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Lewis Hine: Fishing Industry Photographs

19 Lewis Hine photographs of fishing industry, 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

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

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Me.  Location: Eastport, Maine, 1911

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Me. Location: Eastport,…

1911

Pile of refuse, waste, and salt water in which these sardine workers…, Maine, 1911

Pile of refuse, waste, and salt water in which these…

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

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

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine.  Location: Eastport, Maine, 1911

Sardine canneries at Eastport, Maine. Location: Eastport,…

1911

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