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.
Summary
A young boy standing on a sidewalk holding a newspaper.
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In the 19th and 20th centuries, newspaper publishers relied on newspaperboys (“newsies”) to distribute their newspapers on city streets. The newsboys purchased their papers and usually had to sell all of them to make a decent profit. In 1899, with a sudden rise in the cost of newspapers, a contingent of New York City newsies staged a strike against big-time publishers like Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
Tags
Date
01/01/1914
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
C'est Lavie Mobile Home Park, 30.29916, -87.53333
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.