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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: December 1911 | | Notes: "3:30 PM Mrs. Rosy Capello, 311 E. 111th St., top floor rear. Makes 50 cents to $1.00 a week on willow plumes. Husband works irregularly as tailor." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04108. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: 1912 February | | Notes: "Mrs. Tony Racioppo, 260 Elizabeth St., N.Y. 1st floor rear, finishing pants in dirty tenement home. Although it is a licensed house, the whole place is very much run down. The hallway is in the same condition as that one at 266 Elizabeth. Baby had bad cough. Mother said recovering from measles." Notes & Photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04151. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: December 1911 | | Notes: "Celina Anzalone, 2264 First Ave., making lace for Cappallino's factory, near by. She said she was doing it only until Christmas." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04118. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: January 1912 | | Notes: "Cutting out embroidery on the dirty kitchen floor. Battista family, 259 E. 151 St. N.Y. On the right is the married daughter, who lives down stairs and usually works there. On her right next to the boy is Flora, said to be 9 years old and very much stunted in size. 'Been sick.' Next to her is the mother and next is Linda, 11 years old. The baby, dirty and covered with sores, was being handed about. Probably has impetigo." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 20540. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: December 1911 | | Notes: "Home of Mrs. Rosina Schiaffo [?], 301 East 114th St. 3rd floor. She is a Contractor, getting lace from the home-workers in the neighborhood (woman in black has just brought in some work), and the lace goes to M. Web Co., a manufacturer, 230 E. 52nd Street. On the couch with Mrs. Schiaffo is seven-year-old Millie, who is learning to make lace. Father is a street-cleaner. Another little girl, about seven, was at work on the lave when I came in, but she fled." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04119. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: 1912 August | | Notes: "Crocheting on underwear at home. Carmina Caruso, 10 years old, a regular worker. Sister Mar, 5 years old, learning; mother and neighbor sitting out in unkept side yard all day long. Sometimes they walk up and down the street as they work. 18 South Street, Somerville, Mass. See also home work report." Notes and photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04218. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: 1913 January | | Notes: "11:30 A.M. Jennie Rizzandi, 9 year old girl, helping mother and father finish garments in a dilapidated tenement, 5 extra PL., N.Y.C. They all work until 9 P.M. when busy and make about $2 to $2.50 a week. Father works on street, when he has work. Jennie was a truant, "I stayed home 'cause a lady was comin'." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04306. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: December 1911 | | Notes: "5 P.M Mrs. Mary Mauro, 309 E. 110 St. 2nd floor. Family work on feathers. Make $2.25 a week. In vacation 2 or 3 times as much. Victoria, 8 years. Angelina 10 years (a neighbor). Frorandi 10 years. Maggie 11 yours. All work except two boys against wall. Father is street cleaner and has steady job. Girls work until 7 or 8 P.M. Once Maggie (11 years) worked until 10 P.M." Photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04109. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: 1912 February | | Notes: "Mrs. Guadina, living in a rear house at 231 Mulberry St. N.Y., a dirty poverty-stricken home, and making a pittance by finishing pants. On the trunk is the work of four days. She was struggling along, (actually weak for want of food) trying to finish this batch of work so she could get the pay. There seemed to be no food in the house and she said the children had had no milk all day. The father is out of work (sells fish) on account of rheumatism. Three small children and another expected soon." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04144. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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New York City, U.S.A. | | Date: 1912 February | | Notes: "6 P.M. Callabria family, 647 E. 12th St., N.Y. Mother finishes clothing. The children paste needle packages onto cards and said they all work at times until 10 or 11 P.M. They are 9, 12, 14 and 15 years old and all go to school. They are undersized. The baby in the cart is one month old." Notes & photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04149. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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