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Jeff Miller: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 10:34am.
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October 1913. Houston, Texas. "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." View full size. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Submitted by Joe Manning on Sat, 02/23/2008 - 10:38pm.
This is Joe Manning, of the Lewis Hine Project. I wasn't sure I'd find anything, given such a common name, but I did some research for about an hour today, and I am almost certain I've found Jeff. His name was James Jefferson Miller. He was born in 1899, and died in 1980, in Houston. He became a fireman. He was married and had children. I have requested his obituary from the Houston Public Library, and as soon as I get it, I'll be able to track down his survivors to see if I have the right guy. I'll let you know what happens.
Jeff Miller
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 02/23/2008 - 12:28pm.
Also, it appears from previous photos that these boys made regular deliveries to parts of town young people should have had no business going to. Especially bad for a young man who has already been in trouble.
At first I didn't understand
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 11:12pm.
At first I didn't understand "especially bad for him" and then I realized, he was having to be out in public and see everyone who knew he'd been sent to reform school. I hope he got his life turned around. He and that bike are both too thin.
[Hine's point is that it's especially bad for a kid like this to be hanging out on the streets instead of getting an education. - Dave]
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