Oval, metal pin, inscribed with the words, "Newsboy registered by Board of Education, Rochester, N.Y." A rectangle-shaped cut out in the center features a paper insert bearing the number "25," along with two starts on either side. On the back of the pin the name "Leon Patterson," is written in cursive. According to the website, "Mornings on Maple Street, written by Marshall Knox, as part of the Lewis Hines project, Newsboys, Newsgirls and other street trades, Rochester New York, The Board of Education was responsible for issuing badges to Rochester newsboys. Boys were issued permits after registering and obtaining a badge for twenty-five cents. Most boys never bothered to register and often skipped school to work. Despite a concentrated effort by a group of concerned women, to round up the Newsboys during the day, public demand for newspapers on every corner, and lack of enforcement, kept the boys in business and out of school. https://morningsonmaplestreet. It is possible that the owner of this pin, Leon Patterson, is the donor of the collection., 0000

Oval, metal pin, inscribed with the words, "Newsboy registered by Board of Education, Rochester, N.Y." A rectangle-shaped cut out in the center features a paper insert bearing the number "25," along with two starts on either side. On the back of the pin the name "Leon Patterson," is written in cursive. According to the website, "Mornings on Maple Street, written by Marshall Knox, as part of the Lewis Hines project, Newsboys, Newsgirls and other street trades, Rochester New York, The Board of Education was responsible for issuing badges to Rochester newsboys. Boys were issued permits after registering and obtaining a badge for twenty-five cents. Most boys never bothered to register and often skipped school to work. Despite a concentrated effort by a group of concerned women, to round up the Newsboys during the day, public demand for newspapers on every corner, and lack of enforcement, kept the boys in business and out of school. https://morningsonmaplestreet. It is possible that the owner of this pin, Leon Patterson, is the donor of the collection., 0000, Carton: 1, Object: 102. L. Warren Patterson Pin Collection, 2018-002. Office of the City Historian. http://localhost:8081/repositories/3/archival_objects/21932 Accessed December 31, 2025.