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Bowling Alley boys. Many of these work until late at night. New Haven, Conn, March 1909
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- Date taken: 1909-03
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Photograph of Earle Frere, a young truant selling extra during school hours Monday on Pennsylvania Avenue, April 1912
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- Date taken: 1912-04
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Glass bottles. T.C. Wheaton Co. A pressing shop finishing door knobs, March 1937
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- Date taken: 1937-03
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A four year old helper in the berry fields. Mother said, He helps a little. Rock Creek, Md, June 1909
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- Date taken: 1909-06
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Railroad parts. Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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Upholstering. Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co. Hand carver - making master model for multiple carver - buffet post (General View), 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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A few of the young boys working on the night shift at the glass factory, June 1911
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- Date taken: 1911-06
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Super calender, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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A group picture showing some of the men working at Norris Dam, November 1933
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- Date taken: 1933-11
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Eight year old Jennie Camillo lives in West Maniyunk, Pa., September 1910
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- Date taken: 1910-09
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. Rayon warping - cone creel, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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Glass blower and mold boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch; then an hour's rest and 4 1/2 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next, October 1908
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- Date taken: 1908-10
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Enoch Crosby, New York
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- Date taken: 1850
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Spinner - highly skilled - about 3 to 4 years to learn operation - woman at machine in normal position, January 1937
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- Date taken: 1937-01
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Getting ready for the mixer to pour the first batch of concrete at Norris Dam site. This was used on the foundations of the heavy duty bridge over the Clinch River just below the dam, November 1933
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- Date taken: 1933-11
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Frederick Sprague, Connecticut
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- Date taken: 1850
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Metro Subway Construction On G St., N.W., Between 13th And 14th Streets, April 1973
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- Date taken: 1973-04
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Wilbur H. Woodward, Western Union Messenger 236, is one of the youngsters on the border line. He is 15 years old and works until 8 P.M. only, April 1912
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- Date taken: 1912-04
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West Boylston Manufacturing Company - tenements, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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Andrew Stefanik, a bobbin boy, works as spare boy, November 1911
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- Date taken: 1911-11
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Railroad parts. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Boilermaker and helper working on locomotive boiler, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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James Loqulla, a newsboy, 12 years old. Selling papers for 3 years, May 1910
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- Date taken: 1910-05
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Textile worker, March 1937
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- Date taken: 1937-03
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Ebenezer Spencer, New Hampshire
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- Date taken: 1850
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Scott's Run, West Virginia. The Shack Community Center, March 1937
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- Date taken: 1937-03
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John McChesney, New York
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- Date taken: 1850
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Noon hour, Goodall Worsted Co. These are not the youngest. Young girls too. Sanford, Me, April 1909
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- Date taken: 1909-04
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A group of Nashville newsies. In middle of group is 7 year old Sam. Smart and profane. He sells nights also. Nashville, Tenn, November 1910
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- Date taken: 1910-11
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Workers in the Tifton Cotton Mills. 125 workers in all. Some of the smallest boys and girls have been there one year or more, January 1909
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- Date taken: 1909-01
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Israel Stevens, Connecticut
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- Date taken: 1850
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Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in photo was working, September 1911
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- Date taken: 1911-09
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The Georgetown Gap, Through Which Raw Sewage Flows Into The Potomac. Watergate Complex In The Rear, April 1973
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- Date taken: 1973-04
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Spindle carver bed posts - showing whole machine in operation, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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Newsies in cellar-room of a paper office in alley back of Main St. waiting for evening papers, 4 P.M. Conditions here vile. Rochester, N.Y, February 1910
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- Date taken: 1910-02
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All these boys (and more) worked in the Quidwick Co. Mill. They went in when the signal was given. Anthony, R.I, April 1909
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- Date taken: 1909-04
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The flint glass shop showing a blower rotating a bottle as he blows it in an iron mould, March 1937
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- Date taken: 1937-03
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Sweeper and doffer boys in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Many more as small, December 1908
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- Date taken: 1908-12
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Textiles. Two views of an idle petty shop. Taken in the Barnet Mills, June 1937
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- Date taken: 1937-06
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Sewage Treatment Plant At Blue Plaines, MD, Is Being Expanded, April 1973
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- Date taken: 1973-04
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Textiles. Pacific Mills. Carding machine, April 1937
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- Date taken: 1937-04
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Boy working at double circular saws. N.Y. Dimension Supply Co., October 1908
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- Date taken: 1908-10
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Grinding sorghum on the farm of J. W. Stooksberry, Anderson County, Tennessee. This land will be inundated by the waters of Norris Dam reservoir, October 1933
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- Date taken: 1933-10
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Group showing a few of the workers stringing beans in the J.S. Farrand Packing Co. Those too small to work are held on laps of workers or stowed away on boxes, June 1909
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- 9,363 views
- Date taken: 1909-06
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Burn's basement branch. A dark dirty cellar. St. Louis, Mo, May 1910
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- Date taken: 1910-05
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Upholstering. Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co. Springing-up in a sofa, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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Homeless Man Sleeping On Doorway Of Penn Central's 30th Street Station, August 1973
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- Date taken: 1973-08
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Railroad parts. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Man working at machine, May 1937
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- 4 favorites
- 9,850 views
- Date taken: 1937-05
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Mrs. Ricca, making rompers for Campbell kids. Husband out of work. New York City, December 1911
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- Date taken: 1911-12
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View from the north of the poultry and gardening center of the TVA at Norris, November 1933
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- Date taken: 1933-11
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Man in between machine, 1936
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- Date taken: 1936
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