United States Historic photos, documents, and people

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Arthur Farnande. Said 8 years old. Picking cranberries by hand, and brother Charlie said he was 9 picking with a scoop. Said they worked from 9 till 5. Location: Hollow Branch Bog, near Wareham, Massa

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Joe said 6 years old and his sister said 8 years old. Nine out of the seventy workers were from 6 to 12 years old. Mostly Syrians from Boston and Providence. Location: East Wareham vicinity - Maple Pa

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Shack near John D. Crocker's Bog. Housing 7 Portugese in bunks. Dirty clothes and garbage on the floor. There were bunks for 12 persons. The shack was 10 x 12 feet and 8 or 9 feet high. Location: Falm

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Joe Rose. Dumps cranberries for his father. Said he was 11 years old. Lived at Hourwich, Mass. 7 out of 57 workers were 6 to 12 years old. Working from 9 a.m. til 5 p.m. they said. Location: Hollow Br

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Joe said 6 years old and his sister said 8 years old. Nine out of the seventy workers were from 6 to 12 years old. Mostly Syrians from Boston and Providence. Location: East Wareham vicinity - Maple Pa

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George Goodell, going home Sunday morning, after cutting a few boxes of sardines. When the work rushes, they have to work Sundays and nights, even the little ones. (See other photos.) Location: Eastpo

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Salvator Guattirto i.e., Quattirto?, 48 Union St., one of the very young boys in the spinning room of the Ayer Mill. Has steady job there now. Used to work in the Wood Mill. Location: Lawrence, Massac

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Adult packers in the Lawrence Canning Co., near Lubec, showing packing process. There are few children so used at this part of the work as yet, but are likely to be, as the process is cheapened. Locat

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Packing sardines in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #7, Eastport, Me. The Boss would not let nine year old Minnie pose, although she works with her mother, packing even far into the night. (See #2439.)