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Adolescent boy (illiterate) working in cotton mill Easthampton, Mass. Compare him with photo #3033. Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts.

Mary, 13 years old. Short-sighted girl with glasses working after school on flowers ? with Mrs. Mary - her aunt. 4:30 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

New York, United States

4 P.M. John Sachatello, a barber with a steady job helping family make flowers, 302 Mott St. Making "bluettes" at $2.00 a gross. Makes $12.00 to $13.00 a week when all work. Mary 5 yrs. old. Tommy 7 yrs. old. Location: New York, New York (State)

New York, United States

Making mesh ? bags. Location: New York, New York (State).

New York, United States

Woman and children around a table making chains for handbags Location: New York, New York (State)

New York, United States

Girl standing between looms. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Boy holding broom near textile machinery Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Card Room. Rosawna - 14 years, 959 Globe St., Doffer on Jack Speeders. Pushing a truck of empty bobbins. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Young Worker in the Union Mill going home 11 A.M. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Portuguese. John Silvra, 64 Wooley St., 15 year old doffer. Borden Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Fred Fowner - 74 Londsdale. Doffer in Union Mill - 15 years old. Doffer two years. $7.74 a week. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Marian Viera - 101 Columbia St., Doffer - Says he gets $7.74 a week. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Empty Canal St. playground 4 P.M. Will not open until July 5th. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Finished product leaving the Durfee Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Woman's Union. Happy Girls Club. Working girls in foreground. School girls behind. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond School. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Lawrence Burns - Doffer - 14 years. Pocasset Mills. 43 Langley St. Eye defect. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Mrs. Alfonso Ricca, 71 Sullivan St. 2nd floor back. Making rompers for Campbell Kids (she said). Husband out of work. Location: New York, New York (State)

New York, United States

Italian family living 428 E. 116th St., 2 floor back. They were so illiterate I couldn't get their names. Have been in U.S. only one month. Mother is learning to make lace for factory near by. Location: New York, New York (State)

New York, United States

Alfred Beniot, 191 North St. Sweeper in Bennett Mill, in spinning room #2 has been there two months; seemed to be 11 yrs. old. Alfred recorded as 12 years old. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Manuel Soarels, 175 Coggshall St., works in Bennel i.e., Bennett? Mill, Sweeps in #4 Spinning room, has been there one year. Frank Sylvia Soares, 14 Addidson St., works in Bennett Mill. Sweeps in Spinning room #4. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Interior Wamsutta Mill, Wilfred Pepin, 42 Bowditch St. (youngest boy, appears 13 yrs. old). Has been working a few weeks in Mule Room #4. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

James Veary, 303 Austin St. Smallest boy: been working several weeks in spinning room. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Smallest is James Veary. The next in size are sweepers; Thomas Munds, 3 Blackburn St.; Thomas Heywood, 7 Peniman St.; Romeo Perrault, 26 Reynolds St.; they are doubtful in age. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.