Newsboys

A common case of "team work." Smaller boy, Joseph Bishop, goes into saloons and sells his last paper.
Then comes out and his brother gives him more. Joseph said, "Drunks are me best customers.
I sell more's me bruder does. Dey buy me out so I kin go home." He sells every afternoon and night.
Extra late Saturday night and is at it again at 6 A.M Sunday. Hartford, Conn., 03/04/1909
 NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-595
 
 

A nine year old newsgirl. She sold later than 8 P.M. sometimes. Been selling two years. Hartford, Conn.,  03/06/1909
 NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-640
 
 

Smallest boy, 10 years old, been at it a year and a half. Sells until 6 or 7 P.M. New Haven, Conn., 03/08/1909
NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-651
 
 

Newsie selling at the Hudson Tunnell Station, Jersey City. Boy on left is Patrick Drohan, 12 years old.
Next to him is Stanley Fazurowski, 9 years old. Largest boy is 13 years old. Jersey City, N.J. , 12/21/1909
NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-1039
 
 

Max Schwartz, 8 years old, and Jacob Schwartz, sells until 10 P.M. sometimes. Newark, N.J. , 12/18/1909
NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-1031
 
 

Tony Casale, 11 years old, been selling 4 years. Sells sometimes until 10 P.M.
His paper told me the boy had shown him the marks on his arm where his father had bitten him for not selling more papers.
He (the boy)  said, "Drunken men say bad words to us." Hartford, Conn. , 03/06/1909
NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-660
 
 

Sunday noon. Some of the newsboys returning Sunday papers. Many of them had been out since 5 and 6 A.M.
Hartford, Conn. , 03/07/1909
 NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-657
 
 

Francis Lance, 5 years old, 41 inches high. He jumps on and off moving cars at risk of life. St. Louis, Mo. , 05/1910
NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-1394
 
 

Francis Lance, 5 years old, 41 inches high. Sells regularly. St. Louis, Mo. , 05/09/1910
 NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-1392
 
 

Where the money goes to. Each Branch Office usually has a candy counter. St. Louis, Mo. , 05/12/1910
NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-102-LH-1421

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