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Postal Telegraph Boy. David Caplan, 9 Monroe Street. Said he was 15 years old. Works from 11 P.M. to 8 A.M., often down around the docks. Location: New York, New York (State)

Postal messenger #6. Said he was 14, but he does not seem to be. Frail, tiny and stunted. Works until 11 P.M. Says he goes to the Red Light some, and gets 25 cents extra then. Location: Montgomery, Alabama

Small messenger on Main Street, 2 P.M. Said he was 14 years old. Location: Rochester, New York (State)

Small messenger on Main Street, 2 P.M. Said he was 14 years old. Location: Rochester, New York (State)

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5 p.m. John McBride, messenger #27 Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co., 67 Bromfield Street. Said he was 14 years old and gets $5 a week. Taken near State House. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

A Postal Telegraph boy learning to send messages during spare moments. Main office, 253 B'[road]way. Location: New York, New York (State)

5 p.m. John McBride, messenger #27 Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co., 67 Bromfield Street. Said he was 14 years old and gets $5 a week. Taken near State House. Location: Boston, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

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

Postal Telegraph Boy. David Caplan, 9 Monroe Street. Said he was 15 years old. Works from 11 P.M. to 8 A. M., often down around the docks. Location: New York, New York (State)

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01/01/1908
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[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Sturgis_8-7-06] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Sturgis, South Dakota [for activities related to the 66th Annual] Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, [including an opening ceremony marking the U.S. Postal Service's issuance of "American Motorcycles" commemorative stamps.] [48-DPA-SOI_K_Sturgis_8-7-06_DOI_1076.JPG]

A stone wall with a sunflower on it. Letterbox wall postbox.

Monroe Street Bridge, Spanning River Raisin at Monroe Street, Monroe, Monroe County, MI

Mailboxes at Century Station Federal Building and Postal Station located in Raleigh, North Carolina

11 P.M. Messenger boys going home at close of shift. One called away to go with message. Where? Both telegraph offices are almost next door to a caf --boulevard frequented by street walkers and worse? Many of there women parade the streets and the boys meet them constantly and are called frequently into house of ill repute. Location: New Haven, Connecticut

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 (State)

Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth St. Market, Cincinnati O. Saloon entrance. 11 P.M. Had been there since 10 A.M. and not yet sold out. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mary Donahue, 15 years old (on right of photo), curling petals at the Boston Floral Supply Co., 347-357 Cambridge Street. Said to be the only flower factory in Massachusetts. Pauline Steele, 15 years old (on Mary's right) makes carnations. Beatrice Sicco, 15 years old (left side of photo), curling. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Messenger boys on a hurry (?) call. Union Square, N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

Florence Anderson, 15 years old. Folding curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street Extension. Mr. Fitzgerald, Manager. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

[King Philip Spinning Room. Spare Hand on spinning frames Hannah Mills, 603 Dwelly St. 15 years old.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

Tony Spappos, 349 W. 39th St., N.Y., Selling papers at 10 P.M. at 50th St. & Broadway. About 12 yrs. old. October 8, 1910. Location: New York, New York (State) Photo by Paul B. Schumm

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