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[Two men and nineteen boys in front of church]

[Two men and nineteen boys in front of church]

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Pottstown, Pennsylvania The Hill School. Outdoor gym

Pottstown, Pennsylvania The Hill School. Outdoor gym

Photograph shows boys participating in three different activities, (basketball, stretching, and boxing), on an outside gym divided into three sections.

Short distance telephone in Alabam'

Short distance telephone in Alabam'

Photograph shows four African Americans, two men and two boys outside near a barn. The boys sit on top a donkey facing each other while one man speaks into the donkey's ear and the other hold's the donkey's tai... More

Just see how studious these boys are

Just see how studious these boys are

Children reading, with rear view of teacher seated in left foreground. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. No. (1)-7871.

A glimpse of the East - Sons of a Hyderabad noble, Hyderabad, India

A glimpse of the East - Sons of a Hyderabad noble, Hyderabad, India

Sons of a Hyderbad noble, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing traditional formal dress. H85850 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Noon Hour in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Noon Hour in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. C...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 63. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.... More

Frank Craneshaw. Has doffed for 3 years in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Gets 75 cents a day. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Frank Craneshaw. Has doffed for 3 years in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 356. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Boys assisting at the Broom Machines. S. W. Brown Mfg. Co. Location: Evansville, Indiana

Boys assisting at the Broom Machines. S. W. Brown Mfg. Co. Location: E...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 202. No text recorded on caption card after final comma. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee coll... More

Driver Boy, Barnesville, Mine.  Location: Fairmont, West Virginia.

Driver Boy, Barnesville, Mine. Location: Fairmont, West Virginia.

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A Glimpse from the Outside into The World Furniture Co., Evansville, Ind. During working hours.  Location: Evansville, Indiana.

A Glimpse from the Outside into The World Furniture Co., Evansville, I...

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National Child Labor Committee, #200. S. W. Brown Mfg. Co., Evansville, Ind. Location: Evansville, Indiana

National Child Labor Committee, #200. S. W. Brown Mfg. Co., Evansville...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 200. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

A Western Union Messenger Boy Leaving Office. Cincinnati. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

A Western Union Messenger Boy Leaving Office. Cincinnati. Location: Ci...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 30. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

John Lewis (boy with hat) 12 years old. 1 year in mill. Weaver--4 looms. 40 cts. to start, 60 cents a day now. Brother and mother in mill. Morris Small (boy with cap) "Reckon I been in mill 2 yrs. Don't remember." Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina

John Lewis (boy with hat) 12 years old. 1 year in mill. Weaver--4 loom...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 331. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Boy working in Calvine Mfg. Co. Charlotte, N.C. Been there 2 years.  Location: Charlotte, North Carolina.

Boy working in Calvine Mfg. Co. Charlotte, N.C. Been there 2 years. L...

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Boys in front work in Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, N.H. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire

Boys in front work in Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, N.H. Location: Manch...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 802. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

6:30 A.M. May 19, 1909. One of the small boys going into Mill No. 1, Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. Saw 6 going into this mill under 14; some looked to be about 11. There are several other mills in this corporation, and they employ many more youngsters. Location: Somersworth, New Hampshire

6:30 A.M. May 19, 1909. One of the small boys going into Mill No. 1, G...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 809. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J.  Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A midnight scene in More-Jonas i.e., Jones? Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. Four small boys are to be seen in this photo. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey

A midnight scene in More-Jonas i.e., Jones? Glass Works, Bridgeton, N....

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 983. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Jossph Harris a 9 year old newsboy in Hartford, Conn. Been selling 1 12 years. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Jossph Harris a 9 year old newsboy in Hartford, Conn. Been selling 1 1...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 653. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

One of the small girls working in the Natick (R. I.) Mills. The girls would not stop and form a group as the boys did. Many young girls and boys work there.  Location: Natick, Rhode Island.

One of the small girls working in the Natick (R. I.) Mills. The girls ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bertha Thomas. Been in mill work 2 years. Johnnie Thomas, "helps sister" all the time now. This is a popular method of evading the law. They work in Atherton Mill.  Location: Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bertha Thomas. Been in mill work 2 years. Johnnie Thomas, "helps siste...

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J. C. Wheaton Glass Wks.  Location: Millville, New Jersey.

J. C. Wheaton Glass Wks. Location: Millville, New Jersey.

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Mule-spinning room, Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Edward Marcotte, a "back-roping boy" who has been here one year. See also photo and label #730.  Location: Burlington, Vermont.

Mule-spinning room, Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Edward Marcotte...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View of the berry fields near Baltimore, Md. Many girls and boys, old and young, working here with the negroes who are often not good associates.  Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

View of the berry fields near Baltimore, Md. Many girls and boys, old ...

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John Lavigul. Has been doffer-boy in mule-spinning room for over a year in Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. See photo and label #730.  Location: Burlington, Vermont.

John Lavigul. Has been doffer-boy in mule-spinning room for over a yea...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Night scene in a New Jersey Glass House.  Location: New Jersey.

Night scene in a New Jersey Glass House. Location: New Jersey.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

One of the smallest apprentices I found. (Work being slack.) De Pedro Casellas Cigar Factory, Tampa, Fla. Jan. 28, 1909. Location: Tampa, Florida. L.W. Hine

One of the smallest apprentices I found. (Work being slack.) De Pedro ...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 573. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the N... More

Two of the "pin boys" working in Bowling Academy with 3 other small boys until 10 or 11 P.M. some nights. Burlington,.  Location: Burlington, Vermont.

Two of the "pin boys" working in Bowling Academy with 3 other small bo...

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Lunch Time, 14th St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Lunch Time, 14th St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State)

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2 boys at the filling machine in Cannon's Cannery, Bridgeville, Del. These boys place cans in the grove to be filled with peas. Work 10 hours per day, and when there is a good supply of peas they work 15 hours a day. The small boy is 9 years of age, at work the first season. The larger boy is 12, working his 2nd season.  Location: Bridgeville, Delaware.

2 boys at the filling machine in Cannon's Cannery, Bridgeville, Del. T...

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Park Row Newsies.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Park Row Newsies. Location: New York, New York (State)

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Newsgirl & Boy Selling around saloon entrances. Bowery.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Newsgirl & Boy Selling around saloon entrances. Bowery. Location: New...

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One of the kids after school.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

One of the kids after school. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arthur H. Toody, 536 Market St. Newsboy, 8 years of age. Selling papers 1 years [sic] Average earnings 20 cents per week. Selling newspapers own choice. Earnings not needed at home. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 5 hours per day. Wants money for moving picture. May, 1910. Investigator, Edward F. Brown.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Arthur H. Toody, 536 Market St. Newsboy, 8 years of age. Selling paper...

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[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes.) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.)].  Location: Washington, Missouri.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factor...

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[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.]  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling n...

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Newsies selling at 10 P.M. Boy on left: Joseph Mandi, 11 years old, 241, 7th St.; James Yarnell, 13 years old, 179 N. Division St.  Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Newsies selling at 10 P.M. Boy on left: Joseph Mandi, 11 years old, 24...

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Group of boys working in American woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Youngest, 13 years, oldest 15 years. All had been working one year or more. Most are illiterate. 27 Children apparently under 15 years were counted at one gate. (See also N.C.L.C. Photos #720-745,.  Location: Winooski, Vermont.

Group of boys working in American woolen Mills, Winooski, Vt. Youngest...

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7 years old newsie selling at 7th St. & Washington, Saturday P.M. May 7th, 1910. Witness E.N. Clopper.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

7 years old newsie selling at 7th St. & Washington, Saturday P.M. May ...

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All working in May Hosiery Mills, youngest boy admitted ten years of age and been working there 9 months. He is already afflicted with eye-trouble and carries his head much on one side.  Location: Nashville, Tennessee.

All working in May Hosiery Mills, youngest boy admitted ten years of a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Messenger, Broadway near 40th St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Messenger, Broadway near 40th St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York ...

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Group of young boys working in Central Cotton Mills. (Owned by Avondale Mills.) Not nearly so many youngsters here as there are at the Avondle Mills.  Location: Sylacauga, Alabama.

Group of young boys working in Central Cotton Mills. (Owned by Avondal...

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Day Messenger - Joseph Bleot. 3638 Washington St. Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Day Messenger - Joseph Bleot. 3638 Washington St. Location: Boston, Ma...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1182. No text recorded after final comma. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library... More

Group of boys at noon, in the American Locomotive Works district. Smaller ones going to school. Some work in the factory.  Location: Schenectady, New York (State)

Group of boys at noon, in the American Locomotive Works district. Smal...

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At the paper office, Bank Alley, 4 P.M. Location: Syracuse, New York (State)

At the paper office, Bank Alley, 4 P.M. Location: Syracuse, New York (...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 1256. Hine no. 1257. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prin... More

Shine! Canal St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Shine! Canal St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1633. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

"Livers" a young newsie. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

"Livers" a young newsie. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1458. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Group working in Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Smallest boy is Louis Godbout, 132 Lincoln St. Bennington, Vermont

Group working in Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Smallest boy is L...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1063. No text recorded after final comma. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Cong... More

Karl Witklwskr, 812 Walnut St., Market vender. 11 years of age. 1 year at work. Works of own choice. Earns percentage of money received from stand, amounting to an average of 50 cents a week. Money not needed at home. Works of own volition. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Louis W. Hine, May, 1910

Karl Witklwskr, 812 Walnut St., Market vender. 11 years of age. 1 year...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1506. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling ne...

In album: Street trades. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 1513. Hine no. 1515. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General info... More

Girl and boys selling papers. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Girl and boys selling papers. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location:...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1549. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Two of the young boys working in Richmond Hosiery Mills. (See report).  Location: Rossville, Georgia.

Two of the young boys working in Richmond Hosiery Mills. (See report)....

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Union Square Newsie.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Union Square Newsie. Location: New York, New York (State)

Picryl description: Public domain image of a picnic in the park, outdoor activity, leisure time, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factory, Washington, Mo. (Branch of St. Louis firm making Star shoes) On left end is Henry Detmer, who said he has been working there three years. Fred Schraneuer, right hand end, has been working there since June. I did not get photos of all the youngsters. (also 1711 to 1714.) ].  Location: Washington, Missouri.

[Some of the Young Boys Working in the Robert Johnson Rand Shoe Factor...

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Young boy working for Hickok Lumber Co., Burlington, Vt.  Location: Burlington, Vermont.

Young boy working for Hickok Lumber Co., Burlington, Vt. Location: Bu...

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These are all workers in Richmond Hosiery (See report).  Location: Rossville, Georgia.

These are all workers in Richmond Hosiery (See report). Location: Ros...

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Group of workers. Boy on left refused to pose. Merrimac Mills.  Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Group of workers. Boy on left refused to pose. Merrimac Mills. Locati...

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"OUR BABY DOFFER" and some of the other doffers all working in Avondale Mills.  Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

"OUR BABY DOFFER" and some of the other doffers all working in Avondal...

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Truants selling papers at Jefferson and Washington 11 A.M. Monday, May 9th, 1910. Smallest boy is Marvin Adams, 2637 Washington Ave. Said he got his papers "off'n de other feller."  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Truants selling papers at Jefferson and Washington 11 A.M. Monday, May...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A.D.T. Boys. "They all smokes."  Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

A.D.T. Boys. "They all smokes." Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

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Albert Krieger, 10 years old, 673 Fillmore St., going into saloon at 10 P.M. to sell papers.  Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Albert Krieger, 10 years old, 673 Fillmore St., going into saloon at 1...

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Selling during school hours, 10:30 A.M.  Location: Syracuse, New York (State)

Selling during school hours, 10:30 A.M. Location: Syracuse, New York ...

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A lone newsie selling at 8 P.M. at the R. R. Station. Peter Fanella, 12 years old, 411 Catherine Street.  Location: Utica, New York (State)

A lone newsie selling at 8 P.M. at the R. R. Station. Peter Fanella, 1...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Waiting for Fight Extras. Times Square. 6 P.M.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Waiting for Fight Extras. Times Square. 6 P.M. Location: New York, Ne...

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One of the many young boys working as assistants on express wagons. May 13, 1910. 11 A.M. Adams Express Co.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

One of the many young boys working as assistants on express wagons. Ma...

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Sunday morning.  Location: Albany, New York (State)

Sunday morning. Location: Albany, New York (State)

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Boys working in Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. 3 Smallest boys are: Louis Godbout, 132 Lincoln Street; John Friedman, 120 Lincoln Street; Joe Lacroix, 110 Lincoln Street.  Location: Bennington, Vermont.

Boys working in Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. 3 Smallest boys ar...

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The boy with bag, nicknamed Turk, said he was going to Texas soon. The investigator found him recently with $1.75 he had just won at craps.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

The boy with bag, nicknamed Turk, said he was going to Texas soon. The...

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A young doffer working in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama

A young doffer working in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1824. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

In the group are: 2 four year old boys, 1 five year old boy, 1 six year old boy, 1 ten year old boy, 1 eleven year old boy, 1 twelve year old boy, 2 five year old girls, 1 six year old girl, 2 nine year old girls, 1 ten year old girl, 1 twelve year old girl. In front of shacks at noon, Florence colony [?], Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people expect to remain two weeks more. E.F. Brown [Witness].  Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey.

In the group are: 2 four year old boys, 1 five year old boy, 1 six yea...

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Children under sixteen years are dismissed half an hour before the rest at Priscilla Knitting Mills, Meridian, Miss. 5:30 P.M. Location: Meridian, Mississippi

Children under sixteen years are dismissed half an hour before the res...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1349. Similarly captioned images (#1449, 1489, 1967, 2006, 2011, 2030, 2031), dated April 1911. Credit line: Nati... More

Group of messengers, Union Square.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Group of messengers, Union Square. Location: New York, New York (Stat...

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Closing hour, Saturday noon, at Dallas Mill. Every child in photos, so far as I was able to ascertain, works in that mill. When I questioned some of the youngest boys as to their ages, they said they were 12 and then other boys said they were lying. (Which sentiment I agreed with.)  Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Closing hour, Saturday noon, at Dallas Mill. Every child in photos, so...

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Group of workers in Indian Head Mills. Youngest ones would not be photo'd. (See label 1839.)  Location: Cordova, Alabama.

Group of workers in Indian Head Mills. Youngest ones would not be phot...

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[John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger # 9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. ].  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messeng...

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Park Row Newsies. Location: New York, New York (State)

Park Row Newsies. Location: New York, New York (State)

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1653. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Robert Magee (smallest), 270 Suffolk St., apparently 12 years, been working in Mule Room #1 Merrimac Mill, Lowell, one year. Michael Keefe (next in size) 32 Marion St., been at work in #1 Mule Room, Merrimac Mill, Lowell, for eight months; apparently 13 years old. Cornelius Hurley, 298 Adams St., been at work in #1 Mule Room, Merrimac Mill, Lowell, for six months; about 13 or 14 probably.  Location: Salem, Massachusetts.

Robert Magee (smallest), 270 Suffolk St., apparently 12 years, been wo...

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Byron's cut finger. (See also #2453, #2435.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Byron's cut finger. (See also #2453, #2435.) Location: Eastport, Main...

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Group of boys working in #9 Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co., Hughestown Borough, Pittston, Pennsylvania In this group were Sam Belloma, Pine Street, Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, and others (reported previously).  Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Group of boys working in #9 Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co., Hughestown...

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In Washington Mill.  Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

In Washington Mill. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smallest, said 15 years old, but that is very doubtful. Others in these three photos, Lucien Tolley, Herbert Aultico, Henry Daly, John Crawley. (See my report for addresses.) Most of these boys could not spell own names. All claimed to be over 14, but their disputes showed "These's a reason." They get from three to four dollars a week and some pay board. One said, "I get all over $2.60." Some were surely under twelve. All work. Lindsey Witt has been working there 2 years. Dewey Anderson, three years. Myron Cole, some time. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia

Sunday morning at Lynchburg Cotton Mill (Virginia) Ed Tolley, the smal...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2026-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divis... More

Some of the boys working at the Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, Virginia I went through the mill several times during working hours and saw a number of youngsters surely under fourteen. Some of them, especially the girls, refused to be in the Photos. Location: Portsmouth, Virginia

Some of the boys working at the Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2237. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Camillo DeMarco, 129 Common St., been in the Washington Mill spinning room No. 1, 3 months. Birth certificate makes him 14. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Camillo DeMarco, 129 Common St., been in the Washington Mill spinning ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2470. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

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Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

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Erenne La Prise, a doffer, apparently 13 year[s] old, doffing at his machine in Spring Village Mill. Said he had been working a year and a half.  Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Erenne La Prise, a doffer, apparently 13 year[s] old, doffing at his m...

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Antony Gourek (or Makuck), 10 Weston St. Works in #1 Mill.  Location: Ludlow, Massachusetts.

Antony Gourek (or Makuck), 10 Weston St. Works in #1 Mill. Location: ...

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Eddie Grimshaw, 40 Stoney Hill. Has worked as doffer in #8 mill for 9 months. Makes $5.25 a week now, hates school.  Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Eddie Grimshaw, 40 Stoney Hill. Has worked as doffer in #8 mill for 9 ...

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[These subjects went to work at 6:45 A.M. and many of them came out at 6 P.M. for they "work" in this mill. New Bedford, Massachusetts. August 24, 1911. 6:30 A.M. Richard K. Conant, Witness].  Location: New Bedford, Massachusettsachusetts.

[These subjects went to work at 6:45 A.M. and many of them came out at...

The boy in the middle may be Manuel Martin, described in the caption for photo 2272: "Manuel Martin, 202 Crapo St. White, soft shirt with suspenders, no overalls, turned over soft collar. Works in the Spinning ... More

Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only ten years old, and is working as extra boy. He said he was going to be laid off as the manager told him he was too young, but an older messenger told me the reason was that the other messengers were having him put off because he cuts into their earnings. Location: Danville, Virginia

Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only te...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2184. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Some of Batise's illiterate neighbors. Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts

Some of Batise's illiterate neighbors. Location: Winchendon, Massachus...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2390. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough. A youngster who has been working in Breaker #9 Pennsylvania Company for four months, said he was 13 years old, but very doubtful. He has a brother Tony probably under 14, working.  Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough. A youngster who ha...

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Richard Mills, 8 years old, showing a severely cut finger. Is a cutter in Eastport, Me., canneries.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Richard Mills, 8 years old, showing a severely cut finger. Is a cutter...

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All these youngsters and many others work in the Cigarette factory of Petersburg, Virginia I went through the factory during working hours and saw dozens of little boys and girls working and helping, who were apparently from 11 to 14 years old. Many of the smallest ones would not be photographed. Photo at 6:30 A.M.  Location: Petersburg, Virginia.

All these youngsters and many others work in the Cigarette factory of ...

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All work in Everett Mill top spinning room. Edward Pitochelli [i.e., Pitocelli?], 175 Newbury Street, the youngest in the picture is "surely under 14." Luigi De Guatro, Tommy De Guatro, 175 Newbury St., also workers. Tommy might possibly be fourteen.  Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

All work in Everett Mill top spinning room. Edward Pitochelli [i.e., P...

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Postal Telegraph boy, Danville, Virginia Location: Danville, Virginia

Postal Telegraph boy, Danville, Virginia Location: Danville, Virginia

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2181. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only ten years old, and is working as extra boy. He said he was going to be laid off as the manager told him he was too young, but an older messenger told me the reason was that the other messengers were having him put off because he cuts into their earnings.  Location: Danville, Virginia.

Danville Messengers. The smallest boy, Western Union No. 5, is only te...

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Workers in Berkshire Mills.  Location: Adams, Massachusetts.

Workers in Berkshire Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts.

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Going into the Butler Mills at 6:50 A.M. All went into work at North Gate beside office. Sixs i.e., six seemed under 14. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts

Going into the Butler Mills at 6:50 A.M. All went into work at North G...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2278. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

They carry home the tags in all kinds of carts, baby carriages and in their arms. Often heavy loads and long distances.  Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts.

They carry home the tags in all kinds of carts, baby carriages and in ...

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Would these cotton-mill boys stand a test for physical fitness? Work in Riverside Mill, Olneyville, Providence.  Location: Providence, Rhode Island.

Would these cotton-mill boys stand a test for physical fitness? Work i...

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