All Photos

Four-year-old Mary Davis, tending the sick baby when not working. (See photo 2039). Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Four-year-old Mary Kosco, Shucks oysters at Dunbar. (See photo 2050). Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Mary Kosco, four-year-old shucker. (See photo 2050). Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Annie Delcher, eight-year-old oyster shucker from Baltimore. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Jamsie, a six-year-old shucker. Shucks one pot a day. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-old brother also shucks. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

Group of adolescent spinners in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. The youngest ones would not be photographed. (see exterior views.) Location: Fries, Virginia.

The Dependent Widower. (See Label 2071) Wanted: A BACKBONE. Location: Meridian, Mississippi.

The Dependent Widower. (see Label 2071). Location: Meridian, Mississippi.

Kibbe's Candy Factory. Freddie Reed, Jos. Giordano, Willard Leavenworth, Francis Clancy. Location: Springfield, Massachusetts.

factory or plant

Entrance to Kibbe's Factory. Location: Springfield, Massachusetts.

factory or plant

Kibbe's Candy Factory. Ryme Sylvester 15 years, 68 Clinton St. Runs chocolate spreader. Earns $ 4.00. Been at it one year. Location: Springfield, Massachusetts.

factory or plant

Newspaper comments on new child labor law in Penn. Location: Pennsylvania.

Tony Tomarila or Tomasula?, 11 Fly St., 8 years old. This newsie had just gotten his afternoon papers, after school, and was starting out on his rounds. I found him later in a saloon, at 10 P.M. Has no badge. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Left to right: Tony Tomasula, 9 years, 11 Fly St. Frank Thomas, 10 years, 26 State St. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Left: Tony Tomasula, (see 1200) Right: Morris Bookbinder, 12 years, 212 Eagle St.,. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Newsies starting to sell at 3:30 P.M. after school. Left to right: Tony Tomasula, 9 years, 11 Fly St.; Frank Thomas, 10 years, 26 State St.; Morris Bookbinder, 12 years, 212 Eagle St. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Newsie selling in a saloon on Washington Street at 10P.M. Tony Tomasula, 11 Fly St, 9 years old. See 1200. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Some of the youngest newsies hanging around the paper office after school. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

At one of the paper offices on Pearl St. at 3:30 P.M. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Group waiting for afternoon papers at the office in John's Alley. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Ready for afternoon selling, group on Seneca St. 4 P.M. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Selling on Main Street in the afternoon hours. The majority sell no later than 7 P.M. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Paul Cory, 14 years old. Photo taken at 10 P.M. said he sometimes sold until midnight. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)