A typical messenger boy in New Orleans. The telegraph companies are trying to obey the law, and few violations occur. See Hine report on Messengers. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Two of the very youngest newsboys I could find in New Orleans. Seven and nine years old. Such little fellows are rare. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Louis Dupree, Western Union messenger #168. Has just reached fourteen years, and knows the Red Light district pretty well. Was eager to show me around town there. See Hine report on Messengers. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Louis Dupree, Western Union messenger #168. Has just reached fourteen years, and knows the Red Light district pretty well. Was eager to show me around town there. See Hine report on Messengers. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.