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Child Labor, Poverty
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Wow!  It makes you realize how lucky we are.  December 1936: "Christmas dinner in home of Earl Pauley near Smithfield, Iowa. Dinner consisted of potatoes, cabbage and pie." Dust Bowl, Napoleon Bonaparte, Christopher Robin, Hagia Sophia, Moments In Time, Lest We Forget, Old Pics, Interesting History, Old Photographs
A Poor Diet: 1936 high-resolution photo
Wow! It makes you realize how lucky we are. December 1936: "Christmas dinner in home of Earl Pauley near Smithfield, Iowa. Dinner consisted of potatoes, cabbage and pie."
an old black and white photo of a little boy with a pipe in his mouth
Miner Boy
Miner Boy: Children were cheap labor in the mines. This boy spent 10 hours a day in that outfit with only the light from that tallow wick lamp. He cleaned & played the part of a "canary" (kids were easier to replace than good miners). He was probably Finnish or Swedish & indentured to the company for the purpose of paying his fathers debts. The unions fought bloody battles to get these children out of the coal mines. This little guy worked (& likely died) in Utah or Colorado mines / Scott Cooper
Maria Tchebotareva. Trying to feed her 4 hungry children during the massive 1932-33 famine, she allegedly stole 3 pounds of rye from her former field—confiscated by the state as part of collectivization. Sentenced to ten years in the Gulag. When her sentence ended in '43, it was extended till '45. After release, she was required to live near her Gulag camp north of the Arctic Circle, and she was not able to return home until 1956, after the death of Stalin. She never found her children. Shadow Government, The Dictator, Labor Camp, Joseph Stalin, Lake Baikal, Hungry Children, Secret Societies, Russian History, Forced Labor
Soviet Forced Labor Camps and the Struggle for Freedom
Maria Tchebotareva. Trying to feed her 4 hungry children during the massive 1932-33 famine, she allegedly stole 3 pounds of rye from her former field—confiscated by the state as part of collectivization. Sentenced to ten years in the Gulag. When her sentence ended in '43, it was extended till '45. After release, she was required to live near her Gulag camp north of the Arctic Circle, and she was not able to return home until 1956, after the death of Stalin. She never found her children.
an antique portrait of a woman with blue eyes and braids on her hair, wearing a purple dress
Portrait Miniature on Ivory of one of Thomas Jefferson's Daughters
an old black and white photo of three children playing with a wooden structure in the sand
Interior of tobacco shed, Hawthorn Farm. Girls in foreground are 8, 9, and 10 years old. The 10 yr. old makes 50 cents a day. 12 workers on this farm are 8 to 14 years old, and about 15 are over 15 yrs. Location: Hazardville, Connecticut. (LOC)
"1917 - Interior of tobacco shed, Hawthorn Farm. Girls in foreground are 8, 9, and 10 years old. The 10 yr. old makes 50 cents a day. 12 workers on this farm are 8 to 14 years old, and about 15 are over 15 yrs.
There is a new film coming soon (Belle) inspired by the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the first black woman to be introduced to high society in Georgian times. Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761-1804) was an illegitimate daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay and an African woman known as Belle. Dido Elizabeth Belle, Little Dorrit, Meagan Good, Period Films, Film Costumes, Period Pieces, 18th Century Fashion, Costume Drama, Movie Costumes
Dido Elizabeth Belle: Reference
There is a new film coming soon (Belle) inspired by the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the first black woman to be introduced to high society in Georgian times. Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761-1804) was an illegitimate daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay and an African woman known as Belle.
an oil painting of a woman wearing a white turban and pearls on her head
Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761-1804) was an illegitimate daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay and an enslaved African woman known as Maria Belle. She was raised in England.
an old and new portrait of two people
The hidden scandal behind ABC's 'Scandal'
The first presidential scandal: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings
an old black and white photo of a woman
Sally Hemings was Thomas Jefferson's slave and half sister of his late wife, Martha Wayles Skelton. She bore six children, four of whom survived and were raised as slaves. Sally Hemings' duties at Monticello included nursemaid-companion, lady's maid, chambermaid, and seamstress. She never married and left no known writings. She was allowed "retirement" when she was 53, she died at age 62.
an old silver ring with a hole in it's center on a white background
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How's this for some birth control, just stick it in your cervix and a stitch or two later, it's all plugged up.
Sewing class for deteriorated women  This twentieth century image shows a "class of deteriorated patients" sewing at Utica State Hospital. The photograph reflects a shift in treatment as the most deteriorated, demented patients now participated in normal life activities as part of their therapy. The hope was this treatment would create a feeling of usefulness and competence within the patient.    Credit: Dr. Stanley B. Burns Brain Disorders, Lunatic Asylum, Out Of Mind, Abandoned Asylums, Life Activities, Psychiatric Hospital, The Asylum, Mental Hospital, Mental Disorders
19th and 20th century psychiatry: 22 rare photos
Sewing class for deteriorated women This twentieth century image shows a "class of deteriorated patients" sewing at Utica State Hospital. The photograph reflects a shift in treatment as the most deteriorated, demented patients now participated in normal life activities as part of their therapy. The hope was this treatment would create a feeling of usefulness and competence within the patient. Credit: Dr. Stanley B. Burns