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![Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; been messenger for 6 years. Late Sunday night, October 4th, I talked with him, still on duty, until 10 P.M. "You bet I know every crooked house in town. Went to school with one of those girls when she was straight. He[r] mother died and she went bad. Some young girls were there too. I go out to Red Light some with messages and packages, and if I want to, I bust right in and sit down." Hard face. Location: Montgomery, Alabama.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvd2lsbGllLWNoZWF0aGFtLXdlc3Rlcm4tdW5pb24tbWVzc2VuZ2VyLTEtc2F5cy1oZS1pcy0xNi15ZWFycy1ub3ctYmVlbi1tZXNzZW5nZXItMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; been messenger for 6 years. Late Sunday night, October 4th, I talked with him, still on duty, until 10 P.M. \"You bet I know every crooked house in town. Went to school with one of those girls when she was straight. He[r] mother died and she went bad. Some young girls were there too. I go out to Red Light some with messages and packages, and if I want to, I bust right in and sit down.\" Hard face. Location: Montgomery, Alabama.")
Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; ...
A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3795. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
![Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; been messenger for 6 years. Late Sunday night, October 4th, I talked with him, still on duty, until 10 P.M. "You bet I know every crooked house in town. Went to school with one of those girls when she was straight. He[r] mother died and she went bad. Some young girls were there too. I go out to Red Light some with messages and packages, and if I want to, I bust right in and sit down." Hard face. Location: Montgomery, Alabama.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvd2lsbGllLWNoZWF0aGFtLXdlc3Rlcm4tdW5pb24tbWVzc2VuZ2VyLTEtc2F5cy1oZS1pcy0xNi15ZWFycy1ub3ctYmVlbi1tZXNzZW5nZXItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; been messenger for 6 years. Late Sunday night, October 4th, I talked with him, still on duty, until 10 P.M. \"You bet I know every crooked house in town. Went to school with one of those girls when she was straight. He[r] mother died and she went bad. Some young girls were there too. I go out to Red Light some with messages and packages, and if I want to, I bust right in and sit down.\" Hard face. Location: Montgomery, Alabama.")
Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; ...
A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3795. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More