Truant Boy,Newsboy,Newsie,Washington,DC,Child Labor,Lewis Wickes Hine,1912

Title: 12 yr. old truant, selling extras during school hours, 4/15/12. 'Thought I'd rather sell extras to-day than go to school. I go to St. Patrick's School.' At 2 A.M. April 19, I found him still selling Extras, with several other boys not much older. Joseph O'Connor, 922 Twenty-second St., N.W. Is a truant. Did not get along in public school. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1912 April 15.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Street trades.
Hine no. 2926.
No location recorded on caption card; probably Washington, D.C., based on content and captions for photos with neighboring numbers.
Subjects:
Boys.
Newspaper vendors.
School attendance.
Hours of labor.
United States--Washington (D.C.)
Photographic prints.
Bookmark /ncl2004003278/PP/
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