Look at the age and wear on those little faces

 

Josie (6 years old), Bertha (6 years old) and Sophie (10 years old) worked regularly at the Maggioni Canning Company.

Work began at 4 AM, and the three would make from $9 to $15 a week.

Sophie would do six pots of oyster a day, and her mother, who also worked with her,… pic.twitter.com/hB2LGN56i8

— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) October 30, 2023