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  1. 04-14-2019, 04:55 PM #1
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    Default Young oyster shuckers- Port Royal, 1912

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    Dayum. That is why we have child labor laws in this country.

    I do love me some fresh shucked oysters though..
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    Those girls have seen some shit.

    From the link: "Josie, six years old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, ten years old"
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    And I've seen 30 year old men who can't shuck an oyster.
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    Those little girls have a hard look in their eyes. Making a point to show this to my daughter.
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    Look at their poor little hands. What a shame
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    like a fox. The dude may be coming in a little too hard and crazy but 90% of everything he says is correct.

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    Looking at them, you wouldn’t know there was a four year age gap between them. Their hands look pitiful.
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    Gut you like a fish
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bownut View Post
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    Yep.
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    White privilege
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    Thanks for sharing
    Love old photos like this.
    Noticed their hands and shoes/boots
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    The one on the right is one hard looking child. The middle looks like one of the dead people in Game of Thrones. The ginger is the one that will ruin your day though if I had to guess...
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    Quote Originally Posted by JABIII View Post
    The one on the right is one hard looking child. The middle looks like one of the dead people in Game of Thrones. The ginger is the one that will ruin your day though if I had to guess...
    One in the right has a creepy familiar look about her.


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    google "maggioni canning company" for additional similar pictures.
    The only good thing about my imperfections is the joy they bring my friends.

    Beware the man with one gun...he probably has other faults also.
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    Didn't know color photos existed in 1912?
    "run and gun guide service"
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    Quote Originally Posted by dox08 View Post
    Didn't know color photos existed in 1912?
    Photo was colorized- I'll grab the original and post it here in a few minutes.
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    They look stocky, and their faces look like they're approaching 40. Americans were hard back then.
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    If you're in Port Royal check out the Maritime Center on Lemon Island.
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    Most of the shuckers were seasonal workers who came to the Lowcountry during the winter and left after oyster picking was done. For the most part they were Eastern European immigrants.

    "We give them houses to live in," About 50 persons housed in this miserable row of dilapidated shacks. Located on an old shell-pile and partly surrounded by a tidal marsh. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina"
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    Can you image what or where they came from that made living and working like that the preferred choice?
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    black and white.jpg

    More information about the original photographer, Lewis Hine, and his work documenting and photographing child laborers- https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hine-photos
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