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Four-year-old Mary, who shucks two pots of oysters a day at Dunbar. Tends the baby when not working. (See photo 2062). The boss said that next year Mary will work steady as the rest of them. The mother is the fastest shucker in the place. Earns $1.50 a day. Works part of the time with her sick baby in her arms. Father works on the dock. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | Louisiana--Dunbar |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | National Child Labor Committee Collection |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cannery workers. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--Louisiana--Dunbar. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Shucking. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Oyster industry. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Wages. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Children & adults. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Babysitting. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |