Missouri Historic photos, documents, and people

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Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probably under 14. Large sign up, "Boys wanted." Location: Louisiana, Missouri.

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Workers in Fargo & Phelps Shoe Co., saw six boys and two girls probably under 14. Large sign up, "Boys Wanted." Location: Louisiana, Missouri.

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The "Piedmont Hotel" where some of the boys from the Pool Room Branch sleep in hot weather. (See label 1351). Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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Truants like these may be found most any day between 11 & 12 A.M. Jefferson St. near Washington. May 5, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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11:00 A.M. Monday May 9th, 1910. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, Jefferson near Franklin. They were all smoking. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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Truants like these may be found most any day between 11& 12 A.M. Jefferson St. Near Washington. May 5, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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15-year old boy says he works some for the railroad. Mountain Grove, Missouri / Lewis W. Hine.

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

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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.