Lewis Hine: Cannery Workers Photographs

27 Lewis Hine photographs of cannery workers, from the Library of Congress archive.

Some of the cartoners, not the youngest, at Seacoast Canning Co.,…, Maine, 1911

Some of the cartoners, not the youngest, at Seacoast…

1911

 Clipping from "Charlotte Daily Observer.", 1912

Clipping from "Charlotte Daily Observer."

1912

 Daisy Langford, 8 years of age, working at the capping machine in…, Delaware, 1910

Daisy Langford, 8 years of age, working at the capping…

1910

 Allen Chaffey, 9 years old, 37 Clark St., Eastport, Me., helps mother…, Maine, 1911

Allen Chaffey, 9 years old, 37 Clark St., Eastport, Me.,…

1911

 Richard Mills, 8 years old, showing a severely cut finger. Is a…, Maine, 1911

Richard Mills, 8 years old, showing a severely cut finger.…

1911

 [Man, woman, and infant. Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location:…, South Carolina, 1913

[Man, woman, and infant. Varn & Platt Canning Co. …

1913

 Varn & Platt Canning Co. Rosie & her doll. Location: Bluffton, South…, South Carolina, 1913

Varn & Platt Canning Co. Rosie & her doll. Location:…

1913

 Little Teeny, one of the smallest oyster shuckers at Pass Christian,…, Mississippi, 1911

Little Teeny, one of the smallest oyster shuckers at Pass…

1911

 All except the largest boy shuck oysters at Pass Christian. …, Mississippi, 1911

All except the largest boy shuck oysters at Pass Christian.…

1911

 Martin Stevens, Any [i.e., Amy? Andy?] Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Frank…, Mississippi, 1911

Martin Stevens, Any [i.e., Amy? Andy?] Schmidt, Will…

1911

 Walter Kitosky, seven year old oyster shucker. Location: Pass…, Mississippi, 1911

Walter Kitosky, seven year old oyster shucker. Location:…

1911

 Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt. Location:…, South Carolina, 1913

Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt. …

1913

 One of the small cutters at work. Location: Eastport, Maine, 1911

One of the small cutters at work. Location: Eastport, Maine

1911

 Three young cartoners working in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4.…, Maine, 1911

Three young cartoners working in Seacoast Canning Co.,…

1911

 A group of young cartoners in Seacoast Canneries, #4., not the…, Maine, 1911

A group of young cartoners in Seacoast Canneries, #4., not…

1911

 Phoebe [Thomas], a little while after the accident. Location:…, Maine, 1911

Phoebe [Thomas], a little while after the accident.…

1911

 "I cut my finger off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven year old…, Maine, 1911

"I cut my finger off, cutting sardines the other day."…

1911

 Byron's cut finger. (See also #2453, #2435.) Location: Eastport,…, Maine, 1911

Byron's cut finger. (See also #2453, #2435.) Location:…

1911

 Phoebe's thumb [Phoebe Thomas], a week after the accident. She was…, Maine, 1911

Phoebe's thumb [Phoebe Thomas], a week after the accident.…

1911

 George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. Location:…, Maine, 1911

George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. …

1911

 George Goodell, going home Sunday morning, after cutting a few boxes…, Maine, 1911

George Goodell, going home Sunday morning, after cutting a…

1911

 Sardine boy. Location: Eastport, Maine, 1911

Sardine boy. Location: Eastport, Maine

1911

 Group of workers at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me. …, Maine, 1911

Group of workers at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4,…

1911

 Group of workers in a canning factory. Location: Eastport, Maine, 1911

Group of workers in a canning factory. Location: Eastport,…

1911

 Hiram Pulk, 9 years old, cuts some in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory…, Maine, 1911

Hiram Pulk, 9 years old, cuts some in Seacoast Canning Co.,…

1911

 Group of cutters, all of them working, factory #2. One of them, not…, Maine, 1911

Group of cutters, all of them working, factory #2. One of…

1911

 A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family. (See Photo…, Maine, 1911

A prospective sardine worker, one of the Goodell family.…

1911