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New York, New York. Children of working mothers, who receive day care at the Greenwich House on Saturdays and after school, enjoying a dancing and singing class at this community center

New York, New York. Children of working mothers, who receive day care ...

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John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Saturdays. Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R. I. (One of the B. B. and R. Knight mills). He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no others below 14 in this mill,. Location: Fiskeville, Rhode Island.

John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Satur...

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John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Saturdays. Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R. I. (One of the B. B. and R. Knight mills). He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no others below 14 in this mill,. Location: Fiskeville, Rhode Island.

John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Satur...

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.

Mr. & Mrs. Bruno, 7 Elizabeth Street. Josephine (age 11), Antonia (age 13). One child not working. They go to school and work afternoons and Saturdays on this custom work for father. Feb. 5, 1908. 4:30 P.M. Witness Mrs. Lilliam [sic] Hosford. Location: New York, New York (State) / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mr. & Mrs. Bruno, 7 Elizabeth Street. Josephine (age 11), Antonia (age...

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A group of people riding skis down a snow covered slope, New Hamshire. Farm Security Organization photograph

A group of people riding skis down a snow covered slope, New Hamshire....

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Local schoolchildren of North Conway, New Hampshire, have ski races on Saturdays on Cranmore Mountain

Local schoolchildren of North Conway, New Hampshire, have ski races on...

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San Augustine, Texas. Truck which carries farm people from a distance of twenty miles to town on Saturdays

San Augustine, Texas. Truck which carries farm people from a distance ...

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New York, New York. Children of working mothers who receive day care at Greenwich House on Saturdays and after school hours, enjoying a dancing and singing class at this community center

New York, New York. Children of working mothers who receive day care a...

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[John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Saturdays. Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R. I. (One of the B. B. and R. Knight mills). He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no others below 14 in this mill,]. Location: Fiskeville, Rhode Island.

[John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Satu...

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Henry, 10 year old oyster shucker who does five pots of oyster [sic] a day. Works before school, after school, and Saturdays. Been working three years. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Henry, 10 year old oyster shucker who does five pots of oyster [sic] a...

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

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Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when in session and work at Coleman Bros. Zinc Mine, Aurora, Mo., Saturdays and holidays, culling "waste" from the zinc ore on the "dumps." Their fathers work in zinc mines nearby. These boys told me no boys were permitted to work down in the mines, and said they were the only boys working in the vicinity; which seemed to be about true. Location: Aurora, Missouri.

Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when i...

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On Saturdays children of the neighborhood have ski races. Woodstock, Vermont

On Saturdays children of the neighborhood have ski races. Woodstock, V...

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[John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Saturdays. Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R. I. (One of the B. B. and R. Knight mills). He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no others below 14 in this mill,]. Location: Fiskeville, Rhode Island.

[John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Satu...

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Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingsworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much time to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Talles...

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Stephen Yankus - 350 Newark St., 8 yrs. old, and works till 10 P.M. Saturdays. Photo taken at Hudson Place and River Street at 4 P.M. Location: Hoboken, New Jersey.

Stephen Yankus - 350 Newark St., 8 yrs. old, and works till 10 P.M. Sa...

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A couple of women standing next to a horse drawn carriage, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A couple of women standing next to a horse drawn carriage, Kenntucky. ...

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General Utility Boy in Miller & Vidor Saw-mill. 14 years old (he said). Part of the time he throws slabs into the chute that has chain carrying them to the mill. I saw him helping a man around moving and unprotected machinery. Everything in the mill is unguarded. No place for boys. Said he works only on Saturdays now, gets $1.00 a day. Made $25 a month here last summer. Location: Beaumont, Texas.

General Utility Boy in Miller & Vidor Saw-mill. 14 years old (he said)...

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[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest ma...

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Family of Peter Elvis, New Orleans, La. All except smallest baby work in the Barataria Canning Company. Youngest boy, Jo., seven years old works Saturdays. Alma, the three year-old by the door is "learnin' the trade" her mother said. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Family of Peter Elvis, New Orleans, La. All except smallest baby work ...

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Rosy Phillips. Fifteen year old spinner in a Dallas cotton mill. She was far from "rosy" - thin, anaemic. Prematurely old. Her brother Exie [?] twelve years old who helps her some on Saturdays. He said: "I can't get a steady job, but I can help her all I want to." I did not see any others very young. Location: Dallas, Texas.

Rosy Phillips. Fifteen year old spinner in a Dallas cotton mill. She w...

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

A group of people standing on top of a snow covered slope, New Hamshire. Farm Security Organization photograph

A group of people standing on top of a snow covered slope, New Hamshir...

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

A group of people standing in the snow, New Hamshire. Farm Security Organization photograph

A group of people standing in the snow, New Hamshire. Farm Security Or...

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

A group of people standing outside of a store, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A group of people standing outside of a store, Kenntucky. Farm Securit...

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A group of people standing around a horse drawn carriage, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A group of people standing around a horse drawn carriage, Kenntucky. F...

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New York, New York. Children engrossed by a play put on by playmates at Greenwich House where they receive day care after school hours and on Saturdays while their mothers are working

New York, New York. Children engrossed by a play put on by playmates a...

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New York, New York. A fifteen-year-old expert on model airplanes who formerly spent all day Saturdays at the movies, now devoting his time to the instruction of younger boys enrolled in the day care program at Greenwich House, a community center

New York, New York. A fifteen-year-old expert on model airplanes who f...

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Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Otis Mehaffy. 4 years in mill. Small boy "helps sister" Saturdays and after school. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Otis Mehaffy. 4 years in mill. Small ...

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

San Augustine, Texas. Truck owner who brings farm people to town on Saturdays from a distance of twenty miles

San Augustine, Texas. Truck owner who brings farm people to town on Sa...

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New York, New York. A working mother's child who receives day care after school and on Saturdays at Greenwich House, proudly displaying her version of the ideal home, complete with a garage, victory garden and tree-shaded lawn

New York, New York. A working mother's child who receives day care aft...

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

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 cents a sack at the warehouse, and picked-over coffee sells at about 12 cents lb. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and on Saturdays. 10 A.M. Saturday. 36 Laight St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years o...

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[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest ma...

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

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 cents a sack at the warehouse, and picked-over coffee sells at about 12 cents lb. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and on Saturdays. 10 A.M. Saturday. 36 Laight St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years o...

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Henry, 10 year old oyster shucker who does five pots of oyster [sic] a day. Works before school, after school, and Saturdays. Been working three years. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

Henry, 10 year old oyster shucker who does five pots of oyster [sic] a...

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

Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when in session and work at Coleman Bros. Zinc Mine, Aurora, Mo., Saturdays and holidays, culling "waste" from the zinc ore on the "dumps." Their fathers work in zinc mines nearby. These boys told me no boys were permitted to work down in the mines, and said they were the boys working in the vicinity; which seemed to be about true. Location: Aurora, Missouri.

Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when i...

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

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. Works from 2 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily. Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 2 A.M. Sundays. Earnings 25 cents daily. (b) Jacob Cross, 1404 S. 8th St., age 15, newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to midnight daily. Saturdays works all night. The agent of the Juvenile Protective Association called the boy the typical night newsie of Philadelphia, having all their vices and ways and a class degenerating to low criminality. (c) Sol Feltman, 2442 S. Marshall St., age 10 sells papers in Subway from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. Saturdays from 4 P.M. to midnight. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. W...

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Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson, Breathitt C...

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New York, New York. Children of working mothers, who receive day care at the Greenwich House on Saturdays and after school hours, returning to this community center after a trip to the zoo or some other place of interest. A marked sense of group responsibility is manifest as they go through New York City's densest traffic zone safely

New York, New York. Children of working mothers, who receive day care ...

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Young boy is Ciriakos Keiradimos, a young Greek shoe-shiner, working in shop at 511 Penn. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Said to be 16 yrs. old, but is absolutely illiterate. Has been in this country only 2 months. Works until 9 P.M. every day and until 11 P.M. Saturdays. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Young boy is Ciriakos Keiradimos, a young Greek shoe-shiner, working i...

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Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when in session and work at Coleman Bros. Zinc Mine, Aurora, Mo., Saturdays and holidays, culling "waste" from the zinc ore on the "dumps." Their fathers work in zinc mines nearby. These boys told me no boys were permitted to work down in the mines, and said they were the boys working in the vicinity; which seemed to be about true. Location: Aurora, Missouri.

Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when i...

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Three Boys Shoveling Zinc Ore from Car Into Wagon, Near Big Bonanza Mine, Aurora, Mo. Youngest boy is Robert Nichols, next larger is Hobart Crawford. They both go to school and work on Saturdays. The other boy works every day. Location: Aurora, Missouri.

Three Boys Shoveling Zinc Ore from Car Into Wagon, Near Big Bonanza Mi...

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A black and white photo of a horse drawn carriage, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a horse drawn carriage, Kenntucky. Farm Sec...

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Isaac Boyett, "I'm de whole show." The twelve year old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin Street, Waco Tex. The photo shows him in the heart of the Red Light District where he was delivering messages as he does several times a day. Said he knows the houses and some of the inmates. Has been doing this for one year, working until 9:30 P.M. on Saturdays. Not so late on other nights. Makes from six to ten dollars a week. Location: Waco, Texas.

Isaac Boyett, "I'm de whole show." The twelve year old proprietor, man...

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Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingsworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much time to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel, Miss. Talles...

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

Young boy is Ciriakos Keiradimos, a young Greek shoe-shiner, working in shop at 511 Penn. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Said to be 16 yrs. old, but is absolutely illiterate. Has been in this country only 2 months. Works until 9 P.M. every day and until 11 P.M. Saturdays. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Young boy is Ciriakos Keiradimos, a young Greek shoe-shiner, working i...

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Joseph Weiss, 11 yrs. Old. Sells until 11 P.M. on Saturdays. Then the Sunday papers come over, and another "crew" comes on. See #3116, 3117. Taken at 11 P.M. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Joseph Weiss, 11 yrs. Old. Sells until 11 P.M. on Saturdays. Then the ...

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Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 cents a sack at the warehouse, and picked-over coffee sells at about 12 cents lb. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and on Saturdays. 10 A.M. Saturday. 36 Laight St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 1301. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Mr. G.W. Clarke, seventy one years old farmer who has always lived in Vermont, brings butter to town to sell on Saturdays. Woodstock, Vermont

Mr. G.W. Clarke, seventy one years old farmer who has always lived in ...

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New York, New York. The girls of a singing and dancing class at Greenwich House who receive day care after school and on Saturdays while their mothers work, putting on a program for the entertainment of playmates and the nursery school group

New York, New York. The girls of a singing and dancing class at Greenw...

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John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Saturdays. Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R. I. (One of the B. B. and R. Knight mills). He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no others below 14 in this mill,. Location: Fiskeville, Rhode Island.

John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Satur...

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"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, importers, underwriters and others interested in shipping. Issued on Saturdays from the office of John McKee, 91 Wall Street. New York December 15, 1860.

"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, impor...

Page Order: Leaflet 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 123, Folder 7a.

Family of Peter Elvis, New Orleans, La. All except smallest baby work in the Barataria Canning Company. Youngest boy, Jo., seven years old works Saturdays. Alma, the three year-old by the door is "learnin' the trade" her mother said. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Family of Peter Elvis, New Orleans, La. All except smallest baby work ...

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

Mr. G.W. Clarke, seventy one years old farmer who has always lived in Vermont, brings butter to town to sell on Saturdays. Woodstock, Vermont

Mr. G.W. Clarke, seventy one years old farmer who has always lived in ...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Isaac Boyett, "I'm de whole show." The twelve year old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin Street, Waco Tex. The photo shows him in the heart of the Red Light District where he was delivering messages as he does several times a day. Said he knows the houses and some of the inmates. Has been doing this for one year, working until 9:30 P.M. on Saturdays. Not so late on other nights. Makes from six to ten dollars a week. Location: Waco, Texas.

Isaac Boyett, "I'm de whole show." The twelve year old proprietor, man...

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"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, importers, underwriters and others interested in shipping. Issued on Saturdays from the office of John McKee, 91 Wall Street. New York December 15, 1860.

"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, impor...

Page Order: Leaflet 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 123, Folder 7a.

122 Sullivan St. 2nd Floor rear. Leveroni family. Earn 4 cents a gross making violets. Can make 20 gross a day when children work all day. Father has work. Mrs. Leveroni; Tessie Leveroni, age 9; Stephen Leveroni, age 6; Margaret Leveroni, age 7; Josephine Cordono, age 10. These children work on Saturdays on afternoons after 3 o'clock, and evenings until 8 or 9. Location: New York, New York (State)

122 Sullivan St. 2nd Floor rear. Leveroni family. Earn 4 cents a gross...

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(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. Works from 2 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily. Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 2 A.M. Sundays. Earnings 25 cents daily. (b) Jacob Cross, 1404 S. 8th St., age 15, newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to midnight daily. Saturdays works all night. The agent of the Juvenile Protective Association called the boy the typical night newsie of Philadelphia, having all their vices and ways and a class degenerating to low criminality. (c) Sol Feltman, 2442 S. Marshall St., age 10 sells papers in Subway from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. Saturdays from 4 P.M. to midnight. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Photo by Lewis W. Hine

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. W...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1620. Was this photo taken in Philadelphia or NYC? Caption seems to imply former. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library ... More

San Augustine, Texas. Farmer with the truck in which he carries farm people from twenty miles distance to town on Saturdays. He has been doing this since gas rationing began

San Augustine, Texas. Farmer with the truck in which he carries farm p...

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Springstein Mill, Chester, S.C. Malcolm Rogers (Boy with hat) 54 inches high. Be[e]n in mill 3 years. Started at 25 cents and now makes $1.00 a day. Spins part time and doffer part time. Other boy goes to school and helps in mill afternoons and Saturdays. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Springstein Mill, Chester, S.C. Malcolm Rogers (Boy with hat) 54 inche...

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Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

Some of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is...

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A group of people standing on top of a snow covered slope, New Hamshire. Farm Security Organization photograph

A group of people standing on top of a snow covered slope, New Hamshir...

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

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 cents a sack at the warehouse, and picked-over coffee sells at about 12 cents lb. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and on Saturdays. 10 A.M. Saturday. 36 Laight St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 1301. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Mr. & Mrs. Bruno, 7 Elizabeth Street. Josephine (age 11), Antonia (age 13). One child not working. They go to school and work afternoons and Saturdays on this custom work for father. Feb. 5, 1908. 4:30 P.M. Witness Mrs. Lilliam [sic] Hosford. Location: New York, New York (State) / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mr. & Mrs. Bruno, 7 Elizabeth Street. Josephine (age 11), Antonia (age...

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

Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson. Breathitt C...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s, United States, cars, streets, John Kennedy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New York. A fifteen-year-old expert on model airplanes who formerly spent Saturdays at the movies, devoting his time now to the instruction of younger boys enrolled in the after-school program at Greenwich House. Their mothers work

New York, New York. A fifteen-year-old expert on model airplanes who f...

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General Utility Boy in Miller & Vidor Saw-mill. 14 years old (he said). Part of the time he throws slabs into the chute that has chain carrying them to the mill. I saw him helping a man around moving and unprotected machinery. Everything in the mill is unguarded. No place for boys. Said he works only on Saturdays now, gets $1.00 a day. Made $25 a month here last summer. Location: Beaumont, Texas.

General Utility Boy in Miller & Vidor Saw-mill. 14 years old (he said)...

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"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, importers, underwriters and others interested in shipping. Issued on Saturdays from the office of John McKee, 91 Wall Street. New York December 15, 1860.

"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, impor...

Page Order: Leaflet 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 123, Folder 7a.

"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, importers, underwriters and others interested in shipping. Issued on Saturdays from the office of John McKee, 91 Wall Street. New York December 15, 1860.

"The homeward bound fleet." For the use of ship owners, brokers, impor...

Page Order: Leaflet 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 123, Folder 7a.