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Alfred and Willie, two young oyster fishers in Mobile Bay. A few, but  not many of these youngsters are found on the oyster boats. Bayou La  Batre, Ala.,   02/23/1911

From the Series: National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine
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Alfred and Willie, two young oyster fishers in Mobile Bay. A few, but not many of these youngsters are found on the oyster boats. Bayou La Batre, Ala., 02/23/1911

From the Series: National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine

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