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Fernance Sylvia was a 7 year old newsboy in this August 1911 photograph.
At that time, there were many children working in factories and selling newspapers etc. on the street.
In the background is P Devoll and son, a shoe store on 32 Purchase Street.
The boy has no shoes.
If you click on the photo you can see a lot of details.
In an enlarged view we can see the details of the poor clothing that the boy wore.
