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Italian immigrants
New York City, U.S.A.,
Date: February 1910
Notes: "Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. the sweepings cost 25 cents a sack at the warehouse, and picked-over coffee sells at about 12 cents lb. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and on Saturdays." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 20540.
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U.S.A.
Date: 1911
Notes: "This ten-year-old girl is cracking nuts with her teeth." Photo: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 464435.
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Italian immigrants
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date: January 1908
Notes: "122 Sullivan St. 2nd Floor rear. Leveroni family. Earn 4 cents a gross making violets. Can make 20 gross a day when children work all day. Father has work. Mrs. Leveroni; Tessie Leveroni, age 9; Stephen Leveroni, age 6; Margaret Leveroni, age 7; Josephine Cordono, age 10. these children work on Saturdays on afternoons after 3 o'clock, and evenings until 8 or 9." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04071.
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Italian immigrants
New York City, U.S.A.
Date: January 29th 1912
Notes: "8:00 P.M. January 29, 1912. Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. Does not work. Boy, 11 years old, helps some, even at night. 43 Carmine St." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04138.
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Italian immigrants
New York City, U.S.A.
Date: January 1912
Notes: "6 P.M. Francesco Forzaro, 313 E. 107th St., N.Y. Fifty-five year old man adding a little to income by making feathers. Can make about one dollar a week. Works by dim lamp-light in dark rooms. Is cheerful too. His 17 year old son helped him at this, but has just gone to work as an apprentice to plasterer." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04136.
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Italian immigrants
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date: 1912 November
Notes: "(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Elvira christofano, 110 Spruce St., Providence, making chain-bags." Photo & Notes; Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04299.
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Italian immigrants
New York City, U.S.A.
Date: January 1912
Notes: "Carmela Picciano, 311 E. 149th St. 3rd floor rear. 12 years old. Making Irish lace for collars. Works until 9 P.M. sometimes. Dirty kitchen." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04130.
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Italian immigrants
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date: January 25, 1917
Notes: "Angelina Guinzali (15 years old?) works for Madame Ball, dressmaker at 603 Boylston Street." Photo and notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 05136.
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Italian immigrants
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date: November 1912
Notes: "(For Child Welfare exhibit 1912-13). Setting stones in cheap jewelry, Ernest Lonardo, 11 years old, Thomas, 14 years old, 6 Hewitt Street, Providence, R.I." Photo and notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04298.
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Italian immigrants
New York City, U.S.A.
Date: February 5 1908
Notes: "Mr. & Mrs. Bruno, 7 Elizabeth Street. Josephine (age 11), Antonia (age 13). One child not working. They go to school and work afternoons and Saturdays on this custom work for father. Feb. 5, 1908. 4:30 P.M." Photo & Notes: Lewis Wickes Hine. Digital ID: 04074.
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