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A few of the youngsters employed in Clinton Mills (S.C.) Going home from work. Location: Clinton, South Carolina.

A few of the youngsters employed in Clinton Mills (S.C.) Going home fr...

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[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...

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Three youngsters in Avondale Mills. Boy in middle, John Douglas said, "I've been to school my eight weeks. Work now. Been workin' a year." (None of them, even the tiniest, would admit being under twelve.) Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

Three youngsters in Avondale Mills. Boy in middle, John Douglas said, ...

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Tommie, very young shiner, Canal Street, New York City. Some of these youngsters do not know their ages nor how much they earn. July 25, 1924. Location: New York, New York (State)

Tommie, very young shiner, Canal Street, New York City. Some of these ...

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The children of Sen. and Mrs. James J. Davis and their Christmas tree. The youngsters are Jewel, Joan, Jean, Jane and James, Jr., the five J's

The children of Sen. and Mrs. James J. Davis and their Christmas tree....

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Washington youngsters enjoy Easter Monday on White House grounds. Despite a cold drizzle, nearly 1000 Washington youngsters romped over the south grounds of the White House today as the guests of President and Mrs. Hoover at the traditional Easter eggrolling. Washington playground teachers staged a number of games for the enjoyment of the children. 3/28/32

Washington youngsters enjoy Easter Monday on White House grounds. Desp...

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A black and white photo of an empty room. Great Depression and World War Two FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of an empty room. Great Depression and World W...

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MAY DAY FLOWERS FOR FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 2. MAY DAY, DESIGNATED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS CHILD HEALTH DAY, WAS OBSERVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WHEN TWO CAPITAL YOUNGSTERS, WARDS OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST, PRESENTED A BASKET OF FLOWERS TO MRS. ROOSEVELT. THE CHILDREN ARE JOAN PERRY, LEFT, 4 YEARS OLD; AND CARLOYN ANN BROWN, 7 YEARS OLD

MAY DAY FLOWERS FOR FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 2. MAY DAY, DESI...

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Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Virginia includes such methods of collecting as this pony cart. The patriotic and energetic youngsters of the town are making an all-out effort to corner every available piece of scrap in the city, so that their soldier and sailor brothers will have the shells, guns, and tanks with which to beat the Axis

Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Vir...

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Agriculture. Women on farms. Like many another U.S. farmer's wife, Mrs. Harold Sontag of Maple Park, Illinois, takes an active part in the management of her farm but at the end of a long and active day, she still finds time to entertain her tow-headed youngsters with tales of farm life "when I was a little girl"

Agriculture. Women on farms. Like many another U.S. farmer's wife, Mrs...

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Cedars. Photographic party stops for a cold snowy lunch. American youngsters build a snowman while waiting for lunch

Cedars. Photographic party stops for a cold snowy lunch. American youn...

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A little spinner in the Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. She was tending her "sides" like a veteran, but after I took the photo, the overseer came up and said in an apologetic tone that was pathetic, "She just happened in." Then a moment later he repeated the information. The mills appear to be full of youngsters that "just happened in," or " are helping sister." Dec. 3, 08. Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A little spinner in the Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. She was tending...

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Noon hour Brookside Cotton Mills. Not the smallest youngsters. Location: Knoxville, Tennessee.

Noon hour Brookside Cotton Mills. Not the smallest youngsters. Locati...

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Noon, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill, Warren, R.I. I saw these and nearly a dozen youngsters who looked to be under 14 at work there that A.M. when I went through the mill as a visitor. Location: Warren, Rhode Island.

Noon, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill, Warren, R.I. I saw these and nearly ...

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Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters working there. Work was slack and the force small. Location: Bennington, Vermont.

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters ...

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All of these are workers in the Stearns Silk Factory, Petersburg, Virginia Not all of the youngsters would get into the photo. I went through the factory during working hours and saw many others like these. A neighbor's testimony corroborated the foregoing. Noon hour. Location: Petersburg, Virginia.

All of these are workers in the Stearns Silk Factory, Petersburg, Virg...

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Crowned Queen of Cherry Blossoms. Washington, D.C., April 8. A colorful ceremony which attracted thousands of visitors to the Capital, little Sakiko Saito, daughter of the Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Saito, was crowned Queen of the Cherry Blossoms by Melvin Hazen, Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The festival was held to celebrate the anniversary of the presentation of the Japanese cherry trees to the capital by the citizens of Tokio, Japan during the Taft Administration. With the Queen as shown her two attendants Masako Saito, also a daughter of the Japanese Amabassador, and Barbara Caldwell, American playmate of the two youngsters, 4/8/1937

Crowned Queen of Cherry Blossoms. Washington, D.C., April 8. A colorfu...

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Washington, D.C., May 7. Schoolboy patrols from all over the eastern seabord staged their annual safety parade down Constitution Ave. today, Pennsylvania with 1500 youngsters, had the largest delegation in the parade, 5/7/38

Washington, D.C., May 7. Schoolboy patrols from all over the eastern s...

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Youngsters, Vale, Oregon. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain photo.

Youngsters, Vale, Oregon. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public do...

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Negro school children of the Military Officers' Training Corps marching in formation for Chaplain George W. Williams, a graduate of the Chaplain School. The MOTC was organized at the school by the teachers for those youngsters who wanted some preparation for future military service. U.S. Army Chaplain School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Negro school children of the Military Officers' Training Corps marchin...

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America's youngsters will take a hand in feeding the family this year. A worthwhile project for every member of the family. Victory Gardens, whether planted in the smallest backyard plot or in large acreages, will go a long way toward augmenting supplies of fruits and vegetables severely reduced by war demands

America's youngsters will take a hand in feeding the family this year....

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One of the youngsters working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

One of the youngsters working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. S.C. Locatio...

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This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at the Victoria Theatre, Philadelphia. The father is 23 years of age. Willie Graham is 5 years of age, and Herbert Graham is 3 years of age. At 9 P.M. on June 10th, 1910, these children were performing on the stage. Four times daily they do a turn which lasts from 12 to 14 minutes. Herbert Graham, the youngest, was said by the father to have commenced performing on the stage as a[n] acrobat when he was 10 months of age. Willie, now 5, is said to be the youngest acrobat in the world. The attached letter head shows some of the stunts these youngsters are engaged in. The mother of these boys was formerly a school teacher, and is now performing with this trio on the stage. The children are bright and strong, but have a playfulness about them which shows them to have forgotten the best years of childhood. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at ...

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Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and girls. Has had reputation for employment of youngsters but work is slack now. Jan. 28, 1909. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and gir...

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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: ...

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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. Locat...

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Noon hour Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters working there. Work was slack and force small. Location: Bennington, Vermont.

Noon hour Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters w...

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A few of the youngsters working in the Cigarette Factory of the American Tobacco Co., Petersburg, Virginia All work. I went through the factory during working hours and saw dozens of little boys and girls working and helping, who were apparently from 11 to 14 years old. Many of the smallest ones would not be photographed. Photo at 6:30 A.M. Location: Petersburg, Virginia.

A few of the youngsters working in the Cigarette Factory of the Americ...

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One of the young workers in Schoolfield Mills, Danville, Virginia The proportion of youngsters to the large number of employees is not large. Location: Danville, Virginia.

One of the young workers in Schoolfield Mills, Danville, Virginia The ...

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Ashton, MD, Oct. 3. Climbing to the highest hay stack, these youngsters hope for an advance glimpse of the Halloween spooks and goblins. They are "sunny Jim" Johnny John and Brooke Johns

Ashton, MD, Oct. 3. Climbing to the highest hay stack, these youngster...

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Youngsters watching the men's race at the barrel rolling contest in Presque Isle, Maine

Youngsters watching the men's race at the barrel rolling contest in Pr...

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Youngsters skating near Brockton, Massachusetts

Youngsters skating near Brockton, Massachusetts

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Aid to Dependent Children Under the Social Security Act. "I need your help" is the wordless appeal of this baby, and thousands of youngsters like him left alone in the world. In most states this plea for aid is answered by the plan for aid to dependent children which provides a regular monthly income to a close relative for the care of such

Aid to Dependent Children Under the Social Security Act. "I need your ...

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The spacious, open planning of the defense trailer camp affords youngsters pleant of room for playing in the sun and fresh air. In the background can be seen a smokestack of the General Electric Company, which employs some 10,000 men in defense work

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The spacious, open planning of th...

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Nurse training. Construction toys help to rehabilitate convalescents and "ambulatory" patients. As a part of her nursing education, Susan Petty, student nurse, takes her turn at playing with the children and enlisting their interest in the activities of well youngsters

Nurse training. Construction toys help to rehabilitate convalescents a...

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Health measures for low home temperatures. Common sense health rules must prevail in America's homes this winter so that lower room temperatures will entail no health risks. Before bathing youngsters, keep the bathroom door and window closed for an hour so that the room will retain all heat coming from the register. After the bath, see that the youngster wears a sweater for a little while

Health measures for low home temperatures. Common sense health rules m...

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One of the youngsters working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. S.C. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina.

One of the youngsters working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. S.C. Locatio...

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Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and girls. Has had reputation for employment of youngsters but work is slack now. Jan. 28, 1909. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and gir...

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Play-fellows from the frozen Arctic--Eskimo youngsters and their tame bear, World's Fair, St. Louis, U.S.A.

Play-fellows from the frozen Arctic--Eskimo youngsters and their tame ...

Eskimo children on sled drawn by bear. H49643 U.S. Copyright Office.

Some of the youngsters going to dinner. Noon hour. They all work in the Cocheco Mfg. Co., Dover, N.H. Location: Dover, New Hampshire.

Some of the youngsters going to dinner. Noon hour. They all work in th...

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Youngsters waiting for Fight Extras.Times Square. 6, P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

Youngsters waiting for Fight Extras.Times Square. 6, P.M. Location: N...

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Kibbe's Candy Factory. Joseph Giordano, Freddie Reed, Willard Leavenworth. Some of the smallest youngsters at Kibbe's. Location: Springfield, Massachusetts.

Kibbe's Candy Factory. Joseph Giordano, Freddie Reed, Willard Leavenwo...

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All of these are workers in the Stearns Silk Factory, Petersburg, Virginia Not all of the youngsters would get into the photo. I went through the factory during working hours and saw many others like these. A neighbor's testimony corroborated the foregoing. Noon hour. Location: Petersburg, Virginia.

All of these are workers in the Stearns Silk Factory, Petersburg, Virg...

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Some of the boys working at the Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, Virginia I went through the mill several times during working hours and saw a number of youngsters surely under fourteen. Some of them, especially the girls, refused to be in the photos. Location: Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some of the boys working at the Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, ...

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All these boys are cutters in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7. Ages range from 7 to 12. They live near the factory. Seven year old boy in front, Byron Hamilton, has a badly cut finger, but helps his brother regularly. Behind him is his brother, George, 11 years. He cut his finger half off while working. They and many other youngsters said they were always cutting their fingers. (See photo #2435 and label.) George earns $1.00 some days, $.75 usually. Some of the others said they earn $1.00 when they work all day. At times they start at 7 a.m., work all day and until midnight, but the work is very irregular. Names of those in photo are George Mathews, Johnny Rust, John Surles[?], Fulsom McCutchin (11 yrs.), Albert Robinson, Morris McConnell. Location: Eastport, Maine.

All these boys are cutters in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7. Ag...

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Some of the youngsters working in Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. Two of the youngest and J. Henderson, Kelly Street. Percy Morrison, Eugene Simper. Location: Belton, South Carolina.

Some of the youngsters working in Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. Two of ...

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Washington society youngsters impersonate "Horse Marines" at children's horse show. The Misses Jinks of the Horse Marines all set for the Children's Horse Show which will be held in the National Capital on St. Patrick's Day. They are, left to right: Margaretta Rowland; Katrina McCormick, daughter of Mrs. Medill McCormick of Illinois and Miss Anne Rollins

Washington society youngsters impersonate "Horse Marines" at children'...

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A black and white photo of a bathroom, Washington DC. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a bathroom, Washington DC. Farm Security Ad...

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Gay youngsters dancing at the Junior Chamber of Commerce dance during the San Angelo Fat Stock Show. San Angelo, Texas

Gay youngsters dancing at the Junior Chamber of Commerce dance during ...

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Chicago, Illinois. A class in radio for youngsters at Ida B. Wells Housing Project

Chicago, Illinois. A class in radio for youngsters at Ida B. Wells Hou...

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I'll carry mine. Delivery vans, 1942 style, line up outside a Greenbelt, Maryland, grocery store awaiting customers. Tire scarcity and gasoline rationing have placed such service at a premium, and these youngsters who are using their express wagons to carry home Mrs. America's purchases are doing their country a real service

I'll carry mine. Delivery vans, 1942 style, line up outside a Greenbel...

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War workers' nursery. Encouraging a restful game after strenuous exercise, a nursery school supervisor helps youngsters identify animals in picture book

War workers' nursery. Encouraging a restful game after strenuous exerc...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cedars. The youngsters enjoy a skiing jaunt

Cedars. The youngsters enjoy a skiing jaunt

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Cedars. Photographic party stops for a cold snowy lunch. The youngsters enjoy a sking jaunt

Cedars. Photographic party stops for a cold snowy lunch. The youngster...

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Congress of Racial Equality conducts march in memory of Negro youngsters killed in Birmingham bombings, All Souls Church, 16th Street, Wash[ington], D.C. / [TOH].

Congress of Racial Equality conducts march in memory of Negro youngste...

Photograph showing people marching and carrying a sign that says "No More Birminghams." Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available ... More

Some of the shrimp-pickers working at the Biloxi Canning Co. Within an hour I obtained the following names, and photos taken at the factory, and at home, all working here: Two Children of five years. One of seven years. Two of eight years. One of nine. Two of ten. Two of eleven (one had been working at this factory two years). Three of twelve, (one working here 4 years and one two years). I do not believe this is a complete list of the youngsters. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Some of the shrimp-pickers working at the Biloxi Canning Co. Within an...

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Negro youngsters and their Model "T" near Pacolet, South Carolina

Negro youngsters and their Model "T" near Pacolet, South Carolina

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Negro youngsters and their Model "T" near Pacolet, South Carolina

Negro youngsters and their Model "T" near Pacolet, South Carolina

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488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngsters here. Some boys were so small they had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend the broken threads and put back the empty bobbins. Location: Macon, Georgia.

488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngster...

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Noon hour at Newberry, (S.C.) Mill. Plenty of youngsters here. Note: In handwriting on the back of this photo it says: "Two of the many small children I found at work at the Newberry Cotton Mills, Newberry, S.C." Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., Dec. 3/08

Noon hour at Newberry, (S.C.) Mill. Plenty of youngsters here. Note: I...

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Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, noon June 15, 1911, in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Virginia See also photos and labels 2245 to 2249. Following are some of their names; (youngest refused to give names): Otto, Lowe, 78 Seaboard Ave. Finishing Room. D.M. Deschields, 25 Phillip St. So, Norfolk, Winding Room. Oscar Weston, 1320 Berkley Ave. Totes work. Lonnie Wommack, Hawthorn Ave., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Jack Harrell, 66 Perry St., So. Norfolk, Finishing Room. Waverley Roseberry, 250 St. James St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Charlie McHorney, 4 Poindexter St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Location: Berkley, Virginia.

Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, no...

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Some of the doffers at the Salisbury (N.C.) Cotton Mill, October 18th, 1912. The average age of the children here is rather high, but there are some youngsters. Location: [Salisbury, North Carolina]

Some of the doffers at the Salisbury (N.C.) Cotton Mill, October 18th,...

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Some of the youngsters working in Belton Mfg. Co., Belton, S.C. Two of the youngest and J. Henderson, Kelly Street. Percy Morrison, Eugene Simper. Location: Belton, South Carolina.

Some of the youngsters working in Belton Mfg. Co., Belton, S.C. Two of...

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Group of youngest workers in Irby Tobacco Factory, New Orleans. Very few youngsters there, and none under age. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Group of youngest workers in Irby Tobacco Factory, New Orleans. Very f...

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A family of agricultural day laborers eating dinner after a morning spent in chopping cotton. Though the fare of these people consist of the inexpensive and heavy starches, it is usually well prepared. This tent in which eight people lived was clean and neat. Notice the freshly combed hair of the youngsters. Near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma

A family of agricultural day laborers eating dinner after a morning sp...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Youngsters watching the men's race at the barrel rolling contest in Presque Isle, Maine

Youngsters watching the men's race at the barrel rolling contest in Pr...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

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A black and white photo of an empty room, Washington DC. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of an empty room, Washington DC. Farm Security...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Nurse training. On the sun roof of Babies Hospital in New York a student nurse supervises convalescing youngsters in healthful play. Note that a nurse aide assists the student nurse

Nurse training. On the sun roof of Babies Hospital in New York a stude...

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Manpower, junior size. Door-to-door salesmen for their Uncle Sam, these Roanoke, Virginia youngsters are scouring the neighborhoods for scrap metal and rubber which will be processed into vital war materials

Manpower, junior size. Door-to-door salesmen for their Uncle Sam, thes...

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Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Virginia includes such methods of collection as this pony cart. The patriotic and energetic youngsters of the town are making an all-out effort to corner every available piece of scrap in the city, so that their soldier and sailor brothers will have the shells, guns, and tanks with which to beat the Axis

Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Vir...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Redding, California. Youngsters at the beach

Redding, California. Youngsters at the beach

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Health measures for low home temperatures. With less fuel available to heat America's homes, youngsters must have the right kind of inner fuel to keep them warm and healthy in sixty-five degree rooms. A balanced, vitamin-rich diet will aid materially in enabling children to build up resistance to the colder temperatures which will prevail this winter in homes and schools

Health measures for low home temperatures. With less fuel available to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower, junior size. A couple of husky junior commandos add to a neighborhood scrap pile in Roanoke, Virginia. Bedsprings, coal buckets, bird cages, stoves--no piece of unused metal is safe from the hands of these patriotic youngsters, who are out to see that their older brothers in the armed forces have the guns, ships, and ammunition they need to beat the Axis

Manpower, junior size. A couple of husky junior commandos add to a nei...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Victory Gardens--for family and country. There's no age limit when Americans get down to the business of preparing for a Victory Garden. These youngsters are carefully selecting seeds for the vegetables they'll be growing this summer: carrots, beets, tomatoes, squash. The estimable spinach will no doubt be left upon the dealer's shelves

Victory Gardens--for family and country. There's no age limit when Ame...

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A black and white photo of a group of people on a beach. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people on a beach. Office of War...

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America's youth builds and flies model planes on miniature flying fields. Model plane builders get their craft ready for the air at a competitive meet at Modelhaven Airport, near the City of Baltimore in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland. Every year, young model builders bring to Modelhaven, "the world's smallest airport," model planes which show astonishing improvements over previous models. Model building has long been a popular hobby among American youngsters, and model builders of other years are now putting their practical experience to use in U.S. war plants and in the armed forces. The National Aeronautics Association, through its model division, the Academy of Model Aeronautics, has founded an Air Youth Divison to bring a coordinated activity in aviation to American youngsters. Post war plans include an Inter-American Model contest, to bring the young model builders of South American countries, the U.S., and Canada into friendly competition

America's youth builds and flies model planes on miniature flying fiel...

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Young Cigarmakers in Englehardt & Co., Tampa, Fla. There boys looked under 14. Work was slack and youngsters were not being employed much. Labor told me in busy times many small boys and girls are employed. Youngsters all smoke (see 565). Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Young Cigarmakers in Englehardt & Co., Tampa, Fla. There boys looked u...

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488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngsters here. Some boys were so small they had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend the broken threads and put back the empty bobbins. Location: Macon, Georgia.

488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngster...

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Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old Dominion Glass Co., Alexandria, Virginia I counted 7 white boys and several colored boys that seemed to be under 14 years old. The youngest ones would not give names, but the following are a few: Frank Ellmore, 913 Gibbon St., apparently ten or eleven. Been there three months. Dannie Powell, 307 Columbus St., Henry O'Donnell, 1923 Duke St. Leslie Mason, 912 Wilke St. Location: Alexandria, Virginia.

Some of the youngsters on day shift (next week on night shift) at Old ...

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Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and girls. Has had reputation for employment of youngsters but work is slack now. Jan. 28, 1909. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and gir...

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Some of the youngsters (not all) that are at work in Bibb Mill No. 2, Macon Ga. Location: Macon, Georgia. / Photo by [...]

Some of the youngsters (not all) that are at work in Bibb Mill No. 2, ...

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Entire force at the Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Posed by the Supt. Note the proportion of youngsters, all workers. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Entire force at the Yazoo City (Miss.) Yarn Mills. Posed by the Supt. ...

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Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, noon June 15, 1911, in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Virginia See also photos and labels 2245 to 2249. Following are some of their names; (youngest refused to give names): Otto Lowe, 78 Seaboard Ave. Finishing Room. D.M. Deschields, 25 Phillip St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Oscar Weston 1320 Berkley Ave. Totes work. Lonnie Wommack, Hawthorn Ave. So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Jack Harrell, 66 Perry St., So. Norfolk, Finishing Room. Waverley Roseberry, 250 St. James St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Charlie McHorney, 4 Poindexter St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Location: Berkley, Virginia.

Every one of these youngsters went into work when the whistle blew, no...

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League of Nations Malaria Investigation Committee, United Provinces, India. Anti-malaria educational play put on by youngsters dealing with the treatment of the disease, the use of quinine

League of Nations Malaria Investigation Committee, United Provinces, I...

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President Hoover greets Washington youngsters as they roll Easter eggs on White House lawn. Following the custom of other years the White House gates were opened bright and early today to allow thousands of Washington youngsters to roll their gayly colored Easter eggs on the historic south lawn. President Hoover is shown greeting the children in this picture

President Hoover greets Washington youngsters as they roll Easter eggs...

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The population of the Aleutians, which is sparse, consists mainly of Aleuts and a few Russian and Russian-Aleut types. The Aleuts are a mongoloid people and are quite distinct from the Eskimo. Even in the cold, foggy Aleutians, youngsters like to go barefoot, as this picture shows. The Aleuts are under the protection of Interior Department's Office of Indian Affairs

The population of the Aleutians, which is sparse, consists mainly of A...

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Boys organize tin club. Salvaging more than 500 pounds of tin cans in one day, these Harlem youngsters organize a Tin Can Club of America, under the auspices of the New York City Salvage Committee. At their headquarters in a vacant store at 151 East 103rd Street, these patriotic young men not only collected but also processed more than half the amount of tin needed to build an Army fighting plane--and all in one day

Boys organize tin club. Salvaging more than 500 pounds of tin cans in ...

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Manpower, junior size. It takes a good right arm to collect all the household scrap that's needed for the nation's armaments, and these Roanoke, Virginia youngsters have just what it takes. Note the badge on the boy's collar; it reads "Lieutenant: Junior Commando Salvage Drive"

Manpower, junior size. It takes a good right arm to collect all the ho...

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Agriculture. Women on farms. The horses, cows, and chickens cared for, Mrs. Harold Sontag of Maple Park, Illinois, starts out for the farmhouse with her blonde, pre-school youngsters. Like many another U.S. farmer's wife, Mrs. Sontag takes an extremely active part in the management of her farm, which will be increasingly short-handed for the duration

Agriculture. Women on farms. The horses, cows, and chickens cared for,...

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Nurse training. "Occupational therapy" for the very young. Convalescence in children, as in adults, is hastened by the encouragement of interest in normal activities. Thus, a nurse's duties in a children's hospital takes on many of the aspects of the nursery school teacher or playground director, as youngsters improve in health

Nurse training. "Occupational therapy" for the very young. Convalescen...

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Nurse training. Nurses as well as teachers are needed in the hospital schoolroom where convalescing youngsters keep up with their school work

Nurse training. Nurses as well as teachers are needed in the hospital ...

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Manpower, junior size. Too young to help? Not the youngsters of Roanoke, Virginia. They're out to win the war by gathering up every piece of scrap metal, every bit of worn out rubber, and all waste fats and greases in the town

Manpower, junior size. Too young to help? Not the youngsters of Roanok...

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Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Virginia includes such methods of collection as this pony cart. The patriotic and energetic youngsters of the town are making an all-out effort to corner every available piece of scrap in the city, so that their soldier and sailor brothers will have the shells, guns, and tanks with which to beat the Axis

Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Vir...

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Victory Gardens--for family and country. Hopscotch has been supplanted by a new and serious game for these Girl Scouts--it's called Plant the Victory Garden. Like thousands of other school-age youngsters, Pat Nelson, Doris Laclair and Barbara Redford, all of San Francisco, are enthusiastic participants in the nation-wide Food for Victory campaign. Doris seems to be jumping the gun slightly, but at this stage cookies are more palatable than embryonic cabbages

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Hopscotch has been supplanted...

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Cedars. The youngsters enjoy a skiing jaunt

Cedars. The youngsters enjoy a skiing jaunt

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[Sunny Side Boys, two youngsters, one of whom is on his back playing the fiddle, with an older man playing guitar. Bascom Lamar Lunsford is probably the man to the right of the picture holding a microphone above the fiddler]

[Sunny Side Boys, two youngsters, one of whom is on his back playing t...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during the Asheville Mountain Music Festival. Handwritten on back: "Sunny Side Boys - Trick Playing." Forms... More

View of Clinton Mills (S.C.) Superintendent would not allow me to take photos in mill. Many youngsters employed. See photos Nos. 359 and 375. Dec. 2, 1908. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Location: Clinton, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

View of Clinton Mills (S.C.) Superintendent would not allow me to take...

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Dominick, a young Norfolk newsboy. There are too many youngsters selling papers in the Virginia Cities. Location: Norfolk, Virginia.

Dominick, a young Norfolk newsboy. There are too many youngsters selli...

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Group showing most of the youngsters working in the Cowpen's Manufacturing Co., S.C. They are all regular workers including shorty the smallest one. The boy next to him was dragged out of the photograph against his will soon after by an anxious parent. Superintendent was very suspicious and accused me of being the one who made so much trouble for the mill people several years ago. He finally permitted some outside photographs only saying, "We have certificates for all these children." Location: [Cowpens], South Carolina.

Group showing most of the youngsters working in the Cowpen's Manufactu...

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