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Massachusettsachusetts. Lynn. Shoe industry: Misses Kitty Connel and Mamie Green gumming linings in vamps.

Massachusettsachusetts. Lynn. Shoe industry: Misses Kitty Connel and M...

Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf; Mass. Lynn; Children at play; Sewing machines & sewing; Industry shoes; PI (3); Wo... More

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes.) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.)].  Location: Washington, Missouri.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factor...

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One of the youngest girls working in Brown Shoe Factory, (Eva Robinson, apparently 11 or 12).  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

One of the youngest girls working in Brown Shoe Factory, (Eva Robinson...

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[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.) ].  Location: Washington, Missouri.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factor...

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Going to work in Brown Shoe Factory. 6:30 to 7 A.M. Factory employs between 300 and 400 hands.  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

Going to work in Brown Shoe Factory. 6:30 to 7 A.M. Factory employs be...

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Young girls going home from Brown's Shoe factory (Washington & 18 th Sts.) at close of day.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Young girls going home from Brown's Shoe factory (Washington & 18 th S...

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Joseph Amico, photographed at 11 a.m. on Washington Street. Delivering shoes for National Shoe Repair Co., 21 School Street. Said 14 years old. Beginning at $5 a week.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Joseph Amico, photographed at 11 a.m. on Washington Street. Delivering...

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John S. Fogg Shoe Factory, 4-10 Union Street, Columbian Square, Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA

John S. Fogg Shoe Factory, 4-10 Union Street, Columbian Square, Weymou...

Significance: Weymouth history has been closely tied with that of shoemaking in Massachusetts, and, in the 19th century, "Weymouth Grade" was synonymous with high quality. By the 1760s, the town had left the h... 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...

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Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, ...

This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: The estate includes a main house, a claims house, a kitchen, a smokehouse,... More

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, ...

This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: The estate includes a main house, a claims house, a kitchen, a smokehouse,... More

United Shoe Machine Company, 134 McKay Street, Beverly, Essex County, MA

United Shoe Machine Company, 134 McKay Street, Beverly, Essex County, ...

Survey number: HAER MA-71 Public domain photograph of industrial building, landscape, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Der Schumacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Der Schumacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows two men working in a shoe shop. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

Sheboygan Boot & Shoe Co., Sheboygan, Wis.

Sheboygan Boot & Shoe Co., Sheboygan, Wis.

Advertisement for the Sheboygan Boot & Shoe Co., showing a scene at a Native American camp, with a woman outside a tipi, holding up a baby for a man on horseback. Below are a bird'e-eye view of the city, and a ... More

Group of Workers, Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo. (See label 1700.)  Location: De Soto, Missouri.

Group of Workers, Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo. (See label 1700.) Loc...

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Group of boys who work at the Brown Shoe Factory. Charlie Hopson, surely under 14, has been working there one year. Harry True, probably under 14, been working there one year. Harold Hopson appears to be under 14. Noon hour.  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

Group of boys who work at the Brown Shoe Factory. Charlie Hopson, sure...

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These are the smallest workers I could find at Southland Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, Virginia, and I went all through it. Only a few under fourteen.  Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

These are the smallest workers I could find at Southland Shoe Factory,...

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Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

John S. Fogg Shoe Factory, 4-10 Union Street, Columbian Square, Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA

John S. Fogg Shoe Factory, 4-10 Union Street, Columbian Square, Weymou...

Significance: Weymouth history has been closely tied with that of shoemaking in Massachusetts, and, in the 19th century, "Weymouth Grade" was synonymous with high quality. By the 1760s, the town had left the h... More

Calcearius, der schuhmacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Calcearius, der schuhmacher. Book illustration from Library of Congres...

Print shows the interior of a cobbler's workshop and store with two men making shoes as another man attends to a customer. Illus. in: Panoplia. Francofvrti ad Moenvm : [Impressvm apud G. Coruinum, impensis S. ... More

(Branch of St. Louis firm.) Peter's Shoe Co. Boy on left end is Harry Chrystal, (Add. Box #9, De Soto) an inveterate smoker. He is a "brusher," gets $3 a week; has worked one summer; is on now "for the winter." Said, after hesitation, when I asked age, "I'm fourteen." Doesn't appear to be. Boy in middle and right end boy seem to be under 14. They are Walter Johnson and Eugene Rieser, and claim to be regular workers. Walter said he had just been "fired" and Eugene had "got mad and quit."  Location: De Soto, Missouri.

(Branch of St. Louis firm.) Peter's Shoe Co. Boy on left end is Harry ...

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Going to work in the Brown Shoe Factory 6:30 to 7 A.M.  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

Going to work in the Brown Shoe Factory 6:30 to 7 A.M. Location: Mobe...

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A few of the young workers in West End Shoe Factory, Lunchburg, (Virginia) A number of boys here are surely under fourteen and some of them likely under twelve. Youngest refused to pose.  Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

A few of the young workers in West End Shoe Factory, Lunchburg, (Virgi...

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[...]m #2. Joseph Delforno, 46 Bishop St., has worked there 6 months; has job "filling heels" in Long's Shoe Factroy [i.e., Factory] said, "I'm supposed to go [...]ress [i.e., Cypress?] St. to night school."  Location: South Framingham, Massachusetts.

[...]m #2. Joseph Delforno, 46 Bishop St., has worked there 6 months; ...

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[Smallest boy six buttons on coat is Silveo Calabrese, 10 Thornton St., works in R.H. Long Shoe Factory. George Brothers, 99 Winthrop St., works in R.H. Long Shoe Factory, been there 8 [?] weeks; has finished seventh grade.]  Location: South Framingham, Massachusetts.

[Smallest boy six buttons on coat is Silveo Calabrese, 10 Thornton St....

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Young girl working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Factory,. Location: Kirksville, Missouri

Young girl working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Factory,. Location: Kirksvi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1741. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee col... More

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Battle Axe Shoe Co., Richmond, Virginia

Battle Axe Shoe Co., Richmond, Virginia

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Two boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. (See photo #1718 for names of boys).  Location: Mexico, Missouri.

Two boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. (See photo ...

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Some of the Young Girls (not the youngest) working in Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo.  Location: De Soto, Missouri.

Some of the Young Girls (not the youngest) working in Peters Shoe Co.,...

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Young girls going home from Brown's shoe factory. (Washington & 18th Sts) at close of day. May 10 th, 1910.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Young girls going home from Brown's shoe factory. (Washington & 18th S...

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Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probably under 14. Large sign up, "Boys wanted." Location: Louisiana, Missouri

Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probabl...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1727. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Boys working at Hamilton Brown Shoe Company. Hubert Homesley, 13 years old, said he had been working there over six months. He and 10 other boys had been laid off. Erba Conley said he was 15 but looked 12, said the boys had been laid off because there is a fine if boys under 14 work,.  Location: Columbia, Missouri.

Boys working at Hamilton Brown Shoe Company. Hubert Homesley, 13 years...

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Employees of the United Shoe Machinery Co., Beverly, Massachusetts.

Employees of the United Shoe Machinery Co., Beverly, Massachusetts.

J161622 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Notman Photo Co.; October 16, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Boston.

Mrs. Mary George, 74 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Mother and Aaron, 13 yrs., and Elizabeth 12 yrs old, working on crochet slippers. The children work until 9 or 10:30 P.M. sometimes, and the mother later. Girl has so much trouble with eyes that she is very much behind in school. Mother has eye trouble, too. (See Report also.) Witness. F.A. Smith.  Location: Worcester, Massachusettsachusetts.

Mrs. Mary George, 74 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Mot...

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Excelsior Shoe Factory, 1015-1017 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH

Excelsior Shoe Factory, 1015-1017 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Scioto Co...

Significance: Combining elements of Victorian Gothic architecture with contemporary influence of innovative Chicago school architecture, the Excelsior Shoe Factory is one of the finest industrial buildings in P... More

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 1, Albany Street, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 1, Albany Street, New Brun...

Significance: Built in 1877, this is the oldest factory building of an important early rubber company. Survey number: HABS NJ-719 Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction

Group of workers coming out of Hamilton Brown Shoe Company,. Location: Columbia, Missouri

Group of workers coming out of Hamilton Brown Shoe Company,. Location:...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1724. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee col... More

Two boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. (See photo #1718 for names of boys).  Location: Mexico, Missouri.

Two boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. (See photo ...

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Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory. Youngest boy is Willie McIntyre, probably under 14. Was unwilling to be photo'd and had to be taken by snapshot.  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory. Youngest boy is Willie McIntyre, prob...

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Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probably under 14. Large sign up, "Boys Wanted."  Location: Louisiana, Missouri.

Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probabl...

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Group of boys working in Freidjman [i.e., Friedman] Shelby Shoe Company, 6:30 A.M. (See photo #1718 for names of boys.)  Location: Mexico, Missouri.

Group of boys working in Freidjman [i.e., Friedman] Shelby Shoe Compan...

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(Branch of St. Louis firm.) Peter's Shoe Co. Boy on left end is Harry Chrystal, (Add. Box #9, De Soto) an inveterate smoker. He is a "brusher," gets $3 a week; has worked one summer; is on now "for the winter." Said, after hesitation, when I asked age, "I'm fourteen." Doesn't appear to be. Boy in middle and right end boy seem to be under 14. They are Walter Johnson and Eugene Rieser, and claim to be regular workers. Walter said he had just been "fired" and Eugene had "got mad and quit." Location: De Soto, Missouri

(Branch of St. Louis firm.) Peter's Shoe Co. Boy on left end is Harry ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1700. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Goodwill Shoe Company Factory, 26-28 Water Street, Holliston, Middlesex County, MA

Goodwill Shoe Company Factory, 26-28 Water Street, Holliston, Middlese...

Significance: This is a landmark example of a large shoe factory built at the peak of shoe industry production, for the manufacture of heavy footware for farmers and sportsmen. The two wood-frame buildings are... More

J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g & Lith. Co., N.Y.

J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Majo...

Exterior view of factory; wagons and other street commerce in foreground.

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 9, Burnet Street, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 9, Burnet Street, New Brun...

Significance: Built in 1877, this is the oldest factory building of an important early rubber company. Survey number: HABS NJ-720 Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Two boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. (See photo #1718 for names of boys).  Location: Mexico, Missouri.

Two boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. (See photo ...

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United Shoe Machine Company, 134 McKay Street, Beverly, Essex County, MA

United Shoe Machine Company, 134 McKay Street, Beverly, Essex County, ...

Survey number: HAER MA-71 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, ...

This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: The estate includes a main house, a claims house, a kitchen, a smokehouse,... More

Annual banquet, National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Ass'n., Hotel Astor, New York City, Feb. 23, 1906

Annual banquet, National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Ass'n., Hotel As...

H74029 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; February 26, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:42861. Copyright claimant's address: New York, Chicago. No. 151.

Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes.) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.). Location: Washington, Missouri

Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 1710. Hine no. 1713. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prin... More

[Photograph of billboard advertising Endicott-Johnson shoes, showing man displaying shoes] / Thomas Cosack Co.

[Photograph of billboard advertising Endicott-Johnson shoes, showing m...

J261240 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g & Lith. Co., N.Y.

J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Majo...

Exterior view of factory; wagons and other street commerce in foreground.

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 9, Burnet Street, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 9, Burnet Street, New Brun...

Significance: Built in 1877, this is the oldest factory building of an important early rubber company. Survey number: HABS NJ-720 Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction

...m #2. Joseph Delforno, 46 Bishop St., has worked there 6 months; has job "filling heels" in Long's Shoe Factroy i.e., Factory said, "I'm supposed to go ...ress i.e., Cypress? St. to night school." Location: South Framingham, Massachusetts

...m #2. Joseph Delforno, 46 Bishop St., has worked there 6 months; ha...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 2604. Portion of capion cut off. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congr... More

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, ...

This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: The estate includes a main house, a claims house, a kitchen, a smokehouse,... More

Seth Norwood & Co. Manufacturers of fine shoes, Beverly, Massachusetts.

Seth Norwood & Co. Manufacturers of fine shoes, Beverly, Massachusetts...

Trade card, advertising Seth Norwood & Co. shoes, showing longhorn cattle, and men roping buffaloes.

Some of the youngsters working in Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo.  Location: De Soto, Missouri.

Some of the youngsters working in Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo. Locat...

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Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory.  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory. Location: Moberly, Missouri.

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Noon hour Brown Shoe Factory. Note young girl in photo - not the youngest employed there.  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

Noon hour Brown Shoe Factory. Note young girl in photo - not the young...

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Group of workers coming out of Hamilton Brown Shoe Company,.  Location: Columbia, Missouri.

Group of workers coming out of Hamilton Brown Shoe Company,. Location...

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

Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probably under 14. Large sign up, "Boys wanted."  Location: Louisiana, Missouri.

Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probabl...

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

Group of workers coming out of Hamilton Brown Shoe Company,.  Location: Columbia, Missouri.

Group of workers coming out of Hamilton Brown Shoe Company,. Location...

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

Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., Saw six boys and two girls probably under 14. Note face of very young girl in window. Large sign up, "Boys Wanted."  Location: Louisiana, Missouri.

Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., Saw six boys and two girls probabl...

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

[Group of girls working in Cass & Daley Shoe Co, Salem. Saw a number of children from 14 to 16 (apparently) and two or three probably under 14. Smallest girl in photo is Odella Delisle (2612 - 2613).]  Location: Salem, Massachusetts.

[Group of girls working in Cass & Daley Shoe Co, Salem. Saw a number o...

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

These are the smallest workers I could find at Southland Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, Virginia, and I went all through it. Only a few under fourteen.  Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

These are the smallest workers I could find at Southland Shoe Factory,...

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Philip Sowa - Polish - 14 years May 16, 1916, 256 Montauk St. First application to be doffer in card room of Shoe Mill. Liked to go to school.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Philip Sowa - Polish - 14 years May 16, 1916, 256 Montauk St. First ap...

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Excelsior Shoe Factory, 1015-1017 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH

Excelsior Shoe Factory, 1015-1017 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Scioto Co...

Significance: Combining elements of Victorian Gothic architecture with contemporary influence of innovative Chicago school architecture, the Excelsior Shoe Factory is one of the finest industrial buildings in P... More

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, ...

This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: The estate includes a main house, a claims house, a kitchen, a smokehouse,... More

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 1, Albany Street, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ

New Jersey Rubber Shoe Company Building No. 1, Albany Street, New Brun...

Significance: Built in 1877, this is the oldest factory building of an important early rubber company. Survey number: HABS NJ-719 Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction

United Shoe Machine Company, 134 McKay Street, Beverly, Essex County, MA

United Shoe Machine Company, 134 McKay Street, Beverly, Essex County, ...

Survey number: HAER MA-71 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shoe factory, Lynn, Massachusetts. - Public domain  print

Shoe factory, Lynn, Massachusetts. - Public domain print

Photograph shows a young woman, three-quarter length portrait, standing, pasting the sole lining in children's shoes at a shoe factory in Lynn, Massachusetts. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1948. Forms part ... More

Group of boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. 6:30 A.M. (See Photo #1718 for names of boys).  Location: Mexico, Missouri.

Group of boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. 6:30 A.M. (See Photo...

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Young Girls Going to work in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company, 6:30 A.M.  Location: Mexico, Missouri.

Young Girls Going to work in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company, 6:30 A.M. ...

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

A few of the young workers in the West End Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, (Virginia) A number of boys here are surely under fourteen and likely under twelve, some of them. Youngest ones refused to pose.  Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

A few of the young workers in the West End Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, (V...

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

Mrs. Mary George, 74 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Mother and Aaron, 13 yrs., and Elizabeth 12 yrs old, working on crochet slippers. The children work until 9 or 10:30 P.M. sometimes, and the mother later. Girl has so much trouble with eyes that she is very much behind in school. Mother has eye trouble, too. (See Report also.) Witness. F.A. Smith. Location: Worcester, Massachusettsachusetts

Mrs. Mary George, 74 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Mot...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 3142. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

[Douglas Shoe Factory, Spark St., Brockton, Massachusetts.]

[Douglas Shoe Factory, Spark St., Brockton, Massachusetts.]

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Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, ...

This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: The estate includes a main house, a claims house, a kitchen, a smokehouse,... More

Battle Axe Shoe Co., Richmond, Virginia

Battle Axe Shoe Co., Richmond, Virginia

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Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., Saw six boys and two girls probably under 14. Note face of very young girl in window. Large sign up, "Boys Wanted." Location: Louisiana, Missouri

Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., Saw six boys and two girls probabl...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1729. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes.) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.)].  Location: Washington, Missouri.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factor...

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Some of the youngsters working in Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo. Location: De Soto, Missouri

Some of the youngsters working in Peters Shoe Co., De Soto, Mo. Locati...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1702. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Going to work in Brown Shoe Factory. 6:30 to 7 A.M.  Location: Moberly, Missouri.

Going to work in Brown Shoe Factory. 6:30 to 7 A.M. Location: Moberly...

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Going to work in Brown Shoe Factory 6:30 to 7 A.M. Location: Moberly, Missouri

Going to work in Brown Shoe Factory 6:30 to 7 A.M. Location: Moberly, ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1733. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Henry Leinbach House, 508 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS NC-12-C-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia

Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, ...

This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: The estate includes a main house, a claims house, a kitchen, a smokehouse,... More

Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.) . Location: Washington, Missouri

Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 1710. Hine no. 1711. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prin... More

Philip Sowa - Polish - 14 years May 16, 1916, 256 Montauk St. First application to be doffer in card room of Shoe Mill. Liked to go to school. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Philip Sowa - Polish - 14 years May 16, 1916, 256 Montauk St. First ap...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 4290. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Annual banquet, National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Ass'n., Hotel Astor, New York City, Feb. 23, 1906

Annual banquet, National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Ass'n., Hotel As...

H74029 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; February 26, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:42861. Copyright claimant's address: New York, Chicago. No. 151.

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory. Youngest boy is Willie McIntyre, probably under 14. Was unwilling to be photo'd and had to be taken by snapshot. Location: Moberly, Missouri

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory. Youngest boy is Willie McIntyre, prob...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1739. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

A few of the young workers in the West End Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, (Virginia) A number of boys here are surely under fourteen and likely under twelve, some of them. Youngest ones refused to pose. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia

A few of the young workers in the West End Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, (V...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 2171. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Young girls going home from Brown's shoe factory. (Washington & 18th Sts) at close of day. May 10th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Young girls going home from Brown's shoe factory. (Washington & 18th S...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1415. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

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