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A group of sweatshop workers. Mr. Silberman, 30 Suffolk St. Photo taken after 3 P.M. February 21st, 1908, Witness Mrs. Lillian Hosford. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Charles Rosenhaus, 31 Monroe St. 11 years old. Morris Brond, 286 Monroe St., 9 years old. Was helping Charles. 9 P.M. Franbkfort [i.e. Frankfurt] St. near Park Row. Location: New York, New York (State)
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2 A.M. 4 / 12 / 08. Newsie in Tenderloin, Abe Bloom, 78 Eldridge St., N.Y. (Said was 16 yrs.) Location: New York, New York (State)
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Investigator talking with Ida List, 124 Ridge Street, New York. 8 year old child suffering from chorea (St. Vitus dance) Was born in New York. Mother has always worked hard and takes in sewing now. Husband treated the family very badly; is alcoholic
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1 A.M. Sunday, February 23, 1908. John Newman, 332 East 19th Street. Sells Sunday until 3 A.M. Said was 16 years old; is probably 13. Does not go to school. Photo taken at 22nd St. & 3rd Avenue. Witness F. McMurry. Location: New York, New York (Sta
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Group of women in sweatshop of Mr. Sentrei, 87 Ridge Street, second inner court. Small girl is Mamie Gerhino, 202 Elizabeth Street. She might have been 14 years old. Photo 5 P.M., February 21, 1908. Witness Mrs. Lillian Hosford. Location: New York,
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Group in Sweatshop. Mr. Schneider, 87 Ridge Street Shop located in the second inner court. Group just finishing week's work. Witness Mrs. Lillian Hosford. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Two Women from Arkansas
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Midnight 4, 11,08. Messenger Boys in heart of Tenderloin. Youngest - Badge No. 524. Herman Unslowitz, Said 15 yrs. old. Oldest Badge 605. From Wes[tern] Union Tel[egraph] Office, 172 Fifth Avenue. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Hyman Bachwald, 167 Allen Street, New York. Neurotic and epileptic. Mother worked in factory previous to marriage, and while Hyman was coming. Her mentality is questioned. The grandmother has been blind 8 years. Father acts feeble minded, and desert
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3:30 P.M. 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. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Woman carrying corset covers made on Macdougal St. to factory, 171 Wooster Street, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Mrs. Maggie Conte, 428 E. 116th St., top floor makes about $2.00 a week working lace collars, yokes, etc. for Cappellino's factory. Husband is carpenter. Work not steady. Brother-in-law boards with them. Location: New York, New York (State)
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A bundle of home-work. Lafayette St., below Astor Pl., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Mrs. Alfonso Ricca, 71 Sullivan St. 2[nd] floor back. Making rompers for Campbell Kids (she said). Husband out of work. Location: New York, New York (State)
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The breaking point. A heavy load for an old woman. Lafayette St., below Astor Pl., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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A Load of kimonos just finished. Girl very reticent. Thompson St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Nine and twelve-year-old children carrying coats home to be finished. Thompson St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Union Square Newsie. Joseph Blata, 7 years old. Lives in Basement, 306 E. 11th St. Collects discarded papers and sells them to storekeepers. Location: New York, New York (State)
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The bundles of clothing are often much heavier than they appear. (See her face.) East Side, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Man straining to carry heavy bundle of clothing. They carry these for long distances, often. East Side, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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A modern Atlas. The Home-work Burden. Said he made button-holes at home. Washington Square, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)
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This was the only small newsie I could find in the vicinity of Brooklyn Bridge after midnight. Said he stayed out until 3 o'clock. Moses Markowitz, 171 Allen St., 14 yrs. old. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Mother and son carrying home-work. Near Astor Place, New York. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Group of sweatshop workers in shop of M. Silverman. 30 Suffolk St., N.Y. Feb. 21, 1908. Location: New York, New York (State)
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2 P.M. Workers on gloves, crowded into a small kitchen (photograph very inadequately represents congestion). Dallavalla, 50 McDougal St. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Small "Newsies" scrambling to get extras for Johnson-Jeffries Fight, Herald Square, 7 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Homework pictures taken in connection with investigation (see report TE-NY-39). Location: New York, New York (State)
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Selling the "Warheit" - Jewish paper, at midnight, on Delancey Street. M. Brown - 247 Monroe Street, Age 10 - on right. H. Brown - 247 Monroe Street, Age 12 - on left. Scheer - 263 Stanton Street, Age 14 - centre. Location: New York, New York (Stat
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"Johnson Wins" 7 P.M. Herald Square. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Jeffries-Johnson Fight Extras. 7 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Deal in nuts only. Import them. Nuts are cracked and picked in the factory--are picked in the homes. 100 families in neighborhood working (35 families on list in licensed houses). See #2685 for prices, Etc. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Waiting for Fight Extras. Times Square. 6 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Jimmie, a seven year old bootblack, working on Canal Street, N.Y. City - July 25, 1924. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Making mesh [?] bags. Location: [New York, New York (State)].
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A worker sews all these tucks by hand and completes waist--48 buttonholes, bones, collars, etc., for $1.65. Location: New York, New York (State)
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A worker sews all these tucks by hand and completes waist, 48[?] buttonholes, bones, collars, etc., for $1.65. Location: New York, New York (State)
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Newsies selling at 10 P.M. Boy on left: Joseph Mandi, 11 years old, 241, 7th St.; James Yarnell, 13 years old, 179 N. Division St. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)
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A group of sweatshop workers. Mr. Silberman, 30 Suffolk St. Photo taken after 3 P.M. February 21st, 1908, Witness Mrs. Lillian Hosford. Location: New York, New York (State)

Charles Rosenhaus, 31 Monroe St. 11 years old. Morris Brond, 286 Monroe St., 9 years old. Was helping Charles. 9 P.M. Franbkfort [i.e. Frankfurt] St. near Park Row. Location: New York, New York (State)

2 A.M. 4 / 12 / 08. Newsie in Tenderloin, Abe Bloom, 78 Eldridge St., N.Y. (Said was 16 yrs.) Location: New York, New York (State)

Investigator talking with Ida List, 124 Ridge Street, New York. 8 year old child suffering from chorea (St. Vitus dance) Was born in New York. Mother has always worked hard and takes in sewing now. Husband treated the family very badly; is alcoholic

1 A.M. Sunday, February 23, 1908. John Newman, 332 East 19th Street. Sells Sunday until 3 A.M. Said was 16 years old; is probably 13. Does not go to school. Photo taken at 22nd St. & 3rd Avenue. Witness F. McMurry. Location: New York, New York (Sta

Group of women in sweatshop of Mr. Sentrei, 87 Ridge Street, second inner court. Small girl is Mamie Gerhino, 202 Elizabeth Street. She might have been 14 years old. Photo 5 P.M., February 21, 1908. Witness Mrs. Lillian Hosford. Location: New York,

Group in Sweatshop. Mr. Schneider, 87 Ridge Street Shop located in the second inner court. Group just finishing week's work. Witness Mrs. Lillian Hosford. Location: New York, New York (State)

Two Women from Arkansas

Midnight 4, 11,08. Messenger Boys in heart of Tenderloin. Youngest - Badge No. 524. Herman Unslowitz, Said 15 yrs. old. Oldest Badge 605. From Wes[tern] Union Tel[egraph] Office, 172 Fifth Avenue. Location: New York, New York (State)

Hyman Bachwald, 167 Allen Street, New York. Neurotic and epileptic. Mother worked in factory previous to marriage, and while Hyman was coming. Her mentality is questioned. The grandmother has been blind 8 years. Father acts feeble minded, and desert

3:30 P.M. 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. Location: New York, New York (State)

Woman carrying corset covers made on Macdougal St. to factory, 171 Wooster Street, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Mrs. Maggie Conte, 428 E. 116th St., top floor makes about $2.00 a week working lace collars, yokes, etc. for Cappellino's factory. Husband is carpenter. Work not steady. Brother-in-law boards with them. Location: New York, New York (State)

A bundle of home-work. Lafayette St., below Astor Pl., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Mrs. Alfonso Ricca, 71 Sullivan St. 2[nd] floor back. Making rompers for Campbell Kids (she said). Husband out of work. Location: New York, New York (State)

The breaking point. A heavy load for an old woman. Lafayette St., below Astor Pl., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

A Load of kimonos just finished. Girl very reticent. Thompson St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Nine and twelve-year-old children carrying coats home to be finished. Thompson St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Union Square Newsie. Joseph Blata, 7 years old. Lives in Basement, 306 E. 11th St. Collects discarded papers and sells them to storekeepers. Location: New York, New York (State)

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[Art Devlin, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

The bundles of clothing are often much heavier than they appear. (See her face.) East Side, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Man straining to carry heavy bundle of clothing. They carry these for long distances, often. East Side, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

A modern Atlas. The Home-work Burden. Said he made button-holes at home. Washington Square, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

This was the only small newsie I could find in the vicinity of Brooklyn Bridge after midnight. Said he stayed out until 3 o'clock. Moses Markowitz, 171 Allen St., 14 yrs. old. Location: New York, New York (State)

Mother and son carrying home-work. Near Astor Place, New York. Location: New York, New York (State)

Group of sweatshop workers in shop of M. Silverman. 30 Suffolk St., N.Y. Feb. 21, 1908. Location: New York, New York (State)

2 P.M. Workers on gloves, crowded into a small kitchen (photograph very inadequately represents congestion). Dallavalla, 50 McDougal St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Small "Newsies" scrambling to get extras for Johnson-Jeffries Fight, Herald Square, 7 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

Homework pictures taken in connection with investigation (see report TE-NY-39). Location: New York, New York (State)

Selling the "Warheit" - Jewish paper, at midnight, on Delancey Street. M. Brown - 247 Monroe Street, Age 10 - on right. H. Brown - 247 Monroe Street, Age 12 - on left. Scheer - 263 Stanton Street, Age 14 - centre. Location: New York, New York (Stat

"Johnson Wins" 7 P.M. Herald Square. Location: New York, New York (State)

Jeffries-Johnson Fight Extras. 7 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

Deal in nuts only. Import them. Nuts are cracked and picked in the factory--are picked in the homes. 100 families in neighborhood working (35 families on list in licensed houses). See #2685 for prices, Etc. Location: New York, New York (State)

Waiting for Fight Extras. Times Square. 6 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

Jimmie, a seven year old bootblack, working on Canal Street, N.Y. City - July 25, 1924. Location: New York, New York (State)

Making mesh [?] bags. Location: [New York, New York (State)].

A worker sews all these tucks by hand and completes waist--48 buttonholes, bones, collars, etc., for $1.65. Location: New York, New York (State)

A worker sews all these tucks by hand and completes waist, 48[?] buttonholes, bones, collars, etc., for $1.65. Location: New York, New York (State)

Newsies selling at 10 P.M. Boy on left: Joseph Mandi, 11 years old, 241, 7th St.; James Yarnell, 13 years old, 179 N. Division St. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)