Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested (LOC)

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Delano, Jack,, photographer.

Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested

1940 Oct.

1 slide : color.

Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
Potatoes
Harvesting
Child labor
United States--Maine--Caribou
United States--Maine--Aroostook County

Format: Slides--Color

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: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 11671-4 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a33844

Call Number: LC-USF35-63

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  1. Janey Kay 24 months ago | reply

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  2. Norskejenta1 [deleted] 19 months ago | reply

    Sweet Hard Working Boys. In those Days Gone By, most Children on Farms worked hard. Not only to pick up the Potatoes, but they had the job of hauling them to the Cold Cellar. This Photo is Great Tribute to the Boys, from way back then.

  3. Norskejenta1 [deleted] 18 months ago | reply

    Yes, the Sweet Boy is crying. It was lots of work and getting colder. They are very Young and were made to pick up the Potatoes. It was not easy. Poor Little Fella's.

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