Eight-year-old Max, one of the young shrimp pickers in the Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Company. Only a small force was working that day. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Bessie Thompson, a tiny "helper" in the Barataria Canning Compnay. See other photos and labels. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Some of the young shrimp-pickers at Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co., Sore, swollen, and even bleeding fingers are common among these workers on account of the acid in the shrimp. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Some of the young shrimp-pickers at Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co., Sore, swollen, and even bleeding fingers are common among these workers on account of the acid in the shrimp. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.