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Child Laborers Bringing Fibre Down From Mountains

Date: 1910
Description: Procession of child laborers carrying bundles of twine fibre (fiber) down from the mountains in the Philippines. The fibre was likely used by International...
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Child Worker Removing Twine from Machine - Safety Screen Added

Date: 1910
Description: Boy removing a bundle of twine from a decorticator machine at an International Harvester factory in the Yucatan, Mexico.
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Child Worker Removing Twine from Machine

Date: 1910
Description: Boy removing a bundle of twine from a decorticator machine at an International Harvester factory in the Yucatan, Mexico. Accompanying text reads: "No guard...
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Young Boys Pose with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 06 24 1921
Description: Two ten-year-old boys, Paul Lannom and William Smith, posing with an International 8-16 HP tractor and McCormick binder. The boys are the grandsons of "Dad...
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Young Boys Harvest Wheat with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 06 24 1921
Description: Two ten-year-old boys, Paul Lannom and William Smith, harvesting wheat with International 8-16 HP tractor and McCormick binder. The boys are the grandsons ...
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Children Riding Mules on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1949
Description: Four young boys ride mules in a field on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Agricultural laborers are in the background. Original caption...
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Age and School Certificate: Parental Permission

Date: 01 05 1907
Description: Photograph of an "Age and School Certificate" completed by a mother giving her 15-year-old son permission to work. The form reads: "THIS CERTIFICATE NOT T...
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Child Employment Document

Date: 06 12 1906
Description: The inside of a document for child employment. The document reads: "EMPLOYMENT OF CHILD AFFIDAVIT UNDER ACT OF 1893 FORM NO. 117 Protection Legal Bank...
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Age and School Certificate: Parental Permission

Date: 09 08 1910
Description: Photograph of an "Age and School Certificate" completed by a mother giving her 13 years and 11 months old son permission to work. The form reads, in part: ...

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