Picking off sweepings, New York City
2/5/1910
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The original caption for this photograph is "Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old. Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking off sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 [cents] a sack at the warehouse, and picked over coffee sells at about 12 [cents] a pound. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and Saturday. New York City."
This primary source comes from the Records of the Children's Bureau.
National Archives Identifier: 523284
Full Citation: Picking off sweepings, New York City; 2/5/1910; National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine, ca. 1912 - ca. 1912; Records of the Children's Bureau, Record Group 102; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/picking-off-sweepings-new-york-city, May 16, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.