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<ul><li><b>Scope and content:</b>  All these boys are cutters in a Canning Co.  Ages range from 7 to 12.  They live near the factroy.  7 year old boy in front, Byron Hamilton, has a badly cut finger but helps his brother regularly.  Behind him is his brother George, 11 years old.  He cut his finger half off while working.  They and many youngsters said they were always cutting themselves.  George earns a $1 some days usually 75 [cents]. Some of the others say they earn a $1 when they work all day. At times they start at 7 A.M, work all day until midnight, but the work is very irregular. Eastport, Me.</li></ul></div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Lewis_Hine" class="extiw" title="w:en:Lewis Hine"><span title="American sociologist and photographer">Lewis Hine</span></a>
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12 August 1911<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1911-08-12T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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