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Fourteen Last Week: 1911

Fourteen Last Week: 1911

August 1911. New Bedford, Massachusetts. "Arthur Sarasin, 7 Acushnet Block. Works in weaving room. At his house his people said he was fourteen last week." View full size. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.

 

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Old enough to smoke?

I'm pretty sure it's just an artifact of light and shadow, but could he have a cigarette sticking out of the left side of his mouth? (His left, our right.)

[He does have a cigarette. Lots of these kids smoked. - Dave]

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