7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. (Showing process) Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, February 1913.
From the National Child Labor Committee Collection at the Library of Congress
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Cryptia. [deleted] 56 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Food photography in Black & White, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Amazing photo... and so sad...
grandpanormsc 37 months ago | reply
this truly sad,I grew up near there,and am apalled at the thought of the type of lives these children must have had. Shucking is hard,hard work for an adult,let alone a child
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie 36 months ago | reply
this is amazing. stunning image!
Thanks for posting these, and about Lewis Hine and his work.
trialsanderrors 34 months ago | reply