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| Anna J. Gallant, 9 yrs. old, Eastport, Maine, August 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St.,
Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters
work in factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times
work until midnight. Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Me., just for the summer months. Work is very
irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child. Location: Eastport, Maine, August 1911, Lewis Hine.
After more than three years of research - giving
up, starting again, giving up again - I finally found one of Anna's nieces, living in Eastport, who said her aunt was called
Nan. She never knew her, but had just enough information to point me in the right direction. I will have Anna's story posted
soon.
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