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Making lace collars at home
Library of Congress photograph published in 1911, taken by Lewis Hine (1874-1940). Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (United States). Both women seem to be working with crochet hooks to create lace collars at home to earn additional income for their family. Original caption to the photogpraph, below.
4:00 P.M. Making lace collars at home (usually in kitchen). Mrs. Vencique, 309 E. 110th St., working with baby asleep in lap. Her sister, Tessie Amendola, 15 years old, works all the time. Some days she says she makes over $1.00 a day. At times only $2.00 a week. Been working at it three years. One of them was making lace for a contractor. The other was making lace for factory. Husband is plasterer and "works some." Location: New York, New York (State)
