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To operate this machine (which bores a large hole in the spade handle) the boy has to throw his whole weight onto the lever which pushes the handle (and himself) up against the unprotected borer. A slip might easily result fatally. Boy earns $1.65 a…

This photograph, taken by Lewis Hines, depicts a group of child workers at a cotton mill in North Carolina in 1912. It is from The Treasures of the Library of Congress. In a grander sense, this photograph represents child labor as commonality during…

Propaganda that promises: Acres of untaken Government Land. Railroad & private land for a million farmers. A climate for health and wealth. (All written on the poster)

Boy had to stoop on account of low roof, photo taken more than a mile inside the mine.

3/4 lgth., seated, facing front; Settlement worker.
Portrait photo of Mary E. McDowell. Photo in black and white. McDowell is sitting in a wooden rocking chair, holding an open book in her lap, looking off into the distance.

The Ford Model T is representative of many of the same themes as the characters in Cannery Row because it is a car that was adapted constantly to fit the needs of every owner. While the characters in the novel adapted to their environment after…

An original magazine advertisement from 1890 depicting an image of Uncle Sam with Prohibition at the door. This image can now be found in the Advertising Archives.