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| Glen Dungey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1917. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
Eleven-year-old bakery worker Glenn Dungey. Ellis Report, L.W. Hine.
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1917.
After many months of frustrating research, I tracked down a nephew, Robert, and
sent him the Hine photos, which he was not aware of. His mother, who died in 2002, was Glen's sister. Robert
said that he does not remember ever seeing his uncle, and that his mother and Glen did not get along very well. He told me
that, as far as he knew, Glen never married. I could not locate any other relatives.
According to the Social Security Death Index, Glen (correct spelling) was
born December 2, 1903. His parents were Harry and Nellie, and he had three known siblings: Dean, Earl, and Eathel. He died
in Oklahoma City on September 15, 1967. The following is an excerpt from his brief obituary:
"Glen Dungey, 64, died Friday in Doctor's General Hospital. Services are pending with Smith & Kernke
Funeral Home. Dungey was born in Winfield, Kan., and moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. He was the retired former owner of Melodey
Cleaners for 25 years. Survivors include a sister, Eathel Cary, Baldwin Park, Californina."
Lewis Hine took four known photos of him, all with the same caption. Note that Hine stated Glen's age as
11 in the photos, which were taken in April 1917. So based on official records, he apparently was 13 at the time.
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| Glen Dungey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1917. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
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| Glen Dungey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1917. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
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