Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford.

Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts. Date Created/Published: 1911 August 21. LOC original medium: 1 photographic print. Child labour picture by Lewis Hine.


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