Vermont Historic photos, documents, and people

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Group of Barre Times newsies. One was 10 years old, three were 11, five were 12, four were 13 and five were 14 and over. Location: Barre, Vermont / Lewis W.

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Isidor Lipovsky, 24 Luck Street. 10 years old and been selling every day part of the time. Second year at it. Location: Burlington, Vermont / Lewis W. Hine.

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William Jerry, 457 North Bend Street. "I sells papers every day in the year; Sundays too. Been at it four years." 13 years old. Location: Burlington, Vermont /

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Meyer Rome, 48 Bright Street. 8 years old. Been selling six weeks--sells Sundays only. Makes from 25 cents to 75 cents. Location: Burlington, Vermont / Lewi

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Morris Levine, 212 Park Street. 11 years old and sells papers every day--been selling five years. Makes 50 cents Sundays and 30 cents other days. Location: Burlington, Vermont

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Carl Brown, eleven years old. He and his father run a farm of 160 acres in Southern Vermont. He is overgrown, sluggish, but he said: "I'd ruther go to school." See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, Augus

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Carl Brown, eleven years old. He and his father run a farm of 160 acres, in Southern Vermont. He is overgrown, sluggish, but he said: "I'd ruther go to school." See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, Augu

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Young girl working in American Woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Most are illiterate. Work slack, and force small. 27 Children apparently under 15 were counted at one gate. (See also N.C.L.C. Photos #720-745

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Young girl working in American Woolen Mills Winooski, Vt. Most are illiterate. Work slack and force small. 27 Children apparently under 15 were counted at one gate. (See also N.C.L.C. Photos #720-745,