age 4. Boys w[or]k Sat. aft[ernoon] & evenings till 10 or 11. Lizzie separates petals. Location: New York, New York (State)

6 cents a gross. Make regularly from 10 to 12 gross a day. 122 Sulliva...

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[Design drawing for stained glass rose window with symbolic petals, Charlotte, North Carolina]

[Design drawing for stained glass rose window with symbolic petals, Ch...

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[Natives gathering petals from "Arbore triste" (sour orange tree?) to produce oil]

[Natives gathering petals from "Arbore triste" (sour orange tree?) to ...

2 P.M. Mrs. Katie --- (refused to give their name), 134 1/3 Thompson St., one flight up, front. Making artificial flowers in a crowded and dirty room used as kitchen, bed room, living room, and work room. Mother and family work including 8 and 9 yr. old girls in the photo (who were at home 2 P.M. on a school day) and the little 3 and 4 yr. olds who were helping by separating the petals. See report on schedule. Name is Darelli [or Tarelli?] 3 days after photo was taken the home was sealed up and disinfected by Board of Health for tuberculosis; 14 yr. old boy. Immediately the flower making resumed again. Location: New York, New York (State)

2 P.M. Mrs. Katie --- (refused to give their name), 134 1/3 Thompson S...

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[Design drawing for stained glass rose window with symbolic petals, Charlotte, North Carolina]

[Design drawing for stained glass rose window with symbolic petals, Ch...

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Photo taken after 9 P.M. Mrs. Barattini, Janitress at 212 Sullivan St., N.Y., and son Louis, 14 years old, and daughter who works in a flower factory all day and helps her mother make these silk rose petals at night. I asked her if she did not get tired of it. "What's the use of gettin' tired when it's got to be done!". Location: New York, New York (State)

Photo taken after 9 P.M. Mrs. Barattini, Janitress at 212 Sullivan St....

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Mary Donahue, 15 years old (on right of photo), curling petals at the Boston Floral Supply Co., 347-357 Cambridge Street. Said to be the only flower factory in Massachusetts. Pauline Steele, 15 years old (on Mary's right) makes carnations. Beatrice Sicco, 15 years old (left side of photo), curling. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Mary Donahue, 15 years old (on right of photo), curling petals at the ...

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Buffalo, New York. Flower girls strewing rose petals in the procession at Easter high mass at the Corpus Christi Church in the Polish community

Buffalo, New York. Flower girls strewing rose petals in the procession...

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