1900s commoners

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[Frances Benj. Johnston with group of men and women having picnic lunch inside Mammoth Cave, Ky.]

[Frances Benj. Johnston with group of men and women having picnic lunc...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Picnics; Caves; Geogr.

Lothier. Gaston. 27 ans, né le 27/12/66 à St Thomas (Charente-Inférieure). Menuisier. Anarchiste. 1/1/94.

Lothier. Gaston. 27 ans, né le 27/12/66 à St Thomas (Charente-Inférieu...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) was a French criminologist and police officer who is best known for d... More

Mainfroy. Albert, Pierre. 41 ans, né le 7/4/52 à Courbevoie (Seine). Imprimeur. Anarchiste. 3/7/94.

Mainfroy. Albert, Pierre. 41 ans, né le 7/4/52 à Courbevoie (Seine). I...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) was a French criminologist and police officer who is best kno... More

Augendre. Ernest. 37 ans, né à St-Pierre le Moutier (Nièvre). Maçon. Anarchiste. 1/3/94.

Augendre. Ernest. 37 ans, né à St-Pierre le Moutier (Nièvre). Maçon. A...

Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) was a French criminologist and police officer who is best known for developing the system of criminal identification known as "Bertillonage." Bertillonage was based on the meas... More

[Massachusetts. Lynn. shoe factories, 1895?: "Miss Eliza Combs, typical old maid worker"]

[Massachusetts. Lynn. shoe factories, 1895?: "Miss Eliza Combs, typica...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Women Employment.

Winchester Repeating Arms Co.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Winchester Repeating Arms Co.. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

Photograph shows men exiting brick building with sign "Winchester Repeating Arms Co." over archway.

Caricature, Sixteen to one, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Sixteen to one, public domain cartoon image

African American boy with shoeshine kit, holding 2 chickens, Asheville, N.C. Humorous allusion to cock-fight gambling. Photoprint copyrighted by John H. Tarbell. This record contains unverified data from captio... More

Pack mules with ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba /

Pack mules with ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba /

"A great pack train approaches rapidly, following the gray bell-mule. Cowboys dash to and fro, keeping them bunched. Clouds of dust arise as they pass"--Edison films catalog. About 12,000 mules were taken to Cu... More

[Metal shop (blacksmithing) class in a Washington, D.C., high school]

[Metal shop (blacksmithing) class in a Washington, D.C., high school]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "Manual Training." Caption card tracings: Schools; Geogr; Vocational training; Oc... More

A morning catch, north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska

A morning catch, north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska

Stereograph shows two men with 10 fish on stick over their shoulders. Stereo copyrighted by B.L. Singley - Keystone View Co. No. 11533. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card ... More

[Four young men mixing fertilizers, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia]

[Four young men mixing fertilizers, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virgin...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Agricultural Science.

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Serg[eant] at Arms Casson, H[ouse] of R[epresentatives]

Serg[eant] at Arms Casson, H[ouse] of R[epresentatives]

Photograph shows Casson standing on steps. Stamped on verso: Return to George Grantham Bain, 32 Union Square East, New York.

[Young African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[Young African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing sligh...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 171. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[Two African American men sitting in horse-drawn carriage; bakery and other commercial buildlings in background]

[Two African American men sitting in horse-drawn carriage; bakery and ...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 243. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Two men inside boat] Yukon River - Frank G. Carpenter collection

[Two men inside boat] Yukon River - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[Man holding a tool], Fairbanks Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

[Man holding a tool], Fairbanks Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Aguascalientes, the portales of the market

Aguascalientes, the portales of the market

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Natives, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Natives, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Group portrait of six men and one boy standing in front of a corrugated tin building, Tanana(?), Alaska. Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (... More

Frank G. Carpenter beside pupmobile - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Frank G. Carpenter beside pupmobile - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches

U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Men loading cartridges for big guns, Benicia Arsenal, Calif.

Men loading cartridges for big guns, Benicia Arsenal, Calif.

Public domain image of a group of people, ceremony, event, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Waffle vendor near U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C.]

[Waffle vendor near U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C.]

Photo shows a wagon offering "Hot Waffles 6 for 5c" attracting a small crowd of men and boys at the south front of the Treasury building. Painter captured the hubbub of the Easter Egg Roll at the White House ne... More

Men holding Easter flowers, New York

Men holding Easter flowers, New York

A black and white photo of a man holding a tree. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of Presidential party, Upper Geyser Basin

Portrait photo of Presidential party, Upper Geyser Basin

Photograph is group portrait of members of Chester A. Arthur's expedition to Yellowstone National Park. Left to right: John Schuyler Crosby, Lt. Col. Michael V. Sheridan. Lt. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Anson Stag... More

[Two Eskimo men], Alaska. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

[Two Eskimo men], Alaska. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nine men of Annapolis crew, not G.G. Bain Copyright

Nine men of Annapolis crew, not G.G. Bain Copyright

Public domain photograph - historical image of Maryland, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Men holding banner of N.Y. Fire Dept., New York

Men holding banner of N.Y. Fire Dept., New York

A black and white photo of a man holding a flag. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arrested Robert Smith, Mugshot photograph, England

Arrested Robert Smith, Mugshot photograph, England

Name: Robert Smith.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 27 July 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-75-Robert Smith..Images are also available of his accomplices ... More

Bachelor house of Perry brothers, near Merna, Custer County, Nebraska.

Bachelor house of Perry brothers, near Merna, Custer County, Nebraska.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Full-length group portrait of five women, three dressed in men's clothing]

[Full-length group portrait of five women, three dressed in men's clot...

One woman's image has been scratched with a pen. Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wood shop class - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Wood shop class - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A veteran angler. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

A veteran angler. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Man baiting hoook wearing swallow-tailed coat and other men seated on bank and fishing in the Adirondack Moutnains, N.Y. Photo copyrighted by Seneca Ray Stoddard, Glens Falls, N.Y. No. 786. This record contains... More

A whiff of comfort. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

A whiff of comfort. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Man, seated, smoking a cigar. Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, Maine. In album. Formerly identified as vol. 4. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data.

Workers in the vineyards, Germany - stereocsopic card

Workers in the vineyards, Germany - stereocsopic card

Women and girls. Stereo copyrighted by C.H. Graves, Phila. (The Universal Photo Art Co.). No. 7024. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

[Two men standing near a small pile of rubble, in a field]

[Two men standing near a small pile of rubble, in a field]

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Carlisle, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Carlisle, Frances Benjamin Johnston collec...

Students relaxing on lawn at United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

The Sub-Treasury, New York. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

The Sub-Treasury, New York. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope ...

Stereograph showing people around plaza in front of Sub-Treasury building.

M. F. H. Valentine, Morrell, and Dohan

M. F. H. Valentine, Morrell, and Dohan

Photograph shows Valentine, Morrell, and Dohan seated on porch wearing riding habits. Copyright 1902 by W. N. Jennings.

David Lloyd, arrested for stealing brushes and a box

David Lloyd, arrested for stealing brushes and a box

Name: David Lloyd.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 10 November 1902.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-9-David Lloyd..The Shields Daily News for 10 November 1902 re... More

Manila, Philippine Islands: Gneral Chaffee and his aides

Manila, Philippine Islands: Gneral Chaffee and his aides

4 men posed on porch. Stereo copyrighted by C.H. Graves (The Universal Photo Art Co.). No. 23. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

[Mechanical drawing class at Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1902]

[Mechanical drawing class at Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1902]

Photograph shows students in a mechanical drawing class at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. On negative sleeve: "1/93". Title from caption card for negative. Date from caption card for negative. Forms par... More

[Three men working on large gun in Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D.C.; one of the men lying in the barrel]

[Three men working on large gun in Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D.C....

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Industry; Navy, U.S.-; Arms and Armaments; Geogr.

Man and woman in an unidentified office

Man and woman in an unidentified office

She is typing; he is at desk surrounded by various appliances, telephone, fan, hot plate, percolator. H37663 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card traci... More

Rapid Transit, Washington, Ga., Sept. 11, 1903

Rapid Transit, Washington, Ga., Sept. 11, 1903

Photograph shows a railroad car hitched to two mules next to the J. W. Stephenson Photographers building with an African American man and three Caucasian men on board; a hotel railroad car has the name "Aileen"... More

Translating a love letter from a Boston girl - "Now, does that mean yes or no?"

Translating a love letter from a Boston girl - "Now, does that mean ye...

Confused looking man seated in room containing a number of open books. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; ... More

[Shipping office, Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.]

[Shipping office, Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich....

Photo shows men working in office of the foundry and machine shop that produced automobile engines and merged with Cadillac Motor Co. in 1905.

Quarrying granite--drilling preparatory to splitting, Concord, N.H., U.S.A.

Quarrying granite--drilling preparatory to splitting, Concord, N.H., U...

Stereograph showing quarry with men pounding long spikes into large pieces of granite. H65507 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Co. No. 6156.

Arrested John Curry, Mugshot photograph, England

Arrested John Curry, Mugshot photograph, England

Name: John Currey.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 27 July 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-75-John Currey..Images are also available of his accomplices Ja... More

[New York Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1905: 2 men with man and woman watching yacht race]

[New York Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1905: 2 men with man and woman...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: NY Long Island; Yacht clubs; Shelf.

William J Thompson, Mugshot photograph

William J Thompson, Mugshot photograph

Name: William J Thompson.Arrested for: Vagrancy.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 13 March 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-67-William J Thompson..The Shields Daily News for 20 Mar... More

[New York Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1905: 2 men watching sailor hoist flag]

[New York Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1905: 2 men watching sailor ho...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: New York Long Island; Yacht clubs; Shelf.

Edwin Frankland, steamboatman, arrested for breaking into a house

Edwin Frankland, steamboatman, arrested for breaking into a house

Name: Edwin Frankland.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 2 November 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-79-Edwin Frankland..For an image of his accomplice Thoma... More

Portales, Santo Domingo, City of Mexico

Portales, Santo Domingo, City of Mexico

Market arcade with shoe stores, people in foreground. H79635 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Globe Stereograph Co. No. 10,021.

Wireless telegraphy kite, Waldon Fawcett photo, Washington DC

Wireless telegraphy kite, Waldon Fawcett photo, Washington DC

2 men with trapezoidal kite; another man stands beside spool of wire. Photo copyrighted by Waldon Fawcett. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

9 P.M. in an Indiana Glass Works. Aug., 1908.  Location: Indiana.

9 P.M. in an Indiana Glass Works. Aug., 1908. Location: Indiana.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carnegie Steel Company, second annual outing

Carnegie Steel Company, second annual outing

H114752 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R.W. Johnston Studios; August 8, 1908.

Springstein Mill, Chester, S.C. Malcolm Rogers (Boy with hat) 54 inches high. Be[e]n in mill 3 years. Started at 25 cents and now makes $1.00 a day. Spins part time and doffer part time. Other boy goes to school and helps in mill afternoons and Saturdays. Witness S.R. Hine.  Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Springstein Mill, Chester, S.C. Malcolm Rogers (Boy with hat) 54 inche...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Secret Service men [at Roosevelt Home], Oyster Bay

Secret Service men [at Roosevelt Home], Oyster Bay

Two men standing next to each other in a forest. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Girls Going Home From Indianapolis Tile Works. Aug., 1908.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Girls Going Home From Indianapolis Tile Works. Aug., 1908. Location: ...

Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boy, employed in a Paper Box factory Cincinnati.  Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Boy, employed in a Paper Box factory Cincinnati. Location: Cincinnati...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Two men picking cotton, with a Pittsburg Am. Cotton Picker

Two men picking cotton, with a Pittsburg Am. Cotton Picker

Photo copyrighted by Clogenoon, Dallas, Texas. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Farm machinery; Cotton picking; Shelf.

Men working on 33rd fllor Met. Bldg. , New York

Men working on 33rd fllor Met. Bldg. , New York

Public domain photograph of New York building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. Tommy Ashville, (smaller boy) 2 years in mill. "Specks I'm about 11." Arthur Shelly, 8 years in mill. 14 years old. Other boys agreed he had been in mill 8 years.  Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. Tommy Ashville, (smaller boy) 2 years in mil...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Family all in mill. Small boy been at it 4 years. Mother said "she used to make her $1.00 a day spoolin' but she never can now at spinnin'. Some are better at one thing and some at another." Nov. 1908.  Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

Family all in mill. Small boy been at it 4 years. Mother said "she use...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Training enlisted men in school of Elec.

Training enlisted men in school of Elec.

Public domain photograph of industrial building, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Teaching the young idea." The Boss (who began at 10 years of age, and has been at it for 30 years) showing a beginner (who is apparently 9 or 10) See 169.  Location: Morgantown, West Virginia.

"Teaching the young idea." The Boss (who began at 10 years of age, and...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

3 doffer boys, Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Charley Gregory (boy with white collar). Been in mill 8 years. Has worked nights four years. David and Dick work daytime. Witness, S.R. Hine.  Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina.

3 doffer boys, Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Charley Gregory (boy wit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tallest boy Johnnie Younts, 72 Kirk Street. Works in Salisbury Mills, N.C. Has worked in cotton mill for 8 years. Began at 7 years old. When can he get any education? Other boy one year in mill.  Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Tallest boy Johnnie Younts, 72 Kirk Street. Works in Salisbury Mills, ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of Miners, Drivers and Trapper. Macdonald, West Virginia., Mine. Oct., 1908. Witness E. N. Clopper.  Location: MacDonald, West Virginia.

Group of Miners, Drivers and Trapper. Macdonald, West Virginia., Mine....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Noon Hour in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory.  Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Noon Hour in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Some of "hands." Sunday, Dec. 6, 08. Witness, Sara R. Hine.  Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Dickson Mill, Laurinburg, N.C. Some of "hands." Sunday, Dec. 6, 08. Wi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Girls and Boys Going Home from Indianapolis Tile Works. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Girls and Boys Going Home from Indianapolis Tile Works. Aug., 1908. Wi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

More youngsters in Newton Cotton Mills, N.C. Out of 150 employees there were 20 of these boys and girls. Dec. 21, 1908.  Location: Newton, North Carolina.

More youngsters in Newton Cotton Mills, N.C. Out of 150 employees ther...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[New York City - children on the street: hot weather street scene - On a hot day - people drinking water at a fountain]

[New York City - children on the street: hot weather street scene - On...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Men working in Pompeian Olive Oil Company]

[Men working in Pompeian Olive Oil Company]

National Photo Company Collection. W.J. Groeninger, view photographer.

[Pharmacist at People's Drug Store, No. 5, 8th and H Streets, N.E., Washington, D.C., looking at prescriptions(?) on the counter in room lined with shelves of pharmacy bottles]

[Pharmacist at People's Drug Store, No. 5, 8th and H Streets, N.E., Wa...

Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Everybody welcome," reception room of Armours Packing Plant, 100,000 visitors annually, Chicago, U.S.A.

"Everybody welcome," reception room of Armours Packing Plant, 100,000 ...

Group of people on tour in Armour plant. J134788 U.S. Copyright Office.

Salvador Rodrignez [i.e., Rodriguez?] Cigar Co., Tampa, Fla.  Location: Tampa, Florida.

Salvador Rodrignez [i.e., Rodriguez?] Cigar Co., Tampa, Fla. Location...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Workers in Phoenix, Mill, Phoenix, R.I. Two largest boys, Joseph and Albert Paranthean have been in the mill over a year. Boy on left hand end, Joseph Miclette is beginning to work. Sunday aft[ernoon].  Location: Phoenix, Rhode Island.

Workers in Phoenix, Mill, Phoenix, R.I. Two largest boys, Joseph and A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bolivia, a rubber worker - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Bolivia, a rubber worker - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[White House photographers eating on lawn of the White House]

[White House photographers eating on lawn of the White House]

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to 509.  Location: Augusta, Georgia.

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to 509. Locatio...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A midnight scene in More-Jonas [i.e., Jones?] Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. See small "snapper-up-boy" in left of photo.  Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

A midnight scene in More-Jonas [i.e., Jones?] Glass Works, Bridgeton, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Noon hour. Goodall Worsted Co., Sanford, Me. These are not the youngest. Young girls too.  Location: Sanford, Maine.

Noon hour. Goodall Worsted Co., Sanford, Me. These are not the younges...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Workers in Lorraine Mfg. Co.  Location: Westerly, Rhode Island]

[Workers in Lorraine Mfg. Co. Location: Westerly, Rhode Island]

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bureau of Standards, Instrument shop

Bureau of Standards, Instrument shop

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

High School work shop - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

High School work shop - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

6:00 A.M., May 15, 1909. Group going into Mill No. 1 Cocheco Mfg. Co., Dover, N.H.  Location: Dover, New Hampshire.

6:00 A.M., May 15, 1909. Group going into Mill No. 1 Cocheco Mfg. Co.,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J.  Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Location: Bridgeton, New Jers...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait photo of Tim Sullivan shoe beneficiaries

Portrait photo of Tim Sullivan shoe beneficiaries

Bowery men, in shoe line, with gifts of shoes from Tim Sullivan. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

[Scenes of open gambling in Reno, Nevada casinos: game of faro]

[Scenes of open gambling in Reno, Nevada casinos: game of faro]

Copyright by L. Levitch Oct. 8, 1910. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Gambling; Shelf.

A typical "Heavy Man." Old newspaper boy 25 yrs. on streets. (See 1463). No relation.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

A typical "Heavy Man." Old newspaper boy 25 yrs. on streets. (See 1463...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes.) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.)].  Location: Washington, Missouri.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factor...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, economic conditions, children workers, exploitation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Men and women tramps near the station

Men and women tramps near the station

Three Siberian people. Public domain photograph - historical image of Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Some of the boys (not the youngest working) in Brookside Cotton Mills. Many youngsters work here.  Location: Knoxville, Tennessee.

Some of the boys (not the youngest working) in Brookside Cotton Mills....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bootblack. 3rd Ave. & 9th St.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Bootblack. 3rd Ave. & 9th St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Lawrence [and his men] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

George Lawrence [and his men] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Co., 6:30 A.M. The youngest, Vehnie Hughes, said he was 12 years old and had been working one year. Others are Hobson Waters, Elmer Behan, Ora Mann, Layman McMurtrie. Each gets $3 a week.  Location: Mexico, Missouri.

Group of boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Co., 6:30 A.M. The young...

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Young boys working in Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vt. Very illiterate.  Location: Proctor, Vermont.

Young boys working in Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vt. Very illiterate...

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