#10 Boy with coat in hand is 11 years old. Been there 9 months. Started at 50 cents a day. Now gets 60 cents. Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 1908.

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#10 Boy with coat in hand is 11 years old. Been there 9 months. Started at 50 cents a day. Now gets 60 cents. Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 1908.

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#10 Boy with coat in hand is 11 years old. Been there 9 months. Started at 50 cents a day. Now gets 60 cents. Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 1908.

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