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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    1. ★

      Minarge, Out to Lunch, ggaabboo, Agfapan-25, and 60 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. 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.

    3. ebamismoi (3 months ago | reply)

      Interesting article on Oysters. Love the photo. Wonder what became of those 3 girls?

    4. 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."

    5. ebamismoi (3 months ago | reply)

      Thanks you for that truly amazing link. I wil spend hours enjoying everyones story.

    6. GabiNGo (3 months ago | reply)

      outstanding image! unfortunate child labor

    7. This photo was invited and added to the The Photograph Bank group.

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