Child Labor in City StreetsClopper, Edward Nicholas
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Child Labor in City Streets
Clopper, Edward Nicholas
Child labor
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Sample of Card used in Investigation of Street Trades in Philadelphia
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Name_______________________________Address_______________________________
Age_______________sells__________________________at______________________
From________to________every day. Works from________to________on Saturday.
How long in street trades_____________Income________________per__________
Parents living_____lives at home_______contributes_______per_____to home.
If not living at home where does boy reside?
Lodging house___ Furnished room___
Some relative___$__per___paid for board. Does boy gamble__drink__smoke___
Habit acquired prior to engaging in street trades________________________
Does vendor save part earnings___________________________________________
Where and with whom does boy spend non-working hours_____________________
At what hour does newsboy reach home_____Has boy a route (exclusive)_____
General health of boy____________________________________________________
Schooling________________________________________________________________
Is selling boy's own choice______________________________________________
How many nights so far this summer has boy stayed out all night__where___
Investigator________________________________Date_________________________
=Philadelphia Investigation Card=
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Sample of Card used in Investigation of Newsboys in Milwaukee
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