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Smallest boy is Dorris Fabanks?, been working in Yocona Mill, Water Valley Miss., one year. Larger boy (brother) been there six years. Housing conditions bad. Location: Water Valley, Mississippi

Smallest boy is Dorris Fabanks?, been working in Yocona Mill, Water Va...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2118. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Hodges Gallop, Western Union Messenger No. 16, Norfolk, Virginia Lives, 201 Freeman Street. Been working here one month. He, and several other very young boys, work until 10:30 P.M. See also photo and label 2258, and report on messengers of Virginia Location: Norfolk, Virginia

Hodges Gallop, Western Union Messenger No. 16, Norfolk, Virginia Lives...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2231. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Young "Band-boy" and overseer, Yazoo City Yarn Mills. Location: Yazoo City, Mississippi

Young "Band-boy" and overseer, Yazoo City Yarn Mills. Location: Yazoo ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2105. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Smallest is Albert Valbert (or Vallee), 14 Park St. Next in size is Adelard Dion, 1 Palmer St., works in #1 Spinning Room. Both failed to write their names correctly in English.  Location: Salem, Massachusetts.

Smallest is Albert Valbert (or Vallee), 14 Park St. Next in size is Ad...

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Smallest boy is Thomas Losesque, 82 Margin Street. Other is Wilfred Valliere, 79 Margin Street, probably 14. Both work in mill room at Wood Mill.  Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Smallest boy is Thomas Losesque, 82 Margin Street. Other is Wilfred Va...

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George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children.  Location: Eastport, Maine.

George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. Location: Ea...

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Joseph Richard (head only), 26 Wheatland St., Castle Hill, works in Spinning Room #1 fourth floor; been doffing three years; gets $7.80 a week now.  Location: Salem, Massachusetts.

Joseph Richard (head only), 26 Wheatland St., Castle Hill, works in Sp...

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Joseph Frank Nugent, 22 Howard St., works in Department 8A of Dennison's Factory; makes paper boxes; "I nip the covers." "One year there, 'bout time for a raise."  Location: South Framingham, Massachusetts.

Joseph Frank Nugent, 22 Howard St., works in Department 8A of Dennison...

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Young workers called "Peewee" in Berkshire Mills.  Location: Adams, Massachusetts.

Young workers called "Peewee" in Berkshire Mills. Location: Adams, Ma...

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Some young boys and girls work in the Elizabeth Knitting Mills, Berkley, Virginia I did not see very many. Following are names of some of the youngest--working in the finishing and seaming rooms: Dannie Newburn, Fitzhugh White, Charlie Culpepper.  Location: Berkley, Virginia.

Some young boys and girls work in the Elizabeth Knitting Mills, Berkle...

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These boys, and others, work in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Virginia See also photos and label 2245 to 2249. Following are some of their names; - (the youngest refused to give names): Otto, Lowe, 78 Seaboard Ave. Finishing Room. D. M. Deschields, 25 Phillip St. So, Norfolk, Winding Room. Oscar Westo[n] 1320 Berkley Ave. Totes work. Lonnie Wommack, Hawthorn Ave. So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Jack Harrell, 66 Perry St., So. Norfolk, Finishing Room. Waverley Roseberry, 250 St. James St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room. Charlie McHorney, 4 Poindexter St., So. Norfolk, Winding Room.  Location: Berkley, Virginia.

These boys, and others, work in the Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley...

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Boy is John Parent, 14 Congress St. Works in Spinning Room #2, Fifth Floor; noon.  Location: Salem, Massachusetts.

Boy is John Parent, 14 Congress St. Works in Spinning Room #2, Fifth F...

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Illiterate boy who understands no English. Stanley Cherpial, 13 Gardner Rd. Works in Room #7. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

Illiterate boy who understands no English. Stanley Cherpial, 13 Gardne...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2648. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous.  Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel [i.e., Grinell?] St., New Bedford. Appeared abou...

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Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in photo was working. Boy not photographed. Hector Dubois, 24 Water St. Doffer in Indian Orchard; crushed finger in pump.  Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts.

Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in photo was workin...

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Ralph Kuyrkendall. "I'm learnin' to spin in Magnolia Cotton Mill. Work with Blanch ---. I'm 10 years old. Been in the First Grade three years and Second Grade one year." See photo of family, #2097 and label.  Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Ralph Kuyrkendall. "I'm learnin' to spin in Magnolia Cotton Mill. Work...

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[Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in public was working, (see previous lists of names).]  Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts.

[Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in public was work...

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Some of the cartoners, not the youngest, at Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. (See Hine report.)  Location: Eastport, Maine.

Some of the cartoners, not the youngest, at Seacoast Canning Co., Fact...

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Oyster fishing on the reef. Found a few young boys about 12 years old, but not many.  Location: Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Oyster fishing on the reef. Found a few young boys about 12 years old,...

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Group of workers. The smallest boy in the middle of group is Secondino Libro, 34 Walnut Street. Apparently 10 or 11. Works in No. 4 Spinning room. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Group of workers. The smallest boy in the middle of group is Secondino...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 2498. Hine no. 2497. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Stephen Warren, 284 Main St., Indian Orchard. Has doffed all summer in Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Quit a few days ago but expects to get another job soon. Says he will not go to school. Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts

Stephen Warren, 284 Main St., Indian Orchard. Has doffed all summer in...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2355. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Young messenger in New Bedford. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts

Young messenger in New Bedford. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2317. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

[Leopoldo Andreoli, 208 Elm St. Very young--appears 11 or 12 years old. Is a "Loom boy" in spinning room of the Ayer Mill; has a steady job now and makes $5.15 a week now.]  Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

[Leopoldo Andreoli, 208 Elm St. Very young--appears 11 or 12 years old...

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All work in the Butler Mills.  Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

All work in the Butler Mills. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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One of the youngsters working in the Danville Knitting works, Danville, Virginia See also photo and label 2193. Location: Danville, Virginia

One of the youngsters working in the Danville Knitting works, Danville...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2033-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divis... More

Walter Silva. Said 10 years old. Picks 3 or 4 pails a day.  Location: Rochester [vicinity] Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.

Walter Silva. Said 10 years old. Picks 3 or 4 pails a day. Location: ...

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Manuel Andrew, 14 Windsor St., Ward 5. Small boy in left of picture is sweeper in spinning-room. Manuel Jason to right of picture (See 2288).  Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Manuel Andrew, 14 Windsor St., Ward 5. Small boy in left of picture is...

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Arthur Newell, doffer in Manchester Mills, Rock Hill. 3 weeks at it. 70 cents a day. Said 12 years old. His father in the mill gets $12 a week, mother $9, sister $4.80, he gets $4.20, total $30 a week. "I had ruther go to school but the mill wanted me." Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina

Arthur Newell, doffer in Manchester Mills, Rock Hill. 3 weeks at it. 7...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2951. State not recorded on caption card; based on captions for related photos. Phrase "mill wanted me" is underl... More

A typical sight. Family and neighbors working on tags on door steps of Mrs. McCarthy, 88 Marcella Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts. See Home Work report.  Location: Roxbury, Massachusettsachusetts.

A typical sight. Family and neighbors working on tags on door steps of...

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John Doyle (smallest boy in street), apparently 12 or 13 years old. Small and Wizened. Been sweeping for a short time in Wamsutta Mill in #3 spinning room. Lives at 3 Mt. Pleasant St.  Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

John Doyle (smallest boy in street), apparently 12 or 13 years old. Sm...

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Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went into work when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked with a boy recently who said he was ten years old and works in the Clayton Cotton Mill--also that others the same age worked. Here they are. I couldn't get the youngest girls in the photos. Clayton is but a short ride from the state Capitol. (The Superintendent watched the photographing without comment.)  Location: Clayton, North Carolina.

Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went into ...

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How insignificant a newsie is in comparison with matters of State. Peter Pepe, 24 Wonders Court, 10 yr. old newsie, selling on the Capitol steps. Been selling for 2 yrs. Makes 20 cents a day. His father is lounging at the left of the photo at the side of pillar. The boy begins selling at 5 A.M., Sundays.  Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

How insignificant a newsie is in comparison with matters of State. Pet...

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Vitto Romano, 76 Charter Street, Boston, Massachusetts., carrying load of garments from 30 Blackstone Street. Said 12 years old and that only his mother finishes them.  Location: Boston, Massachusettsachusetts.

Vitto Romano, 76 Charter Street, Boston, Massachusetts., carrying load...

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Group of some of the youngest workers in the Merrimack Mills. Everyone (except the boy behind the fence) has a steady job in the Merrimack Mills. See Hine report.  Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Group of some of the youngest workers in the Merrimack Mills. Everyone...

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Neil Power, 10 years old, he said, "Turns stockings in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill." A shy, pathetic figure. "Hain't been to school much." Location: Rome, Georgia

Neil Power, 10 years old, he said, "Turns stockings in Rome (Ga.) Hosi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3355. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Two young workers in Spinning Room of Columbus Mill. Youngest is Lonny[?] Clark. Been working there over a year. Dewey Clark, been working there two y[ea]rs. Father is boss of Spool Room. Lonny[?] makes about $4. a week. Dewey a week, they say.  Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Two young workers in Spinning Room of Columbus Mill. Youngest is Lonny...

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Elmer Skinner, 10 yrs. old. Turner in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. Been working there four months. Works all day. No school. Does not work nights.  Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Elmer Skinner, 10 yrs. old. Turner in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, G...

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All are workers in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. The ages in this mill run from 9 and 10 y[ea]rs upwards.  Location: Rome, Georgia.

All are workers in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. The ages in this mill run ...

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Sonny and Pete newsboys. One is six years old. They began at 6:00 A.M.  Location: San Antonio, Texas.

Sonny and Pete newsboys. One is six years old. They began at 6:00 A.M....

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Neil Power, 10 y[ea]rs old, he said, "Turn stockings in Rome (Ga) Hosiery Mill." A shy, pathetic figure. "Haint been to school much."  Location: Rome, Georgia.

Neil Power, 10 y[ea]rs old, he said, "Turn stockings in Rome (Ga) Hosi...

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Group of cash boys in Holmes Department Store showing the youngest workers there and typical type of conditions in New Orleans department stores.  Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Group of cash boys in Holmes Department Store showing the youngest wor...

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Elmer Skinner, 10 yrs. old. Turner in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, Ga. Been working there four months. Works all day. No school. Does not work nights. Location: Columbus, Georgia

Elmer Skinner, 10 yrs. old. Turner in Massey Hosiery Mill, Columbus, G...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3442. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. Some of these appear to be as young.  Location: Rome, Georgia.

All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, Ap...

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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. Some of these appear to be as young.  Location: Rome, Georgia.

All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, Ap...

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Norman Hall, 210 Park Street, Lindale, Ga. Went to work over a year ago in Massachusetts Mills at 10 1/2 years old. Family record says born October 16, 1901. Doffing. No real reason for his work as father and several other are working.  Location: Lindale, Georgia.

Norman Hall, 210 Park Street, Lindale, Ga. Went to work over a year ag...

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Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, but has been sweeping in the Merrimack Mill for seven months, so he began at eleven years. Brother Edward said to be thirteen years, but doubtful. Mother said they had no Family Record here and gave me ages from memory. See Hine report. Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Pete Henson, 414 C Street. Mother said he was twelve two months ago, b...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3736. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

John Huggins. Said he is fourteen years old and has been doffing for eight months in the Guadalupe Valley Cotton Mills. Violation of law. Gets a dollar a day now. Before he came here, he worked in the cotton mill at West, Tex., for five or six years. Said boys work in the Cuero mill under age. "They don't even bother to ask your age. Didn't ask mine. Easy 'nuff to git a job." The mills were not running on account of floods this week. I found only one other boy under age, "Spider" Estes said he is fourteen years old and been working here, doffing one year.  Location: Cuero, Texas.

John Huggins. Said he is fourteen years old and has been doffing for e...

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Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. He is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say he is 12 years old now. These statements are based on the parents' statement, which is probably high. He appears to be 10 years old, and has been working 2 years. His father and older brother are in the mill. They have a house full of children, and the sanitary conditions are frightful. Location: Henderson, North Carolina

Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. He is a vio...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3888. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Young delivery boy with heavy bundles.  Location: Mobile, Alabama.

Young delivery boy with heavy bundles. Location: Mobile, Alabama.

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2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said: "I'm about 12." His mother said: "He's old enough to work all right," but the boy admitted that she had to sign up that he was older than he was. He appears to be 10. Has had job doffing for several weeks. Could not write his own name. Has had no schooling after the 1st grade. Wylie Haw (right hand boy). Mother says he is 12 years old now. Been working 1 year. She is a widow.  Location: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

2 violations. Simon Birdsong (left hand boy) said: "I'm about 12." His...

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There are a number of these young newsboys in the Alabama cities. See Alabama report.  Location: Mobile, Alabama.

There are a number of these young newsboys in the Alabama cities. See ...

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14 year old Henry in the fourth grade of the Rockwood Place School. He is four grades behind, and the teacher says it is on account of the beet work.  Location: Fort Collins, Colorado / L.W. Hine.

14 year old Henry in the fourth grade of the Rockwood Place School. He...

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Pulling and Topping Beets. A sample of "Economic Need". Part of the family of Jacob Walker, a prosperous beet raiser near Sterling. His 6, 8 & 10 yr. old children are kept out of school and worked, in spite of the fact that he owns 225 acres of land here worth several hundred dollars an acre. Father, mother and seven children work. Walker moved here from Neb[raska] 8 yrs. ago. They work hard and continuously. See also photos 4033-4 and 5. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine Oct. 22/15.

Pulling and Topping Beets. A sample of "Economic Need". Part of the fa...

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34 children present at the Grant School, Ft. Morgan, Colo., five weeks after school opened, out of a possible 200 that will be here when the beet work is over. They will overflow, this year, into a special school being prepared for them. Mrs. Bell, the Principal here has taught these beet children for years and has watched the effect of the work. She vigorously denounces it. (See Hine Report) Photo Oct. 26/15.  Location: Ft. Morgan, Colorado.

34 children present at the Grant School, Ft. Morgan, Colo., five weeks...

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Portrait of a young boy, standing outside, possibly Sylvester McCauley, Rosa Parks' brother, at age two?

Portrait of a young boy, standing outside, possibly Sylvester McCauley...

"2 1/2" handwritten on back of print. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

13-year-old boy, Edgar Kitchen, working for Bingham Bros. Dairy. He gets $3 a week; is not working for his own parents. Starts on the wagon at 7 A.M.; works seven days in the week driving the wagon, and on the farm six afternoons. See report.  Location: Bowling Green [vicinity], Kentucky / L.W. Hine.

13-year-old boy, Edgar Kitchen, working for Bingham Bros. Dairy. He ge...

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Edgar Kitchen 13 yrs. old gets $3.25 a week working for the Bingham Bros. Dairy. Drives dairy wagon from 7 A.M. to noon. Works on farm in afternoon (10 hours a day) seven days a week--half day on Saturday. Thinks he will work steady this year and not go to school. See previous labels in June. Not in Div. 5 or 6. Lives in Bowling Green. Location: Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky Lewis W. Hine

Edgar Kitchen 13 yrs. old gets $3.25 a week working for the Bingham Br...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4449. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Na... More

General view of part of the force picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. There were about 25 children--most of them 8 to 15 years old. "When school opens next month you bet we have to quit workin'" they said. Usually earn 50 cents to $1.50 a day.  Location: Cabool, Missouri / Lewis W. Hine.

General view of part of the force picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hil...

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Roundstone School. Many poorly built schools in county.  Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Roundstone School. Many poorly built schools in county. Location: Roc...

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Rock Spring School which opened September 5th. Census 49, Enrollment of 28, attendance 25. Expect an enrollment of 35. Tobacco is chief cause of absence.  Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Rock Spring School which opened September 5th. Census 49, Enrollment o...

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5-year old Jack and 13-year old Bitsey are regular workers on their father's farm. Worming and suckering now. Bitsey goes to Wallonia School in Div. 1, Trigg Co. "He worms and he suckers. Quite a worker but he aint old enough to go to school yet." The mother said this about Jack. Father, B.F. Mitchell, Route 1, owns farm.  Location: Trigg County--Gracey, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

5-year old Jack and 13-year old Bitsey are regular workers on their fa...

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Edgar Kitchen 13 yrs. old gets $3.25 a week working for the Bingham Bros. Dairy. Drives a dairy wagon from 7 A.M. to noon. Works on farm in afternoon (10 hours a day) seven days a week--half day on Saturday. Thinks he will work steady this year and not go to school. See previous labels in June. Not in Div. 5 or 6. Lives in Bowling Green.  Location: Bowling Green [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Edgar Kitchen 13 yrs. old gets $3.25 a week working for the Bingham Br...

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Doffers - Boss said 14 and 15 years old. Indian Orchard Cotton Mill.  Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Doffers - Boss said 14 and 15 years old. Indian Orchard Cotton Mill. ...

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Archie Haydon, 12 years old helping his father, John A. Haydon worm tobacco. Father says their school (Cerulean) was not opened until the first Monday in September on account of so many children needed for work.  Location: Trigg County--Cerulean, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Archie Haydon, 12 years old helping his father, John A. Haydon worm to...

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Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter and raises tobacco. He said (and the owner of the land confirmed it) that both these boys work day after day from "sun-up to sun-down" worming and suckering, and that they are as steady as grown-ups.  Location: Warren County--Albaton, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter ...

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Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter and raises tobacco. He said (and the owner of the land confirmed it) that both these boys work day after day from "sun-up to sun-down" worming and suckering, and that they are as steady as grown-ups. Location: Warren County--Albaton, Kentucky Lewis W. Hine

Amos is 6 and Horace 4 years old. Their father, John Neal is a renter ...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4540. "Div. 5" recorded on caption card as part of the geographic location; probably refers to a school district. Credit line: National Child Labor ... More

Case of Frank Wiegel, 3916 - # Ave., Brooklyn N.Y., injured after working 18 hours a day. He was injured at 1:55 A.M. January 18, 1914. Age 15 years. Employed by the Henry Bosch Paper Co., makers of wallpaper sample books. On Saturday, or rather Sunday morning at 1:55, Frank must have fallen asleep and in some way he knocked against the controlling pedal, and the next thing he knew his hand was caught in the machine. He sued the Co. for damages and after 2 years' litigation he received an award of $10,000 - $5,000 for each of 2 fingers which were amputated. The lawyer's fee has not yet been decided upon by the court.  Location: New York--Brooklyn, New York (State)

Case of Frank Wiegel, 3916 - # Ave., Brooklyn N.Y., injured after work...

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15-year old boy who says he works some for the railroad.  Location: Mountain Grove, Missouri / Lewis W. Hine.

15-year old boy who says he works some for the railroad. Location: Mo...

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

[King Philip - Mule Spinning Room. Back boy - Roving. Charles Cavanagh, 863 Slade St. 15 years.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / [Lewis W. Hine]

[King Philip - Mule Spinning Room. Back boy - Roving. Charles Cavanagh...

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.

"Driving boy" driving sheep into the sheep pens at Carlisle.  Location: Nicholas County--Carlisle [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

"Driving boy" driving sheep into the sheep pens at Carlisle. Location...

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William, Anna Belle and Garland Carter. See card and report.  Location: Elizabethtown [vicinity], Kentucky / L.W. Hine.

William, Anna Belle and Garland Carter. See card and report. Location...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[c/o W.A. Daniel - Route 2 - Woodburn, Ky. Lester Daniel, [...] years old and 17-year old cousin stripping tobacco. See Kentucky report and special card.]  Location: [Woodburn, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[c/o W.A. Daniel - Route 2 - Woodburn, Ky. Lester Daniel, [...] years ...

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

[Acme School #24 (4 miles northwest of Shawnee): Miss Lois Millard, Principal. (P.O. Dale, Okla., Route 1). 26 present, 40 expected after all families return from southern part of the state where they have been picking cotton. Lewis W. Hine. See W. H. Swift Report.]  Location: [Potawotamie County, Oklahoma]

[Acme School #24 (4 miles northwest of Shawnee): Miss Lois Millard, Pr...

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B.F. Howell, Route 4, Bowling Green, Ky. and part of his family stripping tobacco. The 8 and 10-year old boys in photo "tie up waste"; his 12-year old boy and 14-year old girl (not in photo but they lose a good deal of schooling for work) are regular strippers. Photo taken during school hours. Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky Lewis W. Hine

B.F. Howell, Route 4, Bowling Green, Ky. and part of his family stripp...

In album: Agriculture. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 4612. Hine no. 4613. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More

[Calesthenics [i.e., calisthenics] Every day, every school in Lawton has 15 minutes of this out-door work.]  Location: [Lawton, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Calesthenics [i.e., calisthenics] Every day, every school in Lawton h...

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Learning typesetting. Training School for Deaf Mutes. See 4843-4851. Location: Sulphur, Oklahoma Lewis W. Hine

Learning typesetting. Training School for Deaf Mutes. See 4843-4851. L...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 4850. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Young office boy, working for J.J. O'Brien and Sons on East 23 Street. Past 16 years.  Location: New York, New York (State) / Lewis W. Hine.

Young office boy, working for J.J. O'Brien and Sons on East 23 Street....

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U.S. Marines in France Digging in. Training for modern warfare consists mostly in digging one trench after another, and our boys, realizing the importance of this training, go at it with a will.

U.S. Marines in France Digging in. Training for modern warfare consist...

Photograph shows American soldiers digging trenches. No. X2142. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Passing away the time on the corner. 2 are 9 years old and started out at 5 a.m., 1 is 10 years old and started out later.  Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Passing away the time on the corner. 2 are 9 years old and started out...

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5 p.m. John McBride, messenger #27 Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co., 67 Bromfield Street. Said he was 14 years old and gets $5 a week. Taken near State House.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

5 p.m. John McBride, messenger #27 Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing ...

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4 p.m. Morrison Foster, 37 Anderson Street. Said he was 12 years old, and sells papers from 4 to 6 p.m. daily. No badge visible--pinned inside pocket. Near South Station.  Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

4 p.m. Morrison Foster, 37 Anderson Street. Said he was 12 years old, ...

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4 p.m. An 11-year old newsie selling near South Station.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

4 p.m. An 11-year old newsie selling near South Station. Location: Bo...

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75 Sixth Grade children (colored) crowded into 1 small room in an old store building near Negro High School, with 1 teacher. Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Lewis W. Hine

75 Sixth Grade children (colored) crowded into 1 small room in an old ...

In album: Agriculture. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 4772. Hine no. 4773. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More

Charlie Scott, who lives at 19 Third St. is 9 years old and a truant newsboy. Said: "I dunno where the school is." Has been in the city 2 months. Photographed during school hours.  Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Charlie Scott, who lives at 19 Third St. is 9 years old and a truant n...

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"Fifth Avenue," Camp Ranachqua, BSA

"Fifth Avenue," Camp Ranachqua, BSA

Photograph of scouts and dirt road lined with tents erected on wooden platforms.

These three colored boys have had work in the 4 H Club and now, beyond the age for club membership, they are carrying on and raising pigs still. They attend the West Virginia. Collegiate Institute, - the state colored agri. college.  Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

These three colored boys have had work in the 4 H Club and now, beyond...

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Boys judging prize heifers at 4 H Club Fair at Charleston, West Virginia.  Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Boys judging prize heifers at 4 H Club Fair at Charleston, West Virgin...

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An Albanian bed - Frank G. Carpenter collection

An Albanian bed - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Boy carrying a three-ply straw mat, used as bed, Albania. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

The prize basket at the Easter egg rolling at the White House

The prize basket at the Easter egg rolling at the White House

A young boy, Warren Sonnemann, holding up a prize Easter basket at the White House Easter egg roll. Identification based on caption with item. In album: 2 April 1923 to 30 April 1923, v. 3, Herbert E. French, N... More

Charlie, ten year old shiner, Newark, N.J. August 1, 1924.  Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Charlie, ten year old shiner, Newark, N.J. August 1, 1924. Location: ...

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Bootblacks in and around City Hall Park, New York City - July 25, 1924. Location: New York, New York (State)

Bootblacks in and around City Hall Park, New York City - July 25, 1924...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 4935. "104, 105, 106, 107, 108" recorded in pencil in lower right of caption card. Single caption card co... More

Miscellaneous. Boy in bed--awake.
Mike, ten year old shiner, Newark, N.J. August 1, 1924.  Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Mike, ten year old shiner, Newark, N.J. August 1, 1924. Location: New...

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jimmie, a seven year old bootblack, working on Canal Street, N.Y. City - July 25, 1924.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Jimmie, a seven year old bootblack, working on Canal Street, N.Y. City...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions.  Location: [South Manchester, Connecticut].

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. Location: [South Man...

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

Tommie, very young shiner, Canal Street, New York City. Some of these youngsters do not know their ages nor how much they earn. July 25, 1924.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Tommie, very young shiner, Canal Street, New York City. Some of these ...

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New York, N.Y. Children's Colony, a school for refugee children administered by a Viennese. German refugee child, a devotee of Superman

New York, N.Y. Children's Colony, a school for refugee children admini...

Photograph shows a boy reading a Superman comic book, issue # 19. Neg. LC-USW3-9967-E. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress).

7 boys line up at Pacific St. between Carlton Ave. & Vanderbilt Ave / N.Y. World Telegram & Sun photo by Orlando Fernandez.

7 boys line up at Pacific St. between Carlton Ave. & Vanderbilt Ave / ...

Seven men line up on fence as they are frisked by a policeman. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner purchasing a pumpkin from Arthur Conklin at a farmer's market in the Bronx]

[New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner purchasing a pumpkin from Arthur...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Brantley Henson (boy near porch). Been in mill 8 years. Jasper Henson, (in middle) Been in 3 years. Thedie Miller (Shooting). Been in 3 years. All doffers. Salisbury Cotton Mills, (N.C.) Location: Salisbury, North Carolina

Brantley Henson (boy near porch). Been in mill 8 years. Jasper Henson,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 433. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

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