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“Picking shrimp is very hard on the fingers.”

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Picking shrimp is very hard on the fingers

“Picking shrimp is very hard on the fingers.”

– Mother of this five year old girl.

Note: Photo taken by Lewis Hine of this girl, who was tired and didn’t want to be photographed after a day of work that began at 5am. Biloxi, MS, 1911.

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