Manuel, the young shrimp-picker, five years old, and a mountain of child-labor oyster shells behind him. He worked last year. Understands not a word of English. Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Company. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi. (LOC)

    Hine, Lewis Wickes,, 1874-1940,, photographer.

    Manuel, the young shrimp-picker, five years old, and a mountain of child-labor oyster shells behind him. He worked last year. Understands not a word of English. Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Company. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

    1911 February.

    1 photographic print.

    Notes:
    Title from NCLC caption card.
    Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
    In album: Canneries.
    Hine no. 1984.
    Reproduction no. LC-USZ6-1306.

    Subjects:
    Boys.
    Child laborers.
    Immigrants.
    Shrimp industry.
    Shells.
    United States--Mississippi--Biloxi.

    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.00828

    Call Number: LOT 7476, no. 1984

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    1. ponehpony, forever's a long time, *L, Mirthe, and 49 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. EmBee's Web (5 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for sharing.

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    4. Joseph O'malley64 (5 months ago | reply)

      Those were the days, I used to work with him, but then I took an arrow to the knee !.

    5. mezze (5 months ago | reply)


      are you from 1905? AND here on flickr? WOW!

    6. ☆Cydril☆ (5 months ago | reply)

      Wow, what a tough little guy. All those oyster shells and bare feet--ouch!

    7. Geraldi (5 months ago | reply)

      It makes me sad to think about all this stolen childhoods.....

    8. This photo was invited and added to the Life Portraits Expressions - Invite only group.

    9. Raccoon Photo (4 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful and haunting.

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