Totora Family making lace, New York City

12/21/1911

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Original caption for the photograph is "Mrs. Totora, makes from $2 to $2.50 a week making lace for a contractor. Husband and two children, 4 and 7. Mrs. T. said, 'I rather work for a factory, they pay more.' New York City."

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

National Archives Identifier: 523507

Full Citation: Totora Family making lace, New York City; 12/21/1911; 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/documents/document/1-crochetinghats-in-kitchen-new-york-city, October 13, 2024]

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