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Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This 4 year old in the foreground was helping some. Six of the shuckers were 10 years and up to twelve. Location: Younges Island, South Carolina.

Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Throng of children trying to get into the already crowded theatre at Jacksonville while the Child Labor program was in session Location: Jacksonville, Florida.

These are cashiers in Holmes Department Store, New Orleans. The youngest girls working in the store and illustrate how well the law is being enforced in all the department stores here. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Group of cash boys in Holmes Department Store showing the youngest workers there and typical type of conditions in New Orleans department stores. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

department store

The average age of newsboys in New Orleans is very high. Many young men like these, and few little ones. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

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The average age of newsboys in New Orleans is very high. Many young men like these, and few little ones. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

newsboy

Two of the workers in Merrimack Mills. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

The whole force of workers in the cotton mills of Stevenson, Ala. Several of them are apparently under twelve, but could not get the ages. Photo posed by the general manager. Location: Stevenson, Alabama.

The morning attendance at the mill school. See labels 3734 and 3735. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

The morning attendance at the mill school. See labels 3734 and 3735. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have 500 pickers in the height of the season. Not many young workers yet. Location: Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky / L.W. Hine.

Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have 500 pickers in the height of the season. Not many young workers yet. Location: Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky. / L.W. Hine.

Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have 500 pickers in the height of the season. Not many young workers yet. Location: Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky / L.W. Hine.

Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have 500 pickers in the height of the season. Not many young workers yet. Location: Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky. / L.W. Hine.

Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have 500 pickers in the height of the season. Not many young workers yet. Location: Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky / L.W. Hine.

Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have 500 pickers in the height of the season. Not many young workers yet. Location: Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky. / L.W. Hine.

Young girls going home from Brown's Shoe Factory (Washington & 18th Sts.) at close of day. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Young girls going home from Brown's Shoe factory (Washington & 18 th Sts.) at close of day. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Young girls going home from Brown's shoe factory. (Washington & 18th Sts) at close of day. May 10 th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Home of a 9 year old boy named Brush who sells papers intermittently. 823 De Soto St. Father said to be worth $40,000 in property and soap factory. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

One of the many young boys working as assistants on express wagons. May 13, 1910. 11 A.M. Adams Express Co. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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Harvey Nailling, delivery boy for Kutterer Printing Co. 300 Olive St. Works 9 1/2 hours a day. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Small messenger boy. Office Washington near 12 St. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.