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Rosie, (on the left) regular oyster shucker. A smaller one will be working soon. Varn and Platt Canning Co.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Rosie, (on the left) regular oyster shucker. A smaller one will be wor...

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7-year old Rosie. Regular shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. Varn & Platt Canning Co.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

7-year old Rosie. Regular shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. ...

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Boy shucker. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Boy shucker. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Caroli...

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Varn & Platt Canning Co. Rosie & her doll.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Varn & Platt Canning Co. Rosie & her doll. Location: Bluffton, South ...

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A crowd of negro oyster shuckers. On the Atlantic Coast the negroes are employed more than the whites, but they do not work the little ones so much. Varn & Platt Canning Co.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

A crowd of negro oyster shuckers. On the Atlantic Coast the negroes ar...

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Josie, 13 year old shucker, Shucks ten pots a day or more. Been working six years. Varn and Platt Canning Co.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Josie, 13 year old shucker, Shucks ten pots a day or more. Been workin...

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Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This 4 year old in the foreground was helping some. Six of the shuckers were 10 years and up to twelve.  Location: Younges Island, South Carolina.

Shuckers in the Varn & Platt Canning Company. This 4 year old in the f...

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[Portraits of African Americans, including Moses Platt, taken during recording expeditions in Louisiana and Texas]

[Portraits of African Americans, including Moses Platt, taken during r...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Baptist Congregation, Alma Plantation, False River, July, 1934, N47"; "(black woman) Alma Plantati... More

Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Library, to fireplace

Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Library, ...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Living room, to fireplace

Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Living ro...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Newel post detail

Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Newel pos...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Library, to window

Geoffrey Platt, residence at 435 E. 84th St., New York City. Library, ...

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David Platt, residence at 8 Preston Rd., Great Neck, Long Island. Living room interior

David Platt, residence at 8 Preston Rd., Great Neck, Long Island. Livi...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Exterior III

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Ext...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Steps up from living room

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Ste...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Dining section

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Din...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Bedroom, detail

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Bed...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Living room, to window

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Liv...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Exterior I

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Ext...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Living room, to fireplace

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Liv...

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Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Exterior II

Geoffrey Platt, residence on Crow Hill Rd., Mount Kisco, New York. Ext...

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Moses Platt (Clear Rock) Sugar Land, Texas

Moses Platt (Clear Rock) Sugar Land, Texas

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Moses Platt (Clear Rock) Sugar Land, Texas

Moses Platt (Clear Rock) Sugar Land, Texas

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Moses Platt (Clear Rock) Sugar Land, Texas

Moses Platt (Clear Rock) Sugar Land, Texas

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10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year old boy who shucks 7 pots. Also several members of an interesting family named Sherrica. Seven of them are in this factory. The father, mother, four girls shuck and pack. Older brother steams. 10 year old boy goes to school. Been in the oyster business 5 years. Father worked for 25 years in the Pennsylvania Coal Mine, and the oldest brother there[?] They said they liked the oysters business better because the family makes more. Varn & Platt Canning Co.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

10 year old Jimmie. Been shucking 3 years. 6 pots a day, and a 11 year...

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Knoxville, Tennessee (vicinity). Railroad bridge across Platt creek

Knoxville, Tennessee (vicinity). Railroad bridge across Platt creek

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Knoxville, Tennessee (vicinity). Railroad bridge across Platt creek

Knoxville, Tennessee (vicinity). Railroad bridge across Platt creek

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Some common questions answered by Sarah Platt Decker. late president General federation of women's clubs and of the Denver woman's club .... New York City National American woman suffrage association 505 Fifth Avenue 1913.
Some common questions answered by Sarah Platt Decker. late president General federation of women's clubs and of the Denver woman's club .... New York City National American woman suffrage association 505 Fifth Avenue 1913.
Freemen of the First Congressional district. The following is a verbatum copy of a letter addressed by Thomas McDaniel, of Bennington, to Obadiah H. Platt, editor of the Brattleboro Phoenix, a professed Whig newspaper Bennington, Vt. 25th Oct. 1

Freemen of the First Congressional district. The following is a verbat...

Daniels, Thomas.; Political campaign. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 177, Folder 30.

Freemen of the First Congressional district. The following is a verbatum copy of a letter addressed by Thomas McDaniel, of Bennington, to Obadiah H. Platt, editor of the Brattleboro Phoenix, a professed Whig newspaper Bennington, Vt. 25th Oct. 1

Freemen of the First Congressional district. The following is a verbat...

Daniels, Thomas.; Political campaign. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 177, Folder 30.

One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic Coast. Usually they do not work the negro children. Varn & Platt Canning Co.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic...

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One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic Coast. Usually they do not work the negro children. Varn & Platt Canning Co.  Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

One of the smallest negro oyster shuckers that I found on the Atlantic...

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