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March 21, 2016 9:34 PM

Mornings on Maple Street, the Lewis Hine project
posted by the man of twists and turns (4 comments total)

One of my grandmothers worked in a mill (gives alternate meaning to the roaring 20's) when she was still a child, but did quit work there after she married and went to work as a farmhand/wife. She always thought of it as normal - that's how ingrained the idea of children working was for her. Heck, my dad plowed behind a mule until he left home for the army during the Korean conflict.
posted by mightshould at 3:53 AM on March 22, 2016

Read the one about Addie Card. A very touching story about the subject of a famous photograph.
posted by Pararrayos at 8:51 AM on March 22, 2016 [1 favorite]

I love this project so much. Joe Manning is a gift. If he hadn't done this research, their stories would be lost forever.
posted by ReluctantViking at 9:42 AM on March 22, 2016

Yes, I've been reading the Addie Card series too. It's beautiful, and it has a happy ending - or as much of a happy ending as lives have, anyway.
posted by Joe in Australia at 2:55 PM on March 22, 2016