2. Furman Owens, 12 years old. Can't read. Doesn't know his A,B,C's
Furman Owens, 12 years old. Can't read. Doesn't know his A,B,C's. Said, "Yes I want to learn but can't when I work all the time." Been in the mills 4 years, 3 years in the Olympia Mill. Columbia, S.C.
FACES

3. Adolescent girls from Bibb Mfg. Co. in Macon, Georgia
FACES

4. Doffer boys. Macon, Georgia
FACES

5. A general view of spinning room, Cornell Mill. Fall River, Mass

6. A moments glimpse of the outer world. Said she was 11 years old
A moments glimpse of the outer world. Said she was 11 years old. Been working over a year. Rhodes Mfg. Co. Lincolnton, N.C
MILL

7. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins. Bibb Mill No. 1. Macon, Ga.
MILL

8. Jo Bodeon, a back-roper in the mule room at Chace Cotton Mill
Jo Bodeon, a back-roper in the mule room at Chace Cotton Mill. Burlington, Vt.
MILL

9. MILL 51 inches tall
One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mill. She was 51 inches high. Has been in the mill one year. Sometimes works at night. Runs 4 sides - 48 cents a day. When asked how old she was, she hesitated, then said, "I don't remember," then added confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, but do just the same." Out of 50 employees, there were ten children about her size. Whitnel, N.C.

10. The overseer said apologetically, "She just happened in
The overseer said apologetically, "She just happened in." She was working steadily. The mills seem full of youngsters who "just happened in" or "are helping sister." Newberry, S.C.
MILL

11. Newsie
A small newsie downtown on a Saturday afternoon. St. Louis, Mo

12. .
A group of newsies selling on Capitol steps. Tony, age 8, Dan, 9, Joseph, 10, and John, age 11. Washington, D.C
Newsie

13. Tony Casale, age 11, been selling 4 years. Sells sometimes until 10 p
Tony Casale, age 11, been selling 4 years. Sells sometimes until 10 p.m. His paper told me the boy had shown him the marks on his arm where his father had bitten him for not selling more papers. He (the boy) said, "Drunken men say bad words to us." Hartford, Conn.
Newsie

14. Out after midnight selling extras
Out after midnight selling extras. There were many young boys selling very late. Youngest boy in the group is 9 years old. Harry, age 11, Eugene and the rest were a little older. Washington, D.C.
Newsie

15. Michael McNelis, age 8, a newsboy [with photographer Hine]
Michael McNelis, age 8, a newsboy [with photographer Hine]. This boy has just recovered from his second attack of pneumonia. Was found selling papers in a big rain storm. Philadelphia, Pa
Newsie

16. Francis Lance, 5 years old, 41 inches high
Francis Lance, 5 years old, 41 inches high. He jumps on and off moving trolley cars at the risk of his life. St. Louis, Mo
Newsie

17. At the close of day. Waiting for the cage to go up
At the close of day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on the other two, and is usually crowded like this. The small boy in front is Jo Puma. S. Pittston, Pa.
Miners

18. View of the Ewen Breaker of the Pa. Coal Co
View of the Ewen Breaker of the Pa. Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrated the utmost recesses of the boys' lungs. A kind of slave-driver sometimes stands over the boys, prodding or kicking them into obedience. S. Pittston, Pa
Miners

19. Harley Bruce, a young coupling-boy at Indian Mine
Harley Bruce, a young coupling-boy at Indian Mine. He appears to be 12 or 14 years old and says he has been working there about a year. It is hard work and dangerous. Near Jellico, Tenn.
Miners

20. Breaker boys, Hughestown Borough Pa. Coal Co
Breaker boys, Hughestown Borough Pa. Coal Co. One of these is James Leonard, another is Stanley Rasmus. Pittston, Pa
Miners

21. A young driver in the Brown mine. Has been driving one year. Works 7 a
A young driver in the Brown mine. Has been driving one year. Works 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Brown W. Va
Miners

22. Breaker boys. Smallest is Angelo Ross. Pittston, Pa.
Miners

23. 9 p.m. in an Indiana Glass Works
Factory

24. Some of the young knitters in London Hosiery Mills. London, Tenn.
Factory

25. Young cigar makers in Engelhardt & Co. Three boys looked under 14
Young cigar makers in Engelhardt & Co. Three boys looked under 14. Labor leaders told me in busy times many small boys and girls were employed. Youngsters all smoke. Tampa, Fla
Factory

26. Day scene. Wheaton Glass Works. Boy is Howard Lee
Day scene. Wheaton Glass Works. Boy is Howard Lee. His mother showed me the family record in Bible which gave his birth as July 15, years old now, but has been in glass works two years and some nights. Millville, N.J
Factory

27. A boy making melon baskets in a basket factory. Evansville, Ind

28. Rob Kidd, one of the young workers in a glass factory. Alexandria, Va.

29. Oyster shuckers working in a canning factory
Oyster shuckers working in a canning factory. All but the very smallest babies work. Began work at 3:30 a.m. and expected to work until 5 p.m. The little girl in the center was working. Her mother said she is "a real help to me." Dunbar, La.
Seafood

30. Shrimp pickers, including little 8 year old Max on the right
Shrimp pickers, including little 8 year old Max on the right. Biloxi, Miss
Seafood

31. Johnnie, a nine year old oyster shucker
Johnnie, a nine year old oyster shucker. Man with pipe behind him is a padrone who has brought these people from Baltimore for four years. He is the boss of the shucking shed. Dunbar, La.
Seafood

32. Manuel the young shrimp picker, age 5, and a mountain of child labor oyster shells behind him. He worked last year. Understands not a word of English. Biloxi, Miss
Seafood

33. Cutting fish in a sardine cannery
Cutting fish in a sardine cannery. Large sharp knives are used with a cutting and sometimes chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches and careless bumping into each other increase the liability of accidents. "The salt water gits into the cuts and they ache," said one boy. Eastport, Me
Seafood

34. Hiram Pulk, age 9, working in a canning company
Hiram Pulk, age 9, working in a canning company. "I ain't very fast only about 5 boxes a day. They pay about 5 cents a box," he said. Eastport, Me.
Seafood

35. After 9 p.m., 7 year old Tommie Nooman demonstrating the advantages of the Ideal Necktie Form in a store window on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C. His father said, "He is the youngest demonstrator in America. Has been doing it for several years from San Francisco, to New York. We stay a month or six weeks in a place. He works at it off and on." Remarks from the by-standers were not having the best effect on Tommie.
Salesmen

36. Joseph Severio, peanut vender, age 11 [seen with photographer Hine]
Joseph Severio, peanut vender, age 11 [seen with photographer Hine]. Been pushing a cart 2 years. Out after midnight on May 21, Ordinarily works 6 hours per day. Works of his own volution. All earnings go to his father. Wilmington, Del
Salesmen

37. A young candy seller in Boston, Mass
Salesmen

38. A Bowery bootblack in New York
Jobs

39. Bowling Alley boys. Many of them work setting pins until past midnight
Bowling Alley boys. Many of them work setting pins until past midnight. New Haven, Conn.
Jobs

40. Young boys working for Hickok Lumber Co. Burlington, Vt
Jobs

41. Three young boys with shovels standing in doorway of a Fort Worth & Denver train car.
Jobs

42. Mrs. Battaglia with Tessie, age 12, and Tony, age 7. Mrs
Mrs. Battaglia with Tessie, age 12, and Tony, age 7. Mrs. Battaglia works in a garment shop except on Saturdays, when the children sew with her at home. Get 2 or 3 cents a pair finishing men's pants. Said they earn $1 to $1.50 on Saturday. Father disabled and can earn very little. New York City.
Struggling

43. A Jewish family and neighbors working until late at night sewing garters. This happens several nights a week when there is plenty of work. The youngest work until 9 p.m. The others until 11 p.m. or later. On the left is Mary, age 7, and 10 year old Sam, and next to the mother is a 12 year old boy. On the right are Sarah, age 7, next is her 11 year old sister, 13 year old brother. Father is out of work and also helps make garters. New York City
Struggling

44. Picking nuts in dirty basement
Picking nuts in dirty basement. The dirtiest imaginable children were pawing over the nuts eating lunch on the table. Mother had a cold and blew her nose frequently (without washing her hands) and the dirty handkerchiefs reposed comfortably on table close to the nuts and nut meats. The father picks now. New York City.
Struggling

45. Teaching the young rider how to start. A common scene in pool rooms. St. Louis, Mo
Pastimes

46. Messengers absorbed in their usual game of poker in the "Den of the terrible nine" (the waiting room for Western Union Messengers, Hartford, Conn.). They play for money. Some lose a whole month's wages in a day and then are afraid to go home. The boy on the right has been a messenger for 4 years. Began at 12 years of age. He works all night now. During an evening's conversation he told me stories about his experiences with prostitutes to whom he carries messages frequently. Hartford, Conn
Pastimes

47. A.D.T. messenger boys. They all smoke. Birmingham, Ala.
Pastimes

48. A group of newsies playing craps in the jail alley at 10 p. m
A group of newsies playing craps in the jail alley at 10 p.m. Albany, N.Y. Mid - 11:00 a.m. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch. They were all smoking. St. Louis, MO.
Pastimes

49. 11:00 a. m. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch. They were all smoking. St
11:00 a.m. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch. They were all smoking. St. Louis, MO
Pastimes

50. Pastimes
Richard Pierce, age 14, a Western Union Telegraph Co. messenger. Nine months in service, works from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Smokes and visits houses of prostitution. Wilmington, Del.

51. Getting working papers in New York City
Groups

52. Children on the night shift going to work at 6 p. m
Children on the night shift going to work at 6 p.m. on a cold, dark December day. They do not come out again until 6 a.m. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on the night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. The oldest three of these sisters have been in the mill for 7 years, and the two youngest, two years. The latter earns 84 cents a night. Whitnel, N.C
Groups

53. Some of the workers in the Farrand Packing Co. Baltimore, Md.
Groups

54. At 5 p. m. , boys going home from Monougal Glass Works
At 5 p.m., boys going home from Monougal Glass Works. One boy remarked, "De place is lousey wid kids." Fairmont, W. Va.
Groups

55. A few of the young workers in the Beaumont Mill. Spartenburg, S.C
Groups

56. Groups