Massachusetts Historic photos, documents, and people

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Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and Nashawena Mills. Going to dinner and back to wrk. Noon. January 9, 1912. Richard K. Conant, witness. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts

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Boy in stocking cap (taller of two) is James Ryan, 89 Austin St. Has been working in Wamsutta Mills one year. The other is in photos I took inside that Mill recently. Location: New Bedford, Massachuse

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Main Entrance Wamsutta Mills. Young workers also indolescent i.e., adolescent and young girls running the gauntlet of vile-speaking men and boys. The remarks are sometimes beyond belief. . Location: N

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John Doyle (smallest boy in street), apparently 12 or 13 years old. Small and Wizened. Been sweeping for a short time in Wamsutta Mill in #3 spinning room. Lives at 3 Mt. Pleasant St. Location: New Be

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Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and Nashawena Mills. Going to dinner and back to wrk. Noon. January 9, 1912. Richard K. Conant, witness. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts

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Main Entrance Wamsutta Mills. Young workers also indolescent i.e., adolescent and young girls running the gauntlet of vile-speaking men and boys. The remarks are sometimes beyond belief. Location: New

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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,

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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 Spinn

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