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They all shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Boy on left end is George Wikowski, nine years old; next is John Collins; next is Steve Strupeck, who worked last year; on right hand end is Frank Obin, eight years old whom I found asleep on the floor of the shucking shed at 4 o'clock in the morning. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

They all shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Boy on left end is George Wi...

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Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight years old. Both shuck oysters at the Alabama Canning Co. This is Mary's second year. She said, "I shucks six pots if I don't got the baby; two pots if I got him." (Many of the little ones, too young to work all the time, tend the baby when not working.) Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight year...

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Martin Stevens, Any [i.e., Amy? Andy?] Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank Kelly, all shuck oysters. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Martin Stevens, Any [i.e., Amy? Andy?] Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank Ke...

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All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They began work about 3:00 A.M., and worked until about 5:00 P.M. with half an hour for lunch at noon. The great hill of oyster shells is but part of one season's product. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They began work about 3...

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Martin Stevens, Any i.e., Amy? Andy? Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank Kelly, all shuck oysters. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi

Martin Stevens, Any i.e., Amy? Andy? Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank Kell...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2008-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They began work about 3:00 A.M., and worked until about 5:00 P.M. with half an hour for lunch at noon. The great hill of oyster shells is but part of one season's product. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana

All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They began work about 3...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2054. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More