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Lock, Stock and Barrel: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 07/28/2007 - 11:09pm.
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Moving van at an apartment eviction in New York circa 1908. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Drivers and Trapper: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 6:51pm.
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September 1908. Young mule drivers and trapper boy at the Brown Mine near Brown, West Virginia. Underground from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. View full size.
Serafino and Chub: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 9:56am.
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January 1911. "Serafino driving Chub, his mule. Shaft #7, Pennsylvania Coal Company mine at South Pittston." Bright spots are open flames of lamps on the boys' hats. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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Willie the Nipper: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 8:19am.
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January 1911. Willie Bryden holding the door open while a trip goes through. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Shaft No. 6: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 6:57am.
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January 1911. Mule power and motor power. A young driver in Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company mine at Pittston. View full size. 5x7 glass negative by Lewis Wickes Hine. National Child Labor Committee Collection.
Archie Roosevelt: c. 1903
Submitted by Ken on Sat, 07/21/2007 - 8:17am.
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Archie Roosevelt, the son of Theodore, sits on a pony. Photograpy by Pach Bros., c. 1903. View full size. | Archie's biography.
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The Winning Team: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 1:50pm.
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Borden team, winner of the obstacle test in the Work Horse Parade on Union Square. June 13, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Union Square: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 1:42pm.
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Work Horse Parade obstacle course on Union Square, New York City. June 13, 1908. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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