S. Russell, 33 E. 22nd St. Newsboy, 12 years of age. Selling newspapers 2 years. Average earnings 20 cents daily. Selling newspapers own choice. Father earns $18 weekly. Boy deposits earnings in du Pont Savings Bank, and on Saturday night works for Reynold's candy shop, delivering packages. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 5 hours daily, except Saturday, when he works 11. Location: Wilmington, Delaware.
You've seen the movie, now see real photos of newsboys, aka newsies, who struggled to survive by selling newspapers around the turn of the 20th century.
These heart-breaking photos of children working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries will make you think twice about child labor laws.
Indianapolis Newsboys waiting for the Baseball edition in a Newspaper office. Bad environment. Tough negroes etc. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
A group of newsies selling evenings in saloons and stores. Taken in alley back of City Jail at 10 P.M. Left to right: Dominick Mardilo, 28 1/2 Fulton Street; Roderick Towle, 44 Sheridan Ave.; William Towle, brother, 44 Sheridan Ave.; Louis Strasburg, 40 Mulberry Street; Max Erlich, 101 Dallius Street. Location: Albany, New York (State) People in photo include: Dominick Mardilo, Roderick Towle, William Towle, Louis Strasburg, and Max Erlich
A photo of two newsboys in Utica New York - in a snowstorm.
Where some of the newsboy's money goes. Location: Wilmington, Delaware.
Sunday noon. Some of the newsboys returning Sunday papers. Many of them had been out since 5 and 6 A.M. Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.
From World War 2 through the declaration of peace and into the birth of the Baby Boomers, life in the 1940's wasn't easy. But our parents and grandparents lived their lives with courage, honor, and great optimism about the future. The war and the Great Depression was over, the Dust Bowl was gone - almost 20 years of tough challenges - and life was good again. These are some of the many 1940s photos that shows what the previous generations lived through, and what they did to thrive.
Newsboy Club. Boston 1915 Exhibit. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.
San Antonio newsboys need supervision. Here are three brothers - Sasser family, 729 Porter Street. The youngest one is five years old and makes 30 cents a day. Lawrence is seven years old but "he spends all he earns" his brother says. Boyce [?], makes 75 cents a day, and has a hard time keeping the others at work. Boyce is ten years old. They all start out at 6:00 A.M. and sell until 9:00 and 10:00 P.M. nearly every day except Sunday. I found them selling after ten P.M. Boyce said "We don't go to school; got to sell papers. Father is sick." Location: San Antonio, Texas.
Jacques Wladimersky was born on January 14, 1940 in Angoulme, Charente County, Nouvelle-Aquitaine France, and died at age 2 years old on November 6, 1942 at Auschwitz II-Birkenau Ofiar Faszyzmu, in Owicim-Brzezinka, owicimski County, Maopolskie Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jacques Wladimersky.
Do you remember watching these films - or sometimes filmstrips - about dating, family life, courtesy, or citizenship on rainy days in school? If you're old enough you might have saw movies like this in home economics or social studies. They were always welcome because at least you had a break from listening to the teacher - but even at the time, they seemed a little corny. This 1950 Coronet film, "What Makes A Good Party", is typical of those types of films and as usual, provides a smile while some interesting observations into life in the 1950's.
On the 11th day of the 11th month at 11am in 1918, an armistice was signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany in Compiègne, France. The Armistice ended hostilities on the Western Front of the War and led to the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending World War 1 in 1919. During the 4 years of active fighting, more than 70 million soldiers, including 60 million Europeans, were involved - making it one of the largest wars in history. About 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians were killed in the war. Still known as Armistice Day around the world, the day was re-named "Veterans Day" in the U.S. in 1954. Veterans of all wars are honored - living and dead. These family owned photos celebrate the heroes of WW1 from all over the world.
These aren't the boys who delivered a newspaper to your home, nor are they singing and dancing like in the 1990s Disney film 'Newsies'. These are the children, usually age 9 - 15 although sometimes younger, who bought papers on their own dime and sold them on the city streets to try and make a living. These children became the face of child exploitation during the 19th and 20th centuries. How would you feel if your son had to live the life you see on these pages?
Six year old newsboy. Raymond Miller. Many of these here ranging from five to ten years old. Location: San Antonio, Texas.
Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.
Kaye Ballard, born Catherine Gloria Balotta on November 20, 1925 in Cleveland Ohio, was an actress, singer, and comedian. Appearing on stage, in films, and on television (most memorably with Eve Arden in the 1960's show "The Mothers-in-Law"), she entertained generations of audiences. This clip is from the 1957 tv special "Cinderella" where Ms. Ballard played one of the "wicked step-sisters" and Alice Ghostley played the other.
With Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 World War 2 began. The United States didn't enter the war until 1941 when Germany's ally Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The war was challenging not only on the military, but also for civilians. Incessant bombing of cities like The Blitz on London and other cities in Great Britain lasted around 8 months, every night, all night long. Rationing of foodstuffs and other goods needed for the war effort, victory gardens, nights spent in the Tube, blackouts, and sending your children to the countryside for safety. By 1944, the need to end the many years' long war became desperate. And so came D-day in 1944 - a plan to reclaim occupied ally France from the Nazis and to gain a platform from which to invade, and destroy, Nazism in Germany.
In 1953, the year 2000 seemed so far away - almost half a century in the future - and unimaginable. We thought that technology at the turn of the century would bring cars that drove themselves, computers that you could hold, men would live on the moon, and we would be watching color televisions. We dreamed of these great technologies while fearing that nuclear war would break out, that aliens would invade, or that machines would take over the world. After all, it was only 8 years after the end of World War 2, and while we dreamed about big accomplishments we were also fearing our demise.
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