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Madison, Wiscon. Farm short course school at the University of Wisconsin. Professor Fuller showing the students in the animal husbandry class the effects of skin disease on hogs

Madison, Wiscon. Farm short course school at the University of Wiscons...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Of a family of 7 children, all but 2 work stringing tags. The oldest child is 12. The nurse of the school which these children attend, reports that they are continually being sent home because of their dirty condition. A little fellow who looked about 6 was quite an expert. The children received 20 cents for stringing a thousand tage [i.e., tags] - they tie a knot in a piece of string, and run the string thru [sic] the tag. They moisten the ends of their fingers in their mouths to tie the knots. They can string about a thousand tags in half an hour. One member of a second family which is stringing tags has impetigo, or skin disease, according to the school nurse.  Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Of a family of 7 children, all but 2 work stringing tags. The oldest c...

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Madison, Wiscon. Farm short course school at the University of Wisconsin. Professor Fuller showing the students in the animal husbandry class the effects of skin disease on hogs

Madison, Wiscon. Farm short course school at the University of Wiscons...

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