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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date: October 1909
Notes: "Working Girls of all Nationalities Making the Best of the Spare Evening Hours. Boston 1915 Exhibit." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04540.
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date: October 1909
Notes: "Working Boys of all Nationalities Making the Best of the Spare Evening Hours." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04541.
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Boys and Girls from Canneries, School # 3, Buffalo, N.Y. 1) Josephine Oliveri, 19 Peacock St., 12 years old last summer. String beans in shed at Cherry Creek, N.Y. 2) Carmelo Combina, 8 years old last summer. Out-door work Chery Creek, N.Y. 3) Lucy Gatte, 11 years old last summer. Shells peas and hulls strawberries. 4) Millie Izzio, 202 Carroll St., 12 years old last summer. Wroked on peas, beans, berries and tomatoes in the sheds. 5) Cassio Conjetta, 58 Lloyd St., 9 years old last summer. Snipped beans and worked on corn, berries and tomatoes in the sheds at Forestville, N.Y. 6) Tony Arara, 96 Washington St., Worked on berries, beans and peas in sheds North Collins and Hamburg, N.Y. 13 years old last summer. 7) Lewis Maseari, 8 years old last summer. Worked on corn, beans, peas and grapes in the shed, at Forrestville, N.Y. 8) Angolio Mirandi, 8 years old last summer. Husked corn, peas and beans in sheds North Collins, N.Y. 9) Leonard Boscaglia, 62 Main St., 8 years old last summer. Worked on ... 19) Lucy May, 8 years old last summer. Worked on beans, peas and berries in the shed at Franklin. 11) Dan Quaratello, 22 State St., 12 years old last summer. Worked in sheds. 12) Mary Tagelliferio, 44 Perry St., 13 years old last summer. Worked in sheds. 13) John Thomas, 71 State St., 14 years old last summer. Worked in sheds. 14) Angelio Jesso, 39 Main St., 12 years old last summer. Shed work. 15) Daniel George, 4 State St., 11 years olast summer. Worked in sheds. 16) Dominick Caggiana, 33 1/2 Burrell Place, 10 years old last summer. Shed work. 17) Carman Juggio, 43 Myrtle Ave. 10 years old last summer. Shed work. 18) Tony La Spazzi, 49 Scott St., 14 years old last summer." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 00776.
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Group of children from Canneries in School # 3, buffalo, N.Y. 1) Carlo Ciaravina, 124 State St., 8 years old. Worked on beans and corn in sheds at Albion, N.Y. Entered school December 5th. 2) Mike Miranda, 8 years old last summer. Stringing beans in the home at Forsetville. Entered school September 7th. 3) Louis Belita, 61 Water St., 12 years old last summer. Worked part of the time snipping beans part of the time in the sheds at North Collins and Cherry Creek, N.Y. 5) Josephine Favata, 62 main St., 10 years old last summer. Said that when little sister slept, she husked corn and string beans in the big shed at Albion, N.Y. 6) Magaline Tutarchi, 62 Main St. 8 years old last summer. Stringing beans and shelling peas sometimes in the sheds at Mr. Morris N.Y. 7) Bombe Regis, 69 Water St., 9 years old last summer. Stringing beans in the sheds. Entered school in September. 8) Rosa Guglinzza, Room 10, 62 Main Street, 10 years old last summer. Worked on berries, corn and beans in the sheds at Cherry Creek." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 00775.
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Cannery children in School # 2 Buffalo, N.Y. Two boys on left end work nights, Cosmus Laduca, 11 years old last summer. Worked on beans and corn in sheds. So, Dayton, N.Y. Frances Seinta, 13 years old last summer. Worked on beans in factory, Barker, N.Y. #1.50 a day. Lost 10 weeks school. Is a repeater. Mary Sciolino, 10 years old last summer stringing beans in sheds, Barker, N.Y. Salvatore Dicarlo, 11 yeas old last summer. Working on beans and corn until 9 P.M., sometimes, Albion, N.Y. Calegevo Mondo, 12 years old last summer. Husking corn, stringing beans, sticking apples on machine, Wilson, N.Y. Lost 11 weeks. Is a repeater in school. Cosmus Guarnino, 12 years old last summer. Worked on beans and corn in sheds, Albion, N.Y. sometimes until 11 P.M. Also dropped cans. Lost 11 weeks school. Is a repeater." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 00782.
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Group in School #1, Buffalo, N.Y. (from left to right): 1) Angeline Cortesi, 195 Trenton Ave., 13 years old last summer. Worked in factory at Hamburg, made 50 cents a day. Entered November 20th, and is doing excellent work. 2) Frances Pringvalli, 110 Georgia St., 12 years old last summer. Worked in Cherry Creek Canning Factory, husking corn and beans in sheds of Albion Canning Factory. Entered this school January 10th, from St. Anthony School. 4) Lena Ballanca, 209 7th St., 11 years old last summer. Went to Canada and helped mother shell peas and snip beans. Lost about 56 days of school. Was good last year but not so good this year. 5)Rose Capenti, 203 7th St. 13 years old last summer. A cannery worker. Entered school November 2d. 6)Anna Barone, 114 Trenton Ave., 9 years old last summer. Worked at home stringing beans for Cherry Creek Factory. 7) Charles Gullo, 115 Wilkinson St., 9 years old last summer. Worked Albion Factory made about #2.50 a week. Lost 7 weeks school time." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 00772.
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Angelo Rizzo, 5 Trenton Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. Worked 5 months in sheds of Albion Canning. Canning, stringing beans. Was 10 years old last summer. Worked from 7 A.M. until 9 P.M. Returned to school September 27th, losing 2 weeks time. School record good." Photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 00770.
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Pannepinto Family, 116 Georgia St., Buffalo, N.Y. Attend School #1. Jo. was 7 years old last summer. Charley 12 years old last summer. Snipped beans and hulled strawberries in the sheds, Charley until 12 P.M. sometimes, Hamburg Canning Factory. Left school last of May and entered school October 18th, losing about 9 weeks of school." Photo: Lewis Wickes, Hine. Digital ID: 00768.
     
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Children from Grade 5, School # 2, Buffalo, N.Y. All worked in Cannery last summer. Rose Cugino, 12 years old last summer. Worked on beans and corn in the sheds of Albion, sometimes until 9 P.M. Made 50 cents a day. Is making good in school work. Joseph Cangiamila, 11 yeas old last summer. Worked on beans and corn in the sheds until 8 P.M. sometimes at Gowanda. Lost 3 weeks school. Henry Panasoi, 11 years old last summer. Worked on beans and corn in the sheds sometimes into the evening at Gowanda. Lost 3 weeks schooling. Andrew Geraci, 13 years old last summer. Worked on beans and corn in the sheds and dropped tomatoes cans into machine, sometimes until 9 P.M. and 10 P.M. at Albion, N.Y. Made 75 cents to $1.00 a day. Lost 7 weeks of school, but is making good." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 00778.
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Italian immigrants
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Date: March 1910
Notes: "Sarah Saneri, (on the left end) 11 years old last summer. Worked stringing beans and husking corn in sheds at Albion. Her principal said she has tuberculosis. Lost 11 weeks school time, is a repeater. School # 2. Lucy Martina, 16 years old last summer. Worked on tomatoes and apples in factory at Wilson, N.Y. Lost 12 weeks schooling. Is a repeater. Carmelo Castanzo, 12 years old last summer. Dropped cans on apple machine in factory at Wilson, N.Y. Lost 12 weeks schooling, Josephine Guercio, 11 years old last summer. Worked on tomatoes, peaches, apples, pears and plums in factory. Made $1.00 to $1.50 a day. Lost 13 weeks school. Is a repeater." Notes and photo: ;Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 00780.
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