Figure 1.--These boys were photographd during thir lunch break while employed at the Obear-Nestor Glass Co. in East St. Louis, Missouri during 1910.
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Figure 1.--These boys were photographd during thir lunch break while employed at the Obear-Nestor Glass Co. in East St. Louis, Missouri during 1910. |
Children have been employed in a wide variety of factories. Textile mills were one of the most significant employers of children. There were, however, many other industries in which children were employed. As this time we have only limited informaion as to the types of childre in which children were employed. Most of the available images show the boys wearing either overalls or kneepants.
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