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"Eastport, Maine. August 1911.

Anna J. "Nan" Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, a 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2.

"Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters work in factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times work until midnight."

"Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Me., just for the summer months. Work is very irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child. Location: Eastport, Maine."

She died at the age of 34, in 1936 and is buried at the Hillside Cemetery in Eastport Maine.

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