Stringing Beans for the J.S. Farrand Packing Co.
6/7/1909
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Lewis Hine took this photograph as part of his work as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. His original caption reads: Group showing a few of the workers stringing beans in the J.S. Farrand Packing Co. Those too small to work are held on laps of workers or stowed away in boxes. Baltimore, Md.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Children's Bureau.
National Archives Identifier: 523215
Full Citation: Photograph 102-LH-855; Group showing a few of the workers stringing beans in the J.S. Farrand Packing Co. Those too small to work are held on laps of workers or stowed away in boxes. Baltimore, Md.; 6/7/1909; 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/stringing-beans, February 7, 2025]Activities that use this document
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