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Kibbe's Candy Factory. Joseph Giordano 14 years, Feeding Hills, Mass. Had just received his work certificate and left school. Tended a chocolate machine at $3.50. This was as small a boy as LOC nclc.04603
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Waiting for the 'Forwards' - Jewish paper - at 1 A.M. Group includes boys 10 years old. Taken on steps of 'Forwards' building at 1-15 A.M. just as the papers were being issued. LOC nclc.3c34588
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Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. New York City. - NARA - 523520
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Willie Nall, 11 years old; Raymond Jones, 10 years old; Denver Jones, 5 years old; plowing on farm. They had just finished a job of hauling. See report. LOC cph.3a38575
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Westley, Stanislaus County, San Joaquin Valley, California. Migratory labor camp (F.S.A.) seen from . . . - NARA - 521762
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Two families working together on Kimball farm near Waxahachie. The four year old picks nine pounds a day regularly and the eleven year old picks three hundred pounds a day. LOC nclc.00238
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Watch Co., (6 boys of questionable age, but could not get photo of them.) These machines automatically make the tiny screws used in watches- One man tends to 14 machines. A lesson for glass LOC cph.3b15914
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Gladys Goodrum, 116 Short Street, Columbus, Ga. Said 12 years old. Seen working nearly one year as looper in Massey Hosiery Mill. Makes $9. a week sometimes. LOC nclc.02802
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Family group hulling strawberries in the sun at Johnson's Hulling station, Seaford, Del. Note the child of about 5 years of age in the centre of the picture with sharp, long knife hulling LOC nclc.00787
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00520
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Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, Attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. 'Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands.' Ages of those LOC nclc.00524
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Conrad Helmut's two girls, 6 and 8 yrs. old, pulling beets, near Sterling, Colo. The ground was hard and the little ones tugged away at the beets steadily. There are three smaller children LOC nclc.00323
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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, Va. See also photos and labels 2245 to 2249. Following are LOC nclc.02200
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Charlie Talley, 9 years old, lives at 204 N. Douglas St., Starts out about 4 a.m. every day in the week and Sunday. Goes to school too, he says. LOC nclc.04014
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On right hand is Richard Fitzgerald, 53 Montgomery St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. On left hand, Joseph Adams, 107 Front St., works in twisting room of Eclipse LOC nclc.02262
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One of the smallest boys I found at the Converse Manufacturing Co., Converse, S.C. just beginning to spin. 33 cents a day. Very few young children here but I was told it was due to the LOC nclc.02597
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One of the young doffers working in Pell City Cotton Mill. Supt. of Mill is also Mayor of Pell City. Pell City, Ala. - NARA - 523356
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Morris Levine, 212 Park Street. 11 years old and sells papers every day-been selling five years. Makes 50 cents Sundays and 30 cents other days. LOC nclc.03979
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Near Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona. Ten-year-old boy brings in his morning pick to the weighmaster at . . . - NARA - 522239
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Nearly the entire force, Yooona (i.e., Yocona) Mills, Water Valley, Miss. Some of the smallest workers not in the photo. The three smallest ones in front row hang around and help some. Baby LOC nclc.02107
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Mery Horn, a hunchback. The doctor told her it was a severe case and was being aggravated by the heavy load of papers she carried and so she must stop. She replied 'But I need the spending LOC nclc.03232
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Mother and children hulling strawberries at Johnson's Hulling Station. Cyral (in baby cart) is 2 yrs. old this May and works steadily hulling berries. At times Cyral would rest his little LOC nclc.05326
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Noon Hour, May 19, 1909. Small boy is William Le Bruex, 81 Main St. Has been working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. for 9 months. LOC nclc.01743
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The Dickerson Family, Dependent Parents. Father (not in photo) works in a machine shop. All except mother and two babes work in the cotton mill, Winona. Mother said, 'Father earns good pay. LOC nclc.02114
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Team work. Older brother makes smaller boy do the work. Small boy said he was 9 years old. Appears to be 7. May 7th, 1910. Witness E.N. Clopper. LOC nclc.03485
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The smallest girl is Josephine Ramie, 10 years old, Maniyunk, Pa. (Near Philadelphia). Padrone stands over them, urging them, urging them and often swearing at and threatening them. Theodore LOC nclc.05289
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Some of the workers in the Pickett Cotton Mill, High Point, N.C., but I could not get the smallest ones into the picture. LOC nclc.02691
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Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, 'Only helps in the mill afternoons and LOC nclc.02032
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Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, 'Only helps in the mill afternoons and LOC nclc.02032
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Slovenly kitchen living-room of family of Alfred Benoit, 191 N. Front St., a sweeper in Bennett Mill; has been there for two months. Mother works in the same mill; father is a canvasser (and LOC cph.3b21264
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These boys all said they worked in the Everett Mill, another boy told me that the smallest boys do not work. There (sic) names are John Pickacki, 84 Union Street, smallest boy in the picture LOC nclc.02342
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The only school near the Cotton Mills, Winona, Miss. A private school taught by Miss. McIntosh, who for several years off and on has conducted it, charging each pupil only one dollar a LOC nclc.02118
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Tommy Bullard and his family. He has been sweeping for over a year in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. Said he was 13, but it is doubtful. Mother is a widow. Sisters in the mill too. LOC nclc.02137
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Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Va.) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtful. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry Daly, LOC nclc.02044
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9 year old cash girl in Gafer Department store. At first glance the home conditions with a one-armed father and several children in the family would indicate that her small wages were LOC nclc.04977
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9 year old cash girl in Gafer Department store. At first glance the home conditions with a one-armed father and several children in the family would indicate that her small wages were LOC nclc.04978
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Jefferson St. Gang of newsboys at 10-00 P.M. over campfire in corner lot behind bill-board. Jefferson St. near Olive. May 7, 1910. Witness E.N. Clopper,. LOC nclc.03470
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Frances Frigineto, 3 years old, Marie Frigineto, 5 years old, latter been picking two years. This is the fourth week... - NARA - 523261
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Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth St. Market, Cincinnati O. Saloon entrance. 11 P.M. Had been there since 10 A.M. and not yet sold out. LOC nclc.03202
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As the whistle blew at the Tidewater Knitting Mill, Portsmouth Va. I went through the mill several times while they were working and saw a number of boys and girls that were surely under 14. LOC nclc.02192
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A few of the youngsters in King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. Taken at noon, Jan. 14, 1909. A party of us under the guidance of the Vice President had been shown through the mill but no evidences LOC nclc.01593
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A few of the small girls and boys (not the smallest ones) that I found working in the spinning room of one of the Amoskeag Mfg. Co. mills at Manchester, N.H. Photo taken at 1-00 p.m., May LOC nclc.01738
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A few of the youngsters in the Manchester Cotton Mills, Macon, Ga. I was not allowed to go inside. See photos 517 to 520. LOC nclc.01611
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Daily inspection of teeth and finger nails. Older pupils make the inspection under the direction of teacher who records results. This has been done every day this year. School -49, Comanche LOC nclc.00668
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1909 detail, Immigrants in English class given by Training Service of the Department of Labor in Ford Motor Co. Factory, Detroit, Michigan LCCN90707449 (cropped)
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2 'yearlings' belonging to a South Georgia farmer. The former usually gets more attention than the child. John Paulk family. See report of Lewis W. Hine on Georgia, March 1915. LOC nclc.00252
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Daily inspection of teeth and finger nails. Older pupils make the inspection under the direction of teacher who records results. This has been done every day this year. School -49, Comanche LOC cph.3a19696
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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. LOC cph.3a48139
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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. LOC nclc.00859
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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. LOC nclc.05340
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All working in May Hosiery Mills. Youngest boy admitted 5 years of age and had been working there 9 months. He is... - NARA - 523342
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A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. Been there 'bout 2 years.' 50 operatives and there were 10 children that looked to be under 12 years of age. LOC nclc.01545
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Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter and raises tobacco. He said (and the owner of the land confirmed it) that both these boys work day after day from LOC nclc.00501
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Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. Boy on right hand is Joseph Tanguay, 80 Depot Street. Left hand boy is Henry Labreck, 14 Chesley Av. LOC nclc.01755
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Alberta Mc Nadd on Chester Truitt's Farm. Alberta is 5 years old and has been picking berries since she was 3. Her... - NARA - 523320
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Noon hour, Manchester Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. See photos 517 to 520. LOC cph.3b13188
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Engel and Wolf's Brewery and Vaults at Fountain Green - Office Number 26 and 28 Dillwyn Street between Vine and Callowhill and Third and Fourth Streets, Philadelphia, 1855
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A Dollar a Day: Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wages one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support July 1936.
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Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. Plant foremen regard 20-year-old Annie Tabor as one of their best lathe operators, despite her lack of previous industrial experience. October 1942.
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Brown McDowell 12 year old usher in Princess Theatre. Works from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. Can barely read; has reached the second grade in school only. Investigator reports little actual need for LOC cph.3b09162
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6 P.M. May 6, 1909. Only a few young girls work in the Chace Cotton Mills, Burlington, Vt. In front row are Anna Grenier (2 yrs. in mill), Agnes Fountain. See photo and label -730. LOC nclc.01721
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5-00 P.M. on a cold day. Frank Luzzi, a 10 years old newsie, who has been selling for 2 years. Begins at 5 A.M. sometimes and sells until 8 P.M. at times. Hartford, Conn. LOC cph.3b39335
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9-00 P.M. March 4, 1909. Hartford, Conn. Group of newsies still selling although it was bitter cold and blizzardy. Smallest chap was 8 years old. The boys said he has been selling for 3 LOC nclc.03241
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9-00 P.M. Bridgeport, Conn. These boys 8 and 10 years old, had been pitching pennies all evening. After 9 P.M. I saw the little one going into saloons with a big bunch of papers and a LOC nclc.05411
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A 9 year old boy, Jo Cafarella, 39 Warren Street, Somerville, Mass. His sister Lena, 10 years, and Mary Lazzaro, 13 years old, his cousin, lives at 17 South Street. This is typical of their LOC cph.3a18647
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Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Robert Black, (smallest) 1 year in mill. John Black, (next) 2 years in mill. Charlie Clark-4 years. Earl Lander-Beginning. Witness, S.R. Hine. LOC nclc.01508
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Donald Mallick, ('Happy'), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. 'Happy' is well LOC cph.3b03533
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Donald Mallick, ('Happy'), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. 'Happy' is well LOC nclc.03578
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Carl Brown, eleven years old. He and his father run a farm of 160 acres, in Southern Vermont. He is overgrown, sluggish, but he said- 'I'd ruther go to school.' See Hine Report, Rural Child LOC cph.3a38573
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Albernesi Family, 126 W. Eagle St. Left to right- Frank Albernesi, 5 years old. Libori Albernesi, 15 years old, Joseph Albernesi, 13 years old. Family goes to country in summer to pick LOC cph.3b06597
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3-30 P.M. Picking nuts in dirty basement. The dirtiest imaginable children were pawing over the nuts, eating lunch on the table, etc. Mother had a cold, blew her nose frequently (without LOC cph.3b24279
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3-30 P.M. Group in tenement hallway. Ages, 14 months, 2, 5, and 7 years. Mother in shop sewing. Father out of work, bartender. Family, Novi, 189 Chrystie Street. LOC nclc.04628
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Elbert Hollingsworth, ten year old cotton picker. Picks 125 pounds a day. Also Ruby Hollingsworth, seven year old cotton picker. Works all day, early and late, in the hot sun. Picks about LOC nclc.00195
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General Utility Boy in Miller & Vidor Saw-mill. 14 years old (he said). Part of the time he throws slabs into the chute that has chain carrying them to the mill. I saw him helping a man LOC nclc.05545
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Sugar beet workers, Sugar City, Colorado. Mary, six years, Lucy, eight, Ethel, ten. Family has been here ten years. Children go to school in the winter. See Hine Report, Colorado Beet LOC nclc.00268
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Sugar beet workers, Sugar City, Colorado. Mary, six years, Lucy, eight, Ethel, ten. Family has been here ten years. Children go to school in the winter. See Hine Report, Colorado Beet LOC nclc.00266
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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., LOC cph.3b23468
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Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working LOC nclc.04693
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Smallest boy is Mike Ferinco. 75 Monroe St., 10 yrs. old. Sells until 8-30 P.M., Newark, N.J. Other is Duar Feriari, 60 Monroe St. Sells until after 9 P.M. LOC nclc.03355
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Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, W. Va. Boy with mule was afraid at first to be in the picture- another boy said he feared we might make him go to LOC cph.3b02436
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Stringing wooden buttons (button moulds) in a crowded home, Williamsburg, Mass. Mrs. Weeks and her children 13 years, 11 years, 7 years and her grand children 7 years, 5 years and 4 years LOC nclc.05501
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Eloy District, Pinal County, Arizona. Cotton pickers, Mexican children, in ditch bank at the edge of . . . - NARA - 522047
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Eight year old newsie. Many youngsters get up early to sell papers. One ten year old starts out at 3 A.M. every day and goes to school. LOC nclc.05524
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George Clendenon, 2807 Waverly Street, Columbus, Ga. Mother said he has just reached 11 years, (last month) and he has been working, off and on, for over a year at Massey Hosiery Mill. He LOC nclc.02801
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George Clendenon, 2807 Waverly Street, Columbus, Ga. Mother said he has just reached 11 years, (last month) and he has been working, off and on, for over a year at Massey Hosiery Mill. He LOC nclc.02801
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Pecan School -60; Miss Aurell, Teacher. Opened September 4th-8 months term. 22 present to-day; should be 50. Cotton picking chief cause of absence. Enrollment 30, average attendance 25; last LOC nclc.00614
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Photo taken after 9 P.M. Mrs. Barattini, Janitress at 212 Sullivan St., N.Y., and son Louis, 14 years old, and daughter who works in a flower factory all day and helps her mother make these LOC nclc.04140
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Sam Galloway, 12 years and John Galloway, 16 years working out for Sam Crawley, who is 17 years old. The former live on a farm a few miles away and go to Keats and Bethel School, Div. 3, LOC nclc.00538
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School -45, Ash Grove; Miss Hazel McKay, Teacher. One-room school in fair condition. Opened September 4th-8 months term. Enrollment 22, average attendance 15; last year- enrollment 27, LOC nclc.00598
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Room 75, Shanty 4, Cranberry pickers Paulo Biniristo and wife live here. Settlement called Rome, on Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. 4 sons live in next room. Note the bread and other food LOC nclc.05453
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Room 75, Shanty 4, Cranberry pickers Paulo Biniristo and wife live here. Settlement called Rome, on Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. 4 sons live in next room. Note the bread and other food LOC nclc.05453
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to work when whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02685
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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went into work when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked LOC nclc.02681
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Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10-00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, LOC nclc.02673
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