Here are the children (and in many cases other family members) about whom I have written stories, based on information I have learned from my research. Click each photo to see an enlarged version of the photo, the full caption, and my story. The caption directly under each … [Read more...]
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Addie Card, North Pownal, Vermont: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner
Lewis Hine caption: Addie Laird, 12 years. Anemic little spinner in North Pownal Cotton Mill. Vt. Girls in mill say she is ten years. She admitted to me she was twelve; that she started during school vacation and now would "stay." Location: North Pownal, Vermont, August … [Read more...]
Joseph & Arthur Audette, Burlington, Vermont
Lewis Hine caption: All these small boys, and more, work in the Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Many of the smallest ones have been there from one to three years. Only a few could speak English. These are the names of some:- Lahule Julian, Walter Walker, Herman Rotte, Arsone … [Read more...]
Willie Tear, Washington, DC
Lewis Hine caption: 5 yr. old Willie, one of Washington's youngest news-boys. He is a kind of free-lance, helps other boys out, and roams around the city on his little velocipede, with all the recklessness of extreme youth. Gets lost occasionally. He was so immature that he … [Read more...]
Marie Kriss, Biloxi, Mississippi
Lewis Hine Caption: Marie Kriss, seven years old, shucks oysters and picks shrimp at Biloxi Canning Co., when not tending the baby. Makes 25 cents some days. Biloxi, Mississippi, February 1911. “She said that when they first came here from Baltimore, they came on a train. She … [Read more...]
Claudine Abele, Seward County, Nebraska
Mona Lisa of the Plains I saw this photograph on the Library of Congress website in early December 2007. I must have stared at it for five minutes. I thought it was one of the most beautiful pictures I had ever seen. I still do. At the time, I didn’t know anything about the … [Read more...]
A Long Walk In La Plata (2015)
The clock behind the counter of the La Plata Diner tells me it’s officially tomorrow. The waitress comes over to my booth, refills my coffee cup and offers me a cinnamon donut. “It’s on the house,” she says. “Looks like you’re gonna be here a while. You’ve got a lot of pages left … [Read more...]
Mary Mauro & Family, New York, NY
Lewis Hine caption: 5 P.M. Mrs. Mary Mauro, 309 E. 110th St., 2nd floor. Family work on feathers. Make $2.25 a week. In vacation 2 or 3 times as much. Victoria, 8 yrs. Angelina 10 yrs. (a neighbor). Frorandi 10 yrs. Maggie 11 yrs. All work except two boys against wall. Father is … [Read more...]
Neil Gallagher, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Lewis Hine caption: One-legged Boy from Pennsylvania Coal Mine. See 954. L. W. H. Location: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. November, 1909. Lewis Hine caption: National Child Labor Committee No. 954. 1-legged boy. Neil Gallagher, Wilkes Barre, Pa. Born January 14, … [Read more...]
Vance Palmer, Harrison County, West Virginia
Lewis Hine caption: Vance, a Trapper Boy, 15 years old. Has trapped for several years in a West Va. Coal mine. $.75 a day for 10 hours work. All he does is to open and shut this door: most of the time he sits here idle, waiting for the cars to come. On account of the intense … [Read more...]
Rosa & Exie Phillips, Dallas, Texas
Lewis Hine caption: Rosy Phillips. Fifteen year old spinner in a Dallas cotton mill. She was far from "rosy" - thin, anaemic. Prematurely old. Her brother Exie [?] twelve years old who helps her some on Saturdays. He said: "I can't get a steady job, but I can help her all I want … [Read more...]
Charles Thompson, Michigan, North Dakota
John Vachon caption: Michigan, North Dakota, October 1940. "I miss talking to him. He was always interested in what we did. He took the time to listen. He didn't pass judgment. He taught me about responsibility. You do the best job you can do whatever it is you want to be. You … [Read more...]
Morris Levine, Burlington, Vermont
Lewis Hine caption: Morris Levine, 212 Park Street. 11 years old and sells papers every day--been selling five years. Makes 50 cents Sundays and 30 cents other days. Location: Burlington, Vermont, December 17, 1916. "He was always up, always happy. He loved to stop and talk to … [Read more...]
Thomas Levesque, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lewis Hine caption: Smallest boy is Thomas Losesque, 82 Margin Street. Other is Wilfred Valliere, 79 Margin Street, probably 14. Both work in mill room at Wood Mill. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts, September 1911. "He played the violin. He would play old French songs. One … [Read more...]
Leo Andreoli, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Leopoldo Andreoli, 208 Elm St. Very young--appears 11 or 12 years old. Is a "Loom boy" in spinning room of the Ayer Mill; has a steady job now and makes $5.15 a week now. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts, September 1911, Lewis Hine. "Every once in a while, my father would … [Read more...]
Cora Lee Griffin, Whitnel, North Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. N.C. She was 51 inches high. Had been in mill 1 year. Some at night. Runs 4 sides, 48 cents a day. When asked how old, she hesitated, then said "I don't remember." Then confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, … [Read more...]
Poems Inspired By North Adams, Massachusetts, Page Three
From 1996 until 2004, the Appalachian Bean Cafe (called "The Bean") was a remarkable social institution on Main Street in North Adams. It was the perfect place for a writer to hang out and get to know the city's "old-timers," who were there every morning, and just about everyone … [Read more...]
Addie Card: The Search For An Anemic Little Spinner, Chapter Three
Chapter Three: Discovering Addie's First Family All the way home, I held out the hope that Addie's granddaughter had the same last name — the one she was born with. As soon as I walked in the door, I headed for the computer and Googled her. I got a hit! A person with … [Read more...]
Allen Chaffey & Walter Omar, Eastport, Maine
Lewis Hine caption: Allen Chaffey, 9 years old, 37 Clark St., Eastport, Me., helps mother pack in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #1. Walter Omar, 8 years old, 4 Clark Street, cuts. Location: Eastport, Maine, August 1911. "Allen was pretty middle class all his life. He was very … [Read more...]
The Courriers: Still Carrying On (2014)
"When he (Pete Seeger) sang 'Wimoweh,' and he got the whole audience to sing, I had an epiphany. I knew that this is what I wanted to hear, what I wanted to know more about, and what I wanted to play." -Mark Max, co-founding member of the Courriers "We did a gig at the Bitter … [Read more...]
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