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Preston De Costa,Messenger Boy,San Antonio Texas,Child Labor,Lewis Wickes Hine

Title: Preston De Costa, fifteen year old messenger #3 for Bellevue Messenger Service. I ran across him and took photos while he was carrying notes back and forth between a prostitute in jail and a pimp in the Red Light district. He had read all the notes and knew all about the correspondence. He was a fine grained adolescent boy. Has been delivering message and drugs in the Red Light for six months and knows the ropes thoroughly. 'A lot of these girls are my regular customers. I carry 'em messages and get 'em drinks, drugs, etc. Also go to the bank with money for them. If a fellow treats 'em right, they'll call him by number and give him all their work. I got a box full of photos I took of these girls - some of 'em I took in their room.' Works until 11:00 P.M. Location: San Antonio, Texas.
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1913 October.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Street trades.
Hine no. 3568.
Subjects:
Teenagers.
Messengers.
Hours of labor.
Bicycles & tricycles.
United States--Texas--San Antonio.
Photographic prints.
Bookmark /ncl2004000330/PP/
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