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Abandoned school buildings at Tyrone, New Mexico. These were company-built schools

Abandoned school buildings at Tyrone, New Mexico. These were company-b...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window "All Were Astonished at His Understanding," with Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:47)]

[Design drawing for stained glass window "All Were Astonished at His U...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest Thou? (John 20:15) with butterfly; and "All were Filled with the Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:4) with dove, for Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Bristol, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest T...

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War production drive poster. In addition to posters furnished by the War Production Board (WPB), the Oldsmobile plant created its own series of posters to stimulate production. Those with good earthy humor like this were the most effective

War production drive poster. In addition to posters furnished by the W...

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The workmen, five thousand of them, celebrate with a party at which the various foremen were introduced and all were congratulated by the contractor for fine cooperation. Hermiston, Oregon

The workmen, five thousand of them, celebrate with a party at which th...

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Reuben Reuben I've been thinking what a good thing it would be if the people all were drinking Cherry Ripe like you and me / Ketterlinus lith.

Reuben Reuben I've been thinking what a good thing it would be if the ...

Advertisement showing boy and girl holding mugs, man passing mug to a woman, a mug, and a well. 20532 U.S. Copyright Office. Hance Bros. & White, Phila.

Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtfull. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry Daly, John Crawley. (See my report for addresses.) Most of these boys could not spell own names. All claimed to be over 14, but their disputes showed "These's a reason." They get from three to four dollars a week and some pay board. One said, "I get all over $2.60." Some were surely under twelve. All work. Lindsey Witt has been working there 2 years. Dewey Anderson, three years. Myron Cole, some time. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smal...

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These were all of the small boys I found working at the Suffolk (Virginia) Knitting Mills, the day I was there. One of the smallest boys had been working there for two years. Not many under fourteen. Location: Suffolk, Virginia.

These were all of the small boys I found working at the Suffolk (Virgi...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window "All Were Astonished at His Understanding," with Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:47)]

[Design drawing for stained glass window "All Were Astonished at His U...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Boy in Temple, abstracted, with Star of David and text "All were Astonished ..." for Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Boy in Temple, abstra...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit Lucas, skilled Negro worker, regulates electric current from generator as lead man looks on. Both were employed in the construction of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro, at the California Shipbuilding Corporation

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit ...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Boy in Temple, abstracted, with Star of David and text "All were Astonished ..." for Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Boy in Temple, abstra...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest Thou? (John 20:15) with butterfly; and "All were Filled with the Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:4) with dove, for Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Bristol, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest T...

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[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus Increased in Wisdom and Stature" and "All Were Astonished at his Understanding and Answers" showing an adolescent Christ in the carpentry shop and temple]

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus...

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Doffer girls in Brookside Worsted Mills. Westford, Massachusetts. These were the youngest. Young children are said to be working there, but they were not there that day. Location: Westford, Massachusettsachusetts.

Doffer girls in Brookside Worsted Mills. Westford, Massachusetts. Thes...

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White pine logs left by original exploitation of white pine timber. These were found in a swamp (when covered with water the logs do not rot) on Matt Henry's cut-over farm near Tipler, Wisconsin

White pine logs left by original exploitation of white pine timber. Th...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and work later some nights. Some are 10 years old. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and wor...

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After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and work later some nights. Some are 10 years old. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and wor...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest Thou? (John 20:15) with butterfly; and "All were Filled with the Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:4) with dove, for Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Bristol, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest T...

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The whole force, Tifton Cotton Mill, Tifton, Ga. All these were working and helping regularly in the mill. Location: Tifton, Georgia.

The whole force, Tifton Cotton Mill, Tifton, Ga. All these were workin...

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Victorious purgees shelve administration's neutrality legislation for term. Washington, D.C., July 11. By a vote of 11-12, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today shelved the consideration of neutrality legislation until next term of Congress. By defeating the Pittman Resolution, they dashed the administration's hopes for repealing the arms embargo. Gillette vigorously denied that he voted as he did simply to take revenge for the president's attempt to defeat him at the last election. Both Senator Walter George, left, and Guy Gillette, right, have been in the center of a question mark since it became known that the committee would vote on neutrality legislation today. Both were intended victims of the 1938 [...], and today held controlling votes in the meeting

Victorious purgees shelve administration's neutrality legislation for ...

Two men sitting at a table signing papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

These were all the young children I could get at the Athens Hosiery Mill at noon. And at 9 A.M., although when I went through the mill at 7 A.M. alone Dec. 9th, I saw six little girls industriously at work standing on boxes so they could reach and helping their mothers and sisters. They appeared to be about 5 and 7 years old. (See report.) Location: Athens, Tennessee.

These were all the young children I could get at the Athens Hosiery Mi...

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Group of workers at Sagamore Mills #1. Some of these were boys we saw on Friday P.M., four on two floor, three on next floor, dodging about behind spinning frames as though trying to avoid being seen. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts.

Group of workers at Sagamore Mills #1. Some of these were boys we saw ...

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.

Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtful. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry Daly, John Crawley. (See my report for addresses.) Most of these boys could not spell own names. All claimed to be over 14, but their disputes showed "These's a reason." They get from three to four dollars a week and some pay board. One said, "I get all over $2.60." Some were surely under twelve. All work. Lindsey Witt has been working there 2 years. Dewey Anderson, three years. Myron Cole, some time. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smal...

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Sons of day laborers. Some of their fathers were agricultural workers and some were dispossessed tenant farmers now on WPA (Works Progress Administration/Work Projects Administration). The WPA work is holding many of these former tenant farmers in their communities, but they are all potential migrants. None of these children had ever attended school. The camp was near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma

Sons of day laborers. Some of their fathers were agricultural workers ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. Colonel Lemuel Bolles, District of Columbia director of civilian defense, addressed the throng on hand to witness the unveiling in the nation's capitol of 15 x 20 foot photomontages entitled "The Four Freedoms" and "Arsenal of Democracy." These were designed for the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) by the eminent poster artist Jean Carlu and were first seen in New York. From there they came to Washington where they were displayed for a month beginning November 7, 1941. Then they were sent out for display in various other cities throughout the country

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. Colonel Lemuel Bolles,...

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German prisoners await their turn to take off aboard a United States army transport plane at an advance air base in North Africa. Some of these were parachutists and tank corps men who fought with Rommel's Afrika Korps

German prisoners await their turn to take off aboard a United States a...

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Sunday Morning, Group of gum vendors and news-boys, Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Sts. The smallest ones were Sam Kipnis, 412 P St., N.W., Washington, D.C. David Stierman, 701 M St., N.W., Washington, D.C. (Is a truant on probation. Very defiant). Abram Furr, 1004 4 1/2 St., S.W., Washington, D.C., has a badge. The smallest of these were 11 years old. I saw some smaller but couldn't get the photo. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Sunday Morning, Group of gum vendors and news-boys, Pennsylvania Avenu...

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These were the youngest white boys (there were several younger negroes) that I could find working in the Parker Heading Co. Lumber Yards, Poplar Bluff, Mo. (Sometimes called the Great Western Lumber Co.) I went through the buildings and yards. Smallest white boy is Frank Childers, Front St., Poplar Bluff. He and the other small boys help trim and carry strips to make barrel headings. Location: Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

These were the youngest white boys (there were several younger negroes...

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.

A part of the spinning force working in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Group posed by the overseer. All work. The overseer said, "These boys are a bad lot." All were alive to the need for being 14 years old when questioned. Location: Fries, Virginia.

A part of the spinning force working in the Washington Cotton Mills, F...

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All work in Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. (see photos taken at breaker later). Philip Kurato (on left end of photo) 177 So. Main St., Pittston, Pennsylvania Working in breaker for 6 months, said he was 12 years old, but doesn't appear to be that. Told the school Principal the other day he was 13 years old. Jo Tabone (middle) 141 Thompkin St., benn [i.e., been] working three years in Ewen Breaker. Said 14 years old but doesn't appear to be. Charlie Bootha (right-end) said he was 12 years old. Works at Ewen Breaker. Lives in Sebastopol. Couldn't spell his own name and didn't know name of street he lives on. Seems to be under 12 years old. All were suspicious of my sending them to school. Philip Kurato's step-mother told me (through an interpreter) that he has a birth certificate showing him to be 13 years old; that he has been working in the breaker for two years - and that Squire Barrett gave him his working papers. The step-mother owns a home near by, said to be worth $1,500. Location: Port Griffith, Pennsylvania.

All work in Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. (see photos taken at b...

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Buildings of the Western & Atlantic (state) R.R. at Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 1864. These were all destroyed a few days afterwards

Buildings of the Western & Atlantic (state) R.R. at Atlanta, Ga., Nov....

Photograph shows railroad tracks and buildings in the state owned Western & Atlantic Railroad depot which was destroyed during the occupation of Atlanta. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

A group of spinners in Brookside Worsted Mills, Westford, Massachusetts. These were the youngest there. Location: Westford, Massachusettsachusetts.

A group of spinners in Brookside Worsted Mills, Westford, Massachusett...

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Group showing some of the youngest workers taken in the Scotland Neck Cotton Mill at starting time. Tiniest girl, one apparently 8 or 9, investigator saw at work at her knitting machine perched up on a box, as she was too short to reach. The next in size was seen raveling. Both were steady workers. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Group showing some of the youngest workers taken in the Scotland Neck ...

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Tobruk, Libya. One hour after Tobruk fell, such scenes as this were common. Roofless buildings stand among scattered masonry and wreckage of motor vehicles in a corner of the bomb-torn town which had been one of the main supply ports for Rommel's army in North Africa

Tobruk, Libya. One hour after Tobruk fell, such scenes as this were co...

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Japanese-American volunteers. Weight, height and chest measurements, all were taken in a simultaneous operation as AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteers on Kauai, Hawaii, first island to begin induction into the new combat unit, underwent physical examination prior to induction of 150 men

Japanese-American volunteers. Weight, height and chest measurements, a...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Boy in Temple, abstracted, with Star of David and text "All were Astonished ..." for Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Boy in Temple, abstra...

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A part of the spinning force working in the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Group posed by the overseer. All work. The overseer said, "These boys are a bad lot." All were alive to the need for being 14 years old when questioned. Location: Fries, Virginia.

A part of the spinning force working in the Washington Cotton Mills, F...

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Japanese-American volunteers. First pair of brothers among the AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteers inducted into the U.S. Army in the territory were Chitsugi, twenty-three, and Minoru Manabe, twenty-eight, who took the oath of allegiance together among the first batch of fifty-eight Kauai registrants sworn in. Both were born at Anahola but lived in Kealia, Kauai with their elder sister Fumiyo Hashimoto who is shown bidding them goodbye. Both went to the Kapaa Grammar School and last worked for the Lihue Plantation Company. They volunteered separately without each other's knowledge immediately after formation of an AJA combat regiment was announced

Japanese-American volunteers. First pair of brothers among the AJA [Am...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest Thou? (John 20:15) with butterfly; and "All were Filled with the Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:4) with dove, for Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Bristol, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing "Woman, Why Weepest T...

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[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus Increased in Wisdom and Stature" and "All Were Astonished at his Understanding and Answers" showing an adolescent Christ in the carpentry shop and temple]

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus...

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Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtful. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry Daly, John Crawley. (See my report for addresses.) Most of these boys could not spell own name. All claimed to be over 14, but their disputes showed "These's a reason." They get from three to four dollars a week and some pay board. One said, "I get all over $2.60." Some were surely under twelve. All work. Lindsey Witt has been working there 2 years. Dewey Anderson, three years. M[y]ron Cole, some time. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smal...

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

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. District of Columbia commissioner J. Russell Young, Colonel Lemuel Bolles, District of Columbia director of civilian defense, addressed the throng on hand to witness the unveiling in the nation's capitol of the 15 x 30 foot photomontages entitled "The Four Freedoms" and "The Arsenal of Democracy." These were designed for the (OEM) Office of Emergency Management by the eminent poster artist Jean Carlu and were first seen in New York. From there they came to Washington where they were displayed for a month beginning November 7, 1941. Then they were sent out for display in various other cities around the country. Seated on the platform is Colonel Lemuel Bolles, director of civilian defense for the nation's capitol

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. District of Columbia c...

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Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. A civilian defense worker in the nation's capitol. District of Columbia commissioner J. Russell Young, Colonel Lemuel Bolles, District of Columbia director of civilian defense addressed the throng on hand to witness the unveiling in the nation's capitol of the 15 x 30 fot photmontages entitled "The Four Freedoms" and "The Arsenal of Democracy." These were designed for the (OEM) Office of Emergency Managmement by the eminent poster artist Jean Carlu and were first seen in New York. From there they came to Washington, where they were displayed for a month beginning November 7, 1941. Then they were sent out for display in various other cities throughout the country. Seated on the platform is Colonel Lemuel Bolles, director of civilian defense for the nation's capitol

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. A civilian defense wor...

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Lead man Larry Schneider showing old patterns upstairs at Watson, these were used by Watson to cast machine parts when the foundry was operating.

Lead man Larry Schneider showing old patterns upstairs at Watson, the...

Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 4, 1994.

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus Increased in Wisdom and Stature" and "All Were Astonished at his Understanding and Answers" showing an adolescent Christ in the carpentry shop and temple]

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Sunday Morning, Group of gum vendors and news-boys, Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Sts. The smallest ones were Sam Kipnis, 412 P St., N.W., Washington, D.C. David Stierman, 701 M St., N.W., Washington, D.C. (Is a truant on probation. Very defiant). Abram Furr, 1004 4 1/2 St., S.W., Washington, D.C., has a badge. The smallest of these were 11 years old. I saw some smaller but couldn't get the photo. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Sunday Morning, Group of gum vendors and news-boys, Pennsylvania Avenu...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."][Caption #663: "Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday."]. Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]

[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6...

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

Inez Johnson (9 years old) and Lily, her cousin (7 years old). Both were helping Mrs. Johnson, a spooler in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Inez said she works regularly. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi.

Inez Johnson (9 years old) and Lily, her cousin (7 years old). Both we...

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Dies Committee told of methods to recruit youth for service with loyalists. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Methods used to recruit youths for service with loyalists in Spain were detailed to the Dies Committee today by Alvin I. Alpern, (left) Boston Youth, and Abraham Sobol, (center) both the youths, who are shown with Edward F. Sullivan, ace investigator for the committee, said the were recruited by the Communist Party, given funds and sent to Spain to "take a crack at Hitler," 8/18/38

Dies Committee told of methods to recruit youth for service with loyal...

A black and white photo of three men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The whole force, Tifton Cotton Mill, Tifton, Ga. All these were working and helping regularly in the mill. Location: Tifton, Georgia.

The whole force, Tifton Cotton Mill, Tifton, Ga. All these were workin...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a group of people, 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus Increased in Wisdom and Stature" and "All Were Astonished at his Understanding and Answers" showing an adolescent Christ in the carpentry shop and temple]

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial manorle windows with "Jesus...

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Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."] and 664 [#664: "8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday."] Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]

Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday. See photo and label 602 [Caption #602: ...

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

These were all working in the Century Cotton Mill, South Boston, Virginia, and the mill was running a very small force. One of the small boys belongs to family shown in photo 2206. Location: South Boston, Virginia.

These were all working in the Century Cotton Mill, South Boston, Virgi...

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

Scotland Neck Cotton Mill. Group showing some of the youngest workers taken in the mill at starting time. Tiniest girl, one apparently 8 or 9, I saw at work at her knitting machine perched up on a box, as she was too short to reach. The next in size I saw raveling. Both were steady workers. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Scotland Neck Cotton Mill. Group showing some of the youngest workers ...

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

Reuben Reuben I've been thinking what a good thing it would be if the people all were drinking Cherry Ripe like you and me / Ketterlinus lith.

Reuben Reuben I've been thinking what a good thing it would be if the ...

Advertisement showing boy and girl holding mugs, man passing mug to a woman, a mug, and a well. 20532 U.S. Copyright Office. Hance Bros. & White, Phila.

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Inez Johnson (nine years old) and Lily, her cousin (seven years old). Both were helping Mrs. Johnson, a spooler in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Inez says she works regularly. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi.

Inez Johnson (nine years old) and Lily, her cousin (seven years old). ...

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

If this were the only world - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

If this were the only world - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

To the freeborn citizens of New-York. Gentlemen. As I conclude every individual is now called upon to contribute his mite in supporting the cause of liberty ... [Objecting to the manner in which the resolves of July 6th were presented, as having

To the freeborn citizens of New-York. Gentlemen. As I conclude every i...

Imprint 3.; On verso: S; July 11, 1774. 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 106, Folder 15.

Picnic shelter, more or less typical of many such structures on TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) recreational properties. All were built with CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) or similar work relief assistance with local materials to minimize cash expense

Picnic shelter, more or less typical of many such structures on TVA (T...

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

When we all were at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1876

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Corner of the Bird Cage Theater, now a museum. Notice boxes at the side. These were expensive and popular during the early days of the town. Tombstone, Arizona

Corner of the Bird Cage Theater, now a museum. Notice boxes at the sid...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Subchasers. These two men, cutting steel for the making of subchasers in a Southern shipyard, knew nothing of their new trade a short time ago. One was a farmer, the other an engineer on a fishing boat. Both were trained at the shipyard which they have since helped to earn the Navy "E"

Production. Subchasers. These two men, cutting steel for the making of...

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

Noon hour, Millville Mfg. Co. One of six young boys and girls that I saw working in the cotton mill. Some were younger than this one. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Noon hour, Millville Mfg. Co. One of six young boys and girls that I s...

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

Noon hour, Millville Mfg. Co. One of six young boys and girls that I saw working in the cotton mill. Some were younger than this one. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

Noon hour, Millville Mfg. Co. One of six young boys and girls that I s...

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These were all the young children I could get at the Athens Hosiery Mill at noon. And at 9 A.M., although when I went through the mill at 7 A.M., alone, Dec. 9th, I saw six little girls industriously at work. Standing on boxes so they could reach and helping their mothers and sisters; they appeared to be about 5 and 7 years old (See report.) Where they disappeared, I never found out. They were the size of the smallest boy on right of photo 190[., i.e., 1907?]. Location: Athens, Tennessee.

These were all the young children I could get at the Athens Hosiery Mi...

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Buildings of the Western & Atlantic (state) R.R. at Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 1864. These were all destroyed a few days afterwards

Buildings of the Western & Atlantic (state) R.R. at Atlanta, Ga., Nov....

Photograph shows railroad tracks and buildings in the state owned Western & Atlantic Railroad depot which was destroyed during the occupation of Atlanta. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.