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A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill, January 1909
Taken some time in Jan 1909
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12 year old Newsboy. Hyman Alpert, been selling three years. Spends evenings in Boys Club. New Haven, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
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Bowling Alley boys. Many of these work until late at night. New Haven, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
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Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual game of poker in the Den of the terrible nine, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
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Hartford newsboys and girls. Girl in middle, Nellie, is 9 years old. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
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Joseph Harris, a 9 year old newsboy. Been selling 1 1/2 years. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
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Smallest boy, 10 years old, been at it a year and a half. Sells until 6 or 7 P.M. New Haven, Conn, March 1909
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Sunday noon. Some of the newsboys returning Sunday papers. Many of them had been out since 5 and 6 A.M. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
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Waiting for their papers. 3 of these were 8 years old. Some were 9 years old. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
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A common case of "team work." Smaller boy, Joseph Bishop, goes into saloons and sells his last paper...
Taken 4 Mar 1909
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Message of President William H. Taft nominating Knox to be Secretary of State, 03/05/1909
Taken 5 Mar 1909
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A Polish boy, Willie, who was taking his noon rest in a doffer box. Anthony, R.I, April 1909
Taken some time in Apr 1909
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John Dempsey, looked 11 or 12 years old. Said he only helped on Saturdays, April 1909
Taken some time in Apr 1909
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Noon hour, Goodall Worsted Co. These are not the youngest. Young girls too. Sanford, Me, April 1909
Taken some time in Apr 1909
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Photograph of the Robert Peary Sledge Party Posing with Flags at the North Pole, 04/07/1909
Taken 7 Apr 1909
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Amoskeag Mills. Manchester, N.H., May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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Going to work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co. Manchester, N.H, May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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Mule spinning room in Chace Cotton Mill. Left hand - Leopold Daigneau, Arsene Lussier, Back roping boys. Burlington, Vt, May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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Noon hour at the Queen City Mill. About a dozen small boys like the smallest here. Names of small ones are Dorio Charptier, Arthur Tessier. Burlington, Vt, May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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Only a few young girls work in the Chace Cotton Mill. In front row are Anna Grenier, 2 years in the mill, Agnes Fountain. Burlington, Vt, May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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Small girls working in Great Falls Mfg. Co. Many others there, May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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Some of the girls who work in Amoskeag Mills. Manchester, N.H., May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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The smallest boy does not work in the mill. The rest do, May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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Young girls going to work after noon hour, in Great Falls Mfg. Co. I saw a number smaller and younger than these, May 1909
Taken some time in May 1909
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A four year old helper in the berry fields. Mother said, He helps a little. Rock Creek, Md, June 1909
Taken some time in Jun 1909
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Bertha Brandt, 9 years old. Picks berries on a Rock Creek farm, June 1909
Taken some time in Jun 1909
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Interior of one family room on upper floor of one of the berry picker shacks, Bottomley's farm. Rock Creek, Md, June 1909
Taken some time in Jun 1909
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Norris Luvitt. Been picking 3 years in berry fields near Baltimore, June 1909
Taken some time in Jun 1909
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Slebzak family (Polish) working on Bottomley Farm. They have worked here 3 years and one winter, June 1909
Taken some time in Jun 1909
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Some of the workers in the Farrand Packing Co. Baltimore, Md, June 1909
Taken some time in Jun 1909
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The children of John Meiskell, June 1909
Taken some time in Jun 1909
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Gambling, August 1909
Taken some time in Aug 1909
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A candy seller dressed for his business. Boston, Mass, October 1909
Taken some time in Oct 1909
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Applicants for working papers at Department of Education Bldg. Boston, Mass, October 1909
Taken some time in Oct 1909
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Boys of the dumps. South Boston. Fields now being filled in for a play ground. Boston, Mass, October 1909
Taken some time in Oct 1909
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Boys picking over garbage on the dumps. Boston, Mass, October 1909
Taken some time in Oct 1909
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Patching up a meal. Boston, Mass, October 1909
Taken some time in Oct 1909
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Small vender selling late at night in Boston Market. Boston, Mass, October 1909
Taken some time in Oct 1909
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A midnight scene in More-Jonas Works. See small snapper up boy in left of photo. Bridgeton, N.J., November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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At the glory hole. A midnight scene in a N.J. Glass Works, November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Day scene. Wheaton Glass Works. Boy is Howard Lee, November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co., N.C. Plenty of others. Cherryville, N.C, November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Night scene in Cumberland Glass Works. Small boy in middle distance of photo. Bridgeton, N.J., November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Night scene, Cumberland Glass Works. Bridgeton, N.J., November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Scene in More-Jonas Glass Co. Small "snapper up boy" facing the camera is Harry Simpkins. Small "carry-in-boy," with back to camera, November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Scene in Woodbury Bottle Works. They work nights. Woodbury, N.J., November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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T.C. Wheaton Glass Works. Millville, N.J., November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Two of the boys on night shift in the More, Jonas Glass Co. Bridgeton, N.J., November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Woodbury Bottle Works. Noon hour. All are workers, November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Woodbury Bottle Works. Noon hour. All are workers. Woodbury, N.J., November 1909
Taken some time in Nov 1909
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Newsie selling at the Hudson Tunnell Station, Jersey City, December 1909
Taken some time in Dec 1909
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Photo of boys working in Arcade Bowling Alley. Photo taken late at night. The boys work until midnight and later. Trenton, N.J., December 1909
Taken some time in Dec 1909
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