Massachusetts Historic photos, documents, and people

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Group of workers going in at noon. Joe Viora, 9 Stapelton St., the smallest boy in the picture, works in the spinning room. Apparently 10 yrs. old. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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Angelina Guinzali (15 years old?) works for Madame Ball, dressmaker at 603 Boylston Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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Marie Vancanvenberg, 15 years old. Working on corsets for Madam Claff, 420 Boylston Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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King Philip - Mule Spinning. Back boy - Herbert Heywood, 43 Miller St. - age 14 years. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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Embossing shop of Harry C. Taylor, 61 Court Street. 15-year old girl at embossing machine. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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Napoleon Leighton, Said 9 years old, 14 1/2 Griffin Street, New Bedford, Mass. Also young Portuguese girl about 11 years old. Location: Rochester vicinity Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.

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Clarence Noel, 138 Main St., Indian Orchard. Doffer in Hodges Fibre Carpet Co. of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Said "made seven dollars last week." Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts.

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Warp tenders assistant. "Tyer in." Had just been promoted from spooler tender. 4158. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

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Sadie McGurin, 15 years old. Pressing curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold. 274 Summer Street Extension. Lewis W. Hine. (Mr. Fitzgerald, Manager.) Location: Boston, Massachusetts.