Tessie Sposato, 12 yrs. old girl and her mother picking nuts in attic of tenement, 141 Hudson St., N.Y. She holds the nuts against her dirty apron as she picks them out. Works until 9 p.m. some nights. They live in 2 small rooms; paying $5.00 a month rent. Makes $2.00 a week. A 15 yr. old brother works in factory and sleeps in folding bed in this room. Location: New York, New York (State)

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Caption	Tessie Sposato, 12 yrs. old girl and her mother picking nuts in attic of tenement, 141 Hudson St., N.Y. She holds the nuts against her dirty apron as she picks them out. Works until 9 p.m. some nights. They live in 2 small rooms; paying $5.00 a month rent. Makes $2.00 a week. A 15 yr. old brother works in factory and sleeps in folding bed in this room. Location: New York, New York (State)
Accession Number	P2693
Photographer	Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Work Type	Photographs
Process	gelatin silver prints
Location	United States -- New York -- New York
Date - Created	1911
Measurements	4.5 X 6.5 in.
Subject	Home Labor
Notes	Notes and stamp on verso
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)
Digital - Format	jpg

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