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John Velcich, ten years old, picks shrimp at Peerless Oyster Co. This is his third year at the work. Earns 55 cents a day. His hands were all sore and swelled up from the acid in the shrimp. Brother Tony, eight years old, picks some too, but is sick now. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Mississippi--Bay St. Louis |
| 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) | Boys. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cannery workers. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Wounds & injuries. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Shrimp industry. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Wages. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--Mississippi--Bay St. Louis. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
