How insignificant a newsie is in comparison with matters of State. Peter Pepe, 24 Wonders Court, 10 yr. old newsie, selling on the Capitol steps. Been selling for 2 yrs. Makes 20 cents a day. His father is lounging at the left of the photo at the side of pillar. The boy begins selling at 5 A.M., Sundays. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia. | PICRYL

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How insignificant a newsie is in comparison with matters of State. Peter Pepe, 24 Wonders Court, 10 yr. old newsie, selling on the Capitol steps. Been selling for 2 yrs. Makes 20 cents a day. His father is lounging at the left of the photo at the side of pillar. The boy begins selling at 5 A.M., Sundays. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

How insignificant a newsie is in comparison with matters of State. Peter Pepe, 24 Wonders Court, 10 yr. old newsie, selling on the Capitol steps. Been selling for 2 yrs. Makes 20 cents a day. His father is lounging at the left of the photo at the side of pillar. The boy begins selling at 5 A.M., Sundays. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

How insignificant a newsie is in comparison with matters of State. Peter Pepe, 24 Wonders Court, 10 yr. old newsie, selling on the Capitol steps. Been selling for 2 yrs. Makes 20 cents a day. His father is lounging at the left of the photo at the side of pillar. The boy begins selling at 5 A.M., Sundays. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer

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Explore: child laborers

Loafing around. Group of boys who had been sweepers and doffers, then worked in tire factory and now out on strike. 5 P.M. Location: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Loafing around. Group of boys who had been sweepers and doffers, then worked in tire factory and now out on strike. 5 P.M. Location: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

1 A.M. Sunday, February 23, 1908. John Newman, 332 East 19th Street. Sells Sunday until 3 A.M. Said was 16 years old; is probably 13. Does not go to school. Photo taken at 22nd St. & 3rd Avenue. Witness F. McMurry. Location: New York, New York (State)

1 A.M. Sunday, February 23, 1908. John Newman, 332 East 19th Street. Sells Sunday until 3 A.M. Said was 16 years old; is probably 13. Does not go to school. Photo taken at 22nd St. & 3rd Avenue. Witness F. McMurry. Location: New York, New York (State)

Young Newsboy, Mobile, Alabama - Oct.

Young Newsboy, Mobile, Alabama - Oct.

A Basket Factory, Evansville, Ind. Girls Making Melon Baskets. Location: Evansville, Indiana.

A Basket Factory, Evansville, Ind. Girls Making Melon Baskets. Location: Evansville, Indiana.

One of the young workers of the Merrimack Mill. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

One of the young workers of the Merrimack Mill. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

John Dowers, 7 years old, lives at 108 W. Frisco St. Starts out at 5 a.m. some days. Father is blind and sells newspapers. John is a pretty good beggar. Was seen trying to borrow a dollar from the bank to "get father a watch" (father is blind). Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

John Dowers, 7 years old, lives at 108 W. Frisco St. Starts out at 5 a.m. some days. Father is blind and sells newspapers. John is a pretty good beggar. Was seen trying to borrow a dollar from the bank to "get father a watch" (father is blind). Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Eddie and Carmine Zizza, twelve year old twins who make $1.50 a day. They belong to a family of 13 children many of them newsboys. Newark, N.J. - August 1st, 1924. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Eddie and Carmine Zizza, twelve year old twins who make $1.50 a day. They belong to a family of 13 children many of them newsboys. Newark, N.J. - August 1st, 1924. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Explore: steps

Steps of the Pan American Building, Washington, D.C.

Steps of the Pan American Building, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel and the National Capital School Visitors' Council, over 200 high school students chosen for their intellectual alertness visited Washington for a week. Students coming down from the Supreme Court steps

Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel and the National Capital School Visitors' Council, over 200 high school students chosen for their intellectual alertness visited Washington for a week. Students coming down from the Supreme Court steps

Mexico and United States. President Hoover today greeted the President-elect of Mexico. The two executives were photographed on the steps of the White House. Following this meeting the President-elect and Senora de Ortiz Rubio were visited at the Mexican Embassy by President and Mrs. Hoover

Mexico and United States. President Hoover today greeted the President-elect of Mexico. The two executives were photographed on the steps of the White House. Following this meeting the President-elect and Senora de Ortiz Rubio were visited at the Mexican Embassy by President and Mrs. Hoover

Demountable employee housing.This brand new type of housing accommodation was developed through several intermediate steps and experiments in prefabrication, in answer to the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority's) need for housing for temporary use on construction projects in remote localities. The scheme permits fabrication at a distance from the job (about 600 miles in this instance), thus reducing dependence on overtaxed accommodations at the construction project. After completion of the project, the demountable housing is quickly removed elsewhere. Some of the earlier TVA demountables have been moved three times from project to project. The design shown here is particularly light in weight due to full use of the recently developed stressed-skin system of plywood construction. It is built largely of weatherproof plywood. The large bay across the front greatly enhances the size of the living room. The trailer houses, on the basis of experience to date, are entirely competitive in cost with traditionally constructed housing of the same floor area. On account of being constructed in shops rather than in the field, they are produced with much closer tolerances, considerably better finish, and with equipment designed and constructed with greater detail and superior utilization of space

[William Jennings Bryan, Gov. Hiram Johnson, and Robert F. Rae on steps outside Governor's Mansion, Sacramento, Calif.]

[William Jennings Bryan, Gov. Hiram Johnson, and Robert F. Rae on steps outside Governor's Mansion, Sacramento, Calif.]

Two members of the audience at the ceremony held in the auditorium of the U.S. Department of the Interior at the dedication of a mural painting commemorating a free public concert given by Marian Anderson on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, 1939

Two members of the audience at the ceremony held in the auditorium of the U.S. Department of the Interior at the dedication of a mural painting commemorating a free public concert given by Marian Anderson on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, 1939

[Washington - Mount Rainier] Guide cutting steps on ice slope near summit

[Washington - Mount Rainier] Guide cutting steps on ice slope near summit

Steps of the Capitol, Albany, N.Y.

Steps of the Capitol, Albany, N.Y.

Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel and the National Capital School Visitors' Council, over 200 high school students chosen for their intellectual alertness visited Washington for a week. On the Capitol steps

Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel and the National Capital School Visitors' Council, over 200 high school students chosen for their intellectual alertness visited Washington for a week. On the Capitol steps

Explore: united states capitol

U.S. Capitol exteriors. East front of U.S. Capitol on rainy night I

U.S. Capitol exteriors. East front of U.S. Capitol on rainy night I

U.S. Capitol paintings. Declaration of Independence, copy of sketch

U.S. Capitol paintings. Declaration of Independence, copy of sketch

U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol from Acacia Building roof I

U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol from Acacia Building roof I

East pediment of the north wing, U.S. Capitol

East pediment of the north wing, U.S. Capitol

[Program] Frances E. Willard memorial service Statuary Hall - United States Capitol Sunday, February 19, 1939 3 P. M. [and] Centenary banquet Roosevelt Hotel- Washington, D. C. Tuesday, March 21, 1939 6.30 P. M.

[Program] Frances E. Willard memorial service Statuary Hall - United States Capitol Sunday, February 19, 1939 3 P. M. [and] Centenary banquet Roosevelt Hotel- Washington, D. C. Tuesday, March 21, 1939 6.30 P. M.

U.S. Capitol. U.S. Capitol at night in winter

U.S. Capitol. U.S. Capitol at night in winter

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Supreme Court chamber, section & plan of bench]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Supreme Court chamber, section & plan of bench]

Post. Old post that was moved from Capitol grounds to 15th and Constitution Ave.

Post. Old post that was moved from Capitol grounds to 15th and Constitution Ave.