The World's Largest Public Domain Media Search Engine
Midnight 4, 11,08. Messenger Boys in heart of Tenderloin. Youngest - Badge No. 524. Herman Unslowitz, Said 15 yrs. old. Oldest Badge 605. From Wes[tern] Union Tel[egraph] Office, 172 Fifth Avenue.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Similar

Midnight 4, 11,08. Messenger Boys in heart of Tenderloin. Youngest - Badge No. 524. Herman Unslowitz, Said 15 yrs. old. Oldest Badge 605. From Wes[tern] Union Tel[egraph] Office, 172 Fifth Avenue. Location: New York, New York (State)

description

Summary

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Messenger boys were uniformed young men between 10 and 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.

date_range

Date

01/01/1908
person

Contributors

Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
place

Location

create

Source

Library of Congress
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on publication.

Explore more

boys
boys