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Salvator Guattirto i.e., Quattirto?, 48 Union St., one of the very young boys in the spinning room of the Ayer Mill. Has steady job there now. Used to work in the Wood Mill. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Salvator Quattirto, 48 Union St., Lawrence, Mass. One of the very young boys in spinning room, Ayer Mill. Has a steady job there now. Used to work in Wood Mill. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

In filling room, Wood Mill; Alfie ? Lanadin, 59 Union St., Lawrence, Mass. Has had a steady job there for two months. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Antoinette Pothier, been doffing six months at Ayer mill. Has a walk of nearly 30 minutes each way to work morning and night. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and gets back 6:30 P.M. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Antoinette Pothier, been doffing six months at Ayer mill. Has a walk of nearly 30 minutes each way to work morning and night. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and gets back 6:30 P.M. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

All of the family of Antoinette Pothier, 32 Easton Street. Father and tallest girl in back row of the picture work. Antoinette is the center of the group in the front row. Her sister Anita is 11 years old. See 2477. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Alfro Magureto, 55 Elm Street, worked all summer in doffing room No. 5 of the Washington Mill. She laid off last week for two weeks. Expects to come back this week. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Mary Gomez, 10 years old. Lives Waquoit. Picked 19 pails one day, generally picks 8 or 10. Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Joe Rose. Dumps cranberries for his father. Said he was 11 years old. Lived at Hourwich, Mass. 7 out of 57 workers were 6 to 12 years old. Working from 9 a.m. til 5 p.m. they said. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Boy of 12 years picking cranberries with the scoop. Most of the scooping is done by adult workers, but some scoops ? are made small enough for the children to use. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Girl who said she was 11 picking and carrying cranberries. Location: Hollow Branch, Massachusetts.

Bessie Gonsalve, Said she was 11. Picking and carrying cranberries. Lives in Harwich, Mass. Expects to be here for several weeks more. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Arthur Fernande or Fernando? Said 8 years old. Picking cranberries by hand, and brother Charlie said he was 9 picking with a scoop. Said they worked from 9 till 5. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Arthur Farnande. Said 8 years old. Picking cranberries by hand, and brother Charlie said he was 9 picking with a scoop. Said they worked from 9 till 5. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Arthur Fernande. Said 8 years old. Picking cranberries by hand, and brother Charlie said he was 9 picking with a scoop. Said they worked from 9 till 5. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Charlie Fernande showing the scoop with which he works. Most of the scooping is done by adults. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Mamie, who said she was 9 and a regular picker was teaching her 6 year old sister Ada to use a scoop. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Fanny Breto. Said 9 years old. Was picking with her father on a private bog near Bang's bog. Location: Wareham, Massachusetts.

Antone Fontes. Said 11 years old, and worked here last year. Lives in E. Providence, R.I. Location: Makepeace near Wareham, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Willett and two little girls. Said 8 and 12 years old. Living in W. Wareham, Mass. Location: Rochester vicinity Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.

Young picker. Location: Rochester vicinity Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.

"Not a very happy job!" Mary Gilbert, said 10 years old. Lives Second Street, New Bedford. "Am pickin' now, couldn't get no place this mornin'." Location: Rochester vicinity Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.

Abbe, said 10 years old who picks 10 pails a day. Also two young Italian illiterates. Location: Rochester vicinity Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.

Walter Silva. Said 10 years old. Picks 3 or 4 pails a day. Location: Rochester vicinity Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.