Grocery Clerk - postinjury, circa 1930's

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Grocery Clerk - postinjury, circa 1930's

Subject

Labor

Description

This grocery clerk boy (see preinjury picture) lost his arms in a dough-mixing machine at the age of 14 in the 1930's. By this time, there were only about .6 million children working. The highest number of children working was in 1910 at 2 million. Still, with .6 million children working, there still many injuries.

source:
(http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/materials/)

Creator

unknown

Source

Western Reserve Historical Society, Consumer League of Ohio Collection, 221, Folder 1

Date

circa 1935-1936

Contributor

Kristen Thomas

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Cleveland (Ohio)

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