Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old, all shuck regularly. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina. (LOC)
Hine, Lewis Wickes,, 1874-1940,, photographer.
Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old, all shuck regularly. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.
1911 February.
1 photographic print.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Canneries.
Hine no. 3281.
Year on caption card for #3268, taken in same location, appears to be
Feb. 1912.
Subjects:
Girls.
Cannery workers.
Oyster industry.
United States--South Carolina--Port Royal.
Format: Photographic prints
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) 2004667950
General information about the Lewis Hine child labor photos is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.00991
Call Number: LOT 7476, no. 3281
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swanq (3 months ago | reply)
Shucking oysters, it would appear. See www.slow-guides.com/beaufort/oyster-your-worl d-visit-grea... which mentions the Maggioni Canning Co.
ebamismoi (3 months ago | reply)
Interesting article on Oysters. Love the photo. Wonder what became of those 3 girls?
The Library of Congress (3 months ago | reply)
ebamismoi: You might enjoy looking at "Mornings on Maple Street," www.morningsonmaplestreet.com/lewishine.html The web site author, Joe Manning, has found several descendants of the children shown in Hine's photos and wrote about "what became of them."
ebamismoi (3 months ago | reply)
Thanks you for that truly amazing link. I wil spend hours enjoying everyones story.
GabiNGo (2 months ago | reply)
outstanding image! unfortunate child labor
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