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Cops Don't Stop Me: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 10:00pm.
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Houston, October 1913. Marion Davis, Messenger #21 for Bellevue Messenger Service. Fourteen years old. "Been messenger, off and on, for two years. Not supposed to go to the Reservation [Red Light] under sixteen years, but I do just the same. The boss don't care and the cops don't stop me." View full size. Photograph and caption by the indefatigable Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Red light attraction??
Submitted by jdmckinnon on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 10:51am.
I've seen several references these boys make to the red light district... some as young as 11. See Percy Neville at http://www.shorpy.com/node/1868 for example. Are these young kids really indulging at brothels? A 14-year-old, maybe.... but it's hard to imaging an 11-year-old really interested in that at such a young age.
[When Hine talks about these kids visiting the Red Light, he means in their capacity as messengers. Delivering packages, telegrams, etc. - Dave]
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