Western Union Messenger Boy, Lewis is a photograph by Science Source which was uploaded on November 15th, 2016.
Western Union Messenger Boy, Lewis
Entitled Curtin Hines. Western Union messenger #36. 14 years old. Goes to school. Works from 4 to 8 P.M. Been with Western Union for six months, one... more
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Western Union Messenger Boy, Lewis
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Entitled "Curtin Hines. Western Union messenger #36. 14 years old. Goes to school. Works from 4 to 8 P.M. Been with Western Union for six months, one month delivering for a drug store. Location Houston, Texas." Telegraph boys were uniformed young men between 10-18 years of age who carried telegrams through urban streets. In most areas they used bicycles; in some dense areas they went on foot. Unlike the men in the telegraph office who worked indoors on fixed wages under close supervision, enjoyed union benefits, and managed the electrical transfer of information, telegraph boys worked outdoors under no supervision on piece wages, saw no union benefits, and managed the physical aspect of the industry in the form of handwritten or printed paper messages. Photographed by Lewis Hine, October 1913.
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