Shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co. Photo was taken just as they stood. On other side of shed still younger children were working. Out of sixty working, (only half were there) I counted 15 apparently under 12 years of age. Some 3, 4, and 5 years old were picking too. Parents acknowledged ages and
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"Shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co. Photo was taken just as they stood. On other side of shed still younger children were working. Out of sixty working, (only half were there) I counted 15 apparently under 12 years of age. Some 3, 4, and 5 years old were picking too. Parents acknowledged ages and" (1911-03-01). U.S. National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shrimp_pickers_in_Peerless_Oyster_Co._Photo_was_taken_just_as_they_stood._On_other_side_of_shed_still_younger..._-_NARA_-_523410.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 51170.
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