Johnnie Yellow, a young Polish berry picker on Bottomley Farm. Says he is 10 years old and has gone to Biloxi, Miss. for 9 years with family and has worked there in winter and here in summer for three years. He is stunted, being only 39 inches high. Many of these children are stunted. Rock Creek, Md
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"Johnnie Yellow, a young Polish berry picker on Bottomley Farm. Says he is 10 years old and has gone to Biloxi, Miss. for 9 years with family and has worked there in winter and here in summer for three years. He is stunted, being only 39 inches high. Many of these children are stunted. Rock Creek, Md" (1909-06-07). U.S. National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnnie_Yellow,_a_young_Polish_berry_picker_on_Bottomley_Farm._Says_he_is_10_years_old_and_has_gone_to_Biloxi,_Miss...._-_NARA_-_523208.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 51166.
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