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Rosy, an eight-year-old oyster shucker who works steady all day from about 3:00 A.M. to about 5 P.M. in Dunbar Cannery. The baby will shuck as soon as she can handle the knife. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.
Boys in a Cannery, Indianapolis, Ind. Unloading new tomato cans from freight cars. Witness E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
A Group of Young Fellows Working in a Cannery, In Indianapolis, Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
Noon Hour In an Indianapolis Cannery. Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
Noon hour at An Indianapolis Cannery. Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
A group of workers at Greenabaum's Cannery, Seaford, Del. The ages given the investigators is 15 and 13 and 12. Location: Seaford, Delaware.
Children in Grade 4, School #2, Buffalo, N.Y. All of them worked in Cannery Sheds at Albion, Wilson, Hamburg, etc., last summer. Ages run from 10 to 13 years. Entered school late. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)
The girl works all day in a cannery
Eight-year-old Lizzie, earns 30 cents a day shucking oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. I saw her working steady all day, at top speed. Could not speak a word of English. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.
Oyster shuckers in Dunbar Cannery. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.
Libby McNeil and Libby Fruit and Vegetable Cannery
All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They began work about 3:00 A.M., and worked until about 5:00 P.M. with half an hour for lunch at noon. The great hill of oyster shells is but part of one season's product. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.
All are oyster shuckers in the Dunbar Cannery. Began work about 3:00 A.M. and worked until about 5:00 P.M. with half an hour for lunch. The great hill of shells is only part of the season's product. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.
Public School. Found only 3 of the Baltimore cannery children were attending; 5 others had attended and dropped out. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi / L.W. Hine.
Joe Davis, a ten-year old going home from cannery at 5 P.M. He said he had shucked ten pots since 4 A.M. that day. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi / L.W. Hine.
Joe Zadovitch, 7 years old. Said he has been working some. He was going home from the Pass Christian Cannery at 5 P.M. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi / L.W. Hine.
Central Public School. Only a short walk from the homes of the cannery workers, and yet only 4 children were to be found there. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi / L.W. Hine.
Empson Cannery