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| Grace (left) and Maud Daley, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, March 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine, |
Maud Daly, five years old. Grade Daly, three years old. Each
picks about one pot of shrimp a day for the Peerless Oyster Co. The youngest said to be the fastest worker. Location: Bay
St. Louis, Mississippi, March 1911, Lewis Hine.
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| Maud (left) and Grace Daley, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, March 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
Maud Daly, five years old. Grace Daly, three years old. Pick
shrimp at the Peerless Oyster Co. Their mother said they both help. Their sister said the little one was the fastest. Many
other little ones like them working here. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, March 1911, Lewis Hine.
I first saw this photo on the cover of Priceless Children: American
Photographs 1890-1925, published by the Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I went right
to the computer, and within two hours, I found Grace's grandson on a family history website. I emailed
him the photo and received a reply the next day. The Hine photo was a surprise to him. I will be interviewing family members
soon. It should be noted that Hine got the children's names mixed up. Grace is the older one.
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