Workers in the Isaac Prouty boot and shoe company
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Title
Workers in the Isaac Prouty boot and shoe company
Subject
Isaac Prouty and Company, Spencer (Mass.); Shoe industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Shoemakers; Footwear industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Industries--Massachusetts--Child labor
Description
Workers of the Isaac Prouty & Co. shoe and boot manufacturing company in Spencer, Massachusetts, pose for a picture while one man runs a machine to trim and buff the edges of the soles of boots. Note the young workers in the background. Children were employed on a regular basis, often in dangerous situations. It was the practice in the boot trade to pay employees every three, six or even twelve months. The second man from the left is David N. Beaudin.
Creator
Commercial Photo Company
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1910-1920?
Relation
Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image
Files
Collection
Citation
Commercial Photo Company, “Workers in the Isaac Prouty boot and shoe company,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 22, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1161.
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