A shack of one of the berry picking families on Giles Farm, Seaford, Del. There is one room in this shack unpartitioned in which 2 families (8 people) live. One half of the shack is taken up by a berth of four compartments. Rags and straw furnish the bedding. Clothes are hung inside to dry. Location: Seaford, Delaware.

Caption	A shack of one of the berry picking families on Giles Farm, Seaford, Del. There is one room in this shack unpartitioned in which 2 families (8 people) live. One half of the shack is taken up by a berth of four compartments. Rags and straw furnish the bedding. Clothes are hung inside to dry. Location: Seaford, Delaware.
Accession Number	P1580
Photographer	Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Work Type	Photographs
Process	gelatin silver prints
Location	United States -- Delaware -- Seaford
Date - Created	1910
Measurements	4.75 X 3.75 in.
Subject	Group Portraits;Child Laborers;Labor Housing;Harvesting;Berries;20th Century;Delaware
Rights	This item may be be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/repro.php or contact Special Collections at speccoll(at)umbc.edu.
Credit Line	The Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Repository	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

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