Lewis Hine caption: John Howell, an Indianapolis newsboy, makes $.75 some days. Begins at 6 a.m., Sundays. (Lives at 215 W. Michigan St.) Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1908. "In the evenings, he would go play pool, and me and my brother would go with him. He was a … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: "Teaching the young idea How to Sell." Gus Hodges, age 11, instructing his brother Julius, age 5. I found Gus selling as late as 9:00 P.M., and he said that he had made over one dollar a day. Julius and another brother, 9 years old, had made 25 cents that day. … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Willie Cheatham, Western Union messenger #1. Says he is 16 years now; been messenger for 6 years. Late Sunday night, October 4th, I talked with him, still on duty, until 10 P.M. "You bet I know every crooked house in town. Went to school with one of those … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: 7 year old Ferris. Tiny newsie who did not know enough to make change for investigator. There are still too many of these little ones in the larger cities. Location: Mobile, Alabama, October 1914. "When I used to go to Girl Scout camp, my daddy would send … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Newsie on Main St. at 2 P.M. Said "our class did not have any school this afternoon." Marshall Knox, 10 years old, 23 Hamilton Street. Location: Rochester, New York (State), February 1910. "He was very distinguished looking. When he was almost 90, he had a … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Newsie selling before school, 7 A.M. Quito Scentola, 13 years old, 20 Pennsylvania Avenue, been selling papers four years. Location: Rochester, New York (State), February, 1910. "He was in a family of 16, ten boys and four girls. They came through Ellis … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Selling on Main Street, 9:30 P.M. Left to right: Joseph Magus, 10 years old, 80 Melody St. Guy Casacali, 12 years old, 31 Maple St. Morris Stein, cripple, 14 years old, 53 Sullivan St. Asked policeman on corner where they were selling, how late they stayed out … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: William Tobias 80 Grattan St., Brooklyn -12 yrs old. Boy was starting for the subway to sell papers on "trains until 6 A.M. "Cause termorrer dey haint no school and I kin sleep all day and sell again at night." "All de barkeepers is me customers." Asked him … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Eddie and Carmine Zizza, twelve year old twins who make $1.50 a day. They belong to a family of 13 children many of them newsboys, August 1st, 1924. Location: Newark, New Jersey. "He worked for the A & P food market for over 30 years. He was a vegetable … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: One of America's youngest newsboys. 4 years old and regular seller. Tampa, Florida, March 1913. "The first time I saw the picture, it was in the magazine for the 13th Annual Italian-American Invitational Golf Tournament. That was in 1990. The picture was … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Jeff Miller, a young delivery boy for Magnolia Pharmacy. This is especially bad for him as he has recently returned from the Seabrook Reform School where he had spent a year. He would not tell me why he was sent there. Location: Houston, Texas, October … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Isaac Boyett, "I'm de whole show." The twelve year old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin Street, Waco. The photo shows him in the heart of the Red Light district where he was delivering messages as he does several … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Sidney Ashcraft, 10 years old, 517 Hannibal St., N., Cincinnati. Bundle Carrier. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1908. According to Child Labor in City Streets, by Edward N. Clopper (MacMillan Co. 1912), in Cincinnati from June to December 1909, there … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Meyer Rome, 48 Bright Street. 8 years old. Been selling six weeks--sells Sundays only. Makes from 25 cents to 75 cents. Location: Burlington, Vermont, December 17, 1916. "My father first came to Burlington by himself in 1905 and worked to get enough money … [Read more...]

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...]

Lewis Hine caption: Truants selling papers at Jefferson & Washington 11 A.M. Monday May 9th, 1910. Smallest boy is Marvin Adams, 2637 Washington Ave. Said he got his papers "off'n de other feller." Other boy is Owen McCormack, 2651 Washington Avenue. Location: St. Louis, … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: 1:00 A. M. Monday, May 9th, 1910. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, Jefferson near Franklin. They were all smoking. Location: St. Louis, Missouri. "I can't get over the tattered shirt he was wearing. It's hard to think that my grandmother would have dressed him … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. May 9th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri. "Some of the youngsters photographed by Lewis Hine had been selling newspapers on street corners since they were six or seven … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: 5:30 A.M. Emma and her brother starting out to sell and peddle before school. They sell after school and on Saturday and Sunday also. Albert is 10 years old and been at it 1 year. Emma is 11 years old. She and Paul have been at it 2 years. Location: … [Read more...]