Mississippi Historic photos, documents, and people

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Oyster shuckers and baby tenders at Pass Packing Co. All worked from before daybreak until 5 P.M. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

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Carrie Dietrick, ten years old. Raymond, seven years old. Pick shrimp at the Peerless Oyster Co. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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All these are shrimp-pickers in Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Company. The youngest boys are 5 and 6 years old. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

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Tractors cultivating cotton. Twenty-two tractors have replaced 130 tenant families on the Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi

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Textile factory built by Work Projects Administration (WPA) and leased to private industry to bring payroll to Brookhaven, Mississippi

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Dewey Smith has a steady job in the Kosciusko Cotton Mills. Said he was twelve but it is doubtful. Location: Kosciusko, Mississippi.

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Howard Simmons and Joe Elvis, two of the smallest here, both shuck oysters in Barataria Canning Co. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

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Martin Stevens, Any i.e., Amy? Andy? Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank Kelly, all shuck oysters. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

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The Supt. and the group of children under sixteen years starting work after noon, May 9, 1911. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi.