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Mildred Griffiths, 9 Pleasant St., 13 yrs. old. A regular packer in Blanchard's Sardine Factory. Makes $1.00 to $2.00 a day. Sometimes works until midnight. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Mildred Griffiths, 9 Pleasant St., 13 yrs. old. A regular packer in Bl...

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Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp knives are used, with a cutting and sometimes a chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches, and careless bumping into each other increase the liability to accident. "The salt gits in the cuts an' they ache." Location: Eastport, Maine.

Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp kni...

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Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory"pulls up a sizeable haul of fish. Almost all of this catch will be filleted and frozen for military and lend-lease shipment. Of the total packs in the United States, 60 percent of the salmon and 80 percent of the sardine and mackerel are consumed by the armed forces here and abroad

Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory"pulls up a sizeable ...

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Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used in cutting. Some of the children used a knife as large as this. Minnie works regularly in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7, mostly in the packing room, and when very busy works nights. Cuts some, also cartons. She says she earns $2.00 some days, packing. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used...

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Settlement of sardine workers, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Many of them come from neighboring towns, such as Perry. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Settlement of sardine workers, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Many ...

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Pile of refuse, waste, and salt water in which these sardine workers stand at times. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Pile of refuse, waste, and salt water in which these sardine workers s...

Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory" pulls up a sizeable haul of fish. Almost all of this catch will be filleted and frozen for military and lend-lease shipment. Of the total packs in the United States, sixty percent of the salmon and eighty percent of the sardine and macherel are consumed by the armed forces here and abroad

Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory" pulls up a sizeable...

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Hamilton Family, sardine works, Eastport. Father earns $15 to $25 a week irregularly during the work season for three months. Said that 20 years ago he made $5 a day as a boy, cutting. The mother is a packer makes $10 a week and upward, during the active season. Another boy, not in the photo, works also. In the front row are George Hamilton, 11 years old, who cuts regularly--made a dollar in three hours the day before; Byron, with a badly cut finger, earns 25 cents a day; little Erna 8 years old works at cartoning. The father is dissatisfied with the irregular income, but cannot see the connection between his early boyhood work and his present stagnation. He is putting his little ones through the same process. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Hamilton Family, sardine works, Eastport. Father earns $15 to $25 a we...

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Austria. Sardine fishing, Gulf of Triest

Austria. Sardine fishing, Gulf of Triest

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Group of young cutters in Seacoast sardine factory, going for a swim Sunday morning. They all work. Even the smallest makes $.50 to $1.00 a day. They all said they cut their fingers a good deal, "and then the salt makes 'em 'pickle-sores." Location: Eastport, Maine.

Group of young cutters in Seacoast sardine factory, going for a swim S...

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Sardine boy. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Sardine boy. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering machines in Eastport canning factory, also cutting some. In the background is a typical sardine factory. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering mach...

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Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Mural of sardine fishermen repairing their nets along Cannery Row, Monterey, California

Mural of sardine fishermen repairing their nets along Cannery Row, Mon...

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Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory" pulls up a sizeable haul of fish. Almost all of this catch will be filleted and frozen for military and lend-lease shipment. Of the total packs in the United States, 60 percent of the salmon and 80 percent of the sardine and mackerel are consumed by the armed forces here and abroad

Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory" pulls up a sizeable...

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Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp knives are used, with a cutting and sometimes a chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches, and careless bumping into each other increase the liability to accident. "The salt gits in the cuts an' they ache." Location: Eastport, Maine.

Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp kni...

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Sardine canneries at Eastport, Me. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Me. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family. (See Photo #2433). Location: Eastport, Maine.

A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family. (See Photo #2...

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Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering machines in Eastport canning factory, also cutting some. In the background is a typical sardine factory. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Fulsom McCutcheon, 11 years old, has been working at the covering mach...

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Housing conditions at Clove [?] sardine factory, North Lubec, Me. They are much congested and run down. Children work in the factory, but I did not get them that day. Location: North Lubec, Maine.

Housing conditions at Clove [?] sardine factory, North Lubec, Me. They...

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Housing conditions at Clove [?] sardine factory, North Lubec, Me. They are much congested and run down. Children work in the factory, but I did not get them that day. Location: North Lubec, Maine.

Housing conditions at Clove [?] sardine factory, North Lubec, Me. They...

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Settlement of sardine workers, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Many of them come from neighboring towns, such as Perry. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Settlement of sardine workers, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Many ...

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Hamilton Family, sardine works, Eastport. Father earns $15 to $25 a week irregularly during the work season for three months. Said that 20 years ago he made $5 a day as a boy, cutting. The mother is a packer makes $10 a week and upward, during the active season. Another boy, not in the photo, works also. In the front row are George Hamilton, 11 years old, who cuts regularly--made a dollar in three hours the day before; Byron, with a badly cut finger, earns 25 cents a day; little Erna 8 years old works at cartoning. The father is dissatisfied with the irregular income, but cannot see the connection between his early boyhood work and his present stagnation. He is putting his little ones through the same process. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Hamilton Family, sardine works, Eastport. Father earns $15 to $25 a we...

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Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used in cutting. Some of the children used a knife as large as this. Minnie works regularly in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7, mostly in the packing room, and when very busy works nights. Cuts some, also cartons. She says she earns $2.00 some days, packing. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Minnie Thomas, 9 years old, showing average size of sardine knife used...

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