Rose Biodo, Philadelphia, 10 years Old

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Description

Lewis Hine took this photograph as part of his work as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. His original caption reads: Rose Biodo, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Working 3 summers, minds baby and carries berries, two pecks at a time. Whites Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people expect to remain here two weeks more.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Children's Bureau.

National Archives Identifier: 523263

Full Citation: Rose Biodo, Philadelphia, 10 Years Old at Whites Bog, Brown Mills, N.J.; 9/28/1910; National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine, ca. 1912 – ca. 1912; Records of the Children’s Bureau, Record Group 102; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/whites-bog-child-labor/, November 10, 2026]

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