Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2 ... (LOC)

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Hine, Lewis Wickes,, 1874-1940,, photographer.

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters work in factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times work until midnight. Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Me., just for the summer months. Work is very irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child. Location: Eastport, Maine.

1911 August.

1 photographic print.

Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Canneries.
Hine no. 2410.

Subjects:
Girls.
Cannery workers.
Fishing industry.
Hours of labor.
Wages.
United States--Maine--Eastport.

Format: Photographic prints

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) 2004667950

General information about the Lewis Hine child labor photos is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.00932

Call Number: LOT 7476, no. 2410

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Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2 ... (LOC)