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Ueno no banshō, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Ueno no banshō, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows a woman with two young sons standing on a veranda or balcony of a temple. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series:... More

Hagoita to takarabune - Public domain  drawing

Hagoita to takarabune - Public domain drawing

Print shows two boys towing a wagon carrying a model ship filled with toys and/or treasures past a woman standing nearby. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

[Study for bank-note vignette: three youths]

[Study for bank-note vignette: three youths]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.5). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: Agriculture, Commerce/Navigation, and Industry as little boys]

[Study for bank-note vignette: Agriculture, Commerce/Navigation, and I...

Purchase, 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.6). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mansion House, Cheapside &c. / T. Shotter Boys, del. et lith.

Mansion House, Cheapside &c. / T. Shotter Boys, del. et lith.

Illustration showing people walking in London streets, public coach, and buildings seen from corner of Lombard Street. Illus. in: Original views of London as it is / drawn from nature ... and lithographed by Th... More

Plantation melodies / J.H. Bufford's lith., Boston.

Plantation melodies / J.H. Bufford's lith., Boston.

Music cover showing two boys seated on bench, with one of them playing a flute, and the other holding book of music.

Apprentices' library / A. Anderson sc.

Apprentices' library / A. Anderson sc.

Print shows an elderly man, holding a walking stick, directing two young boys to a library that glows on the top of a hill in the distance. Possibly a membership card or bookplate for Colonel James Anderson's M... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified young boy, probably father and son]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified youn...

Case: Berg, no. 3-141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published in: Military images. Henryville, Pa., March-April 1999 (XX, 5), p. 11. pp/liljwoch pp/liljunion

Why don't they bite painted by W.H. Hilliard

Why don't they bite painted by W.H. Hilliard

Print shows a young man lying on the ground, fishing in a woodland stream with a long stick with string attached to the end. 5808 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on lower right: Colton, Zahm & Roberts. Publicat... More

George Washington in his boyhood

George Washington in his boyhood

George Washington leading other boys with swords lifted in mock charge as another group of boys are advancing from background. The United States, p. 281.

[Two men and nineteen boys in front of church]

[Two men and nineteen boys in front of church]

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gathering the flock / original by F. Steinmann.

Gathering the flock / original by F. Steinmann.

Print shows a young boy playing a recorder or pipe with wild turkeys at his feet and a dog resting on a stonewall. D8375 U.S. Copyright Office. Stamped on bottom of print: Entered according to Act of Congress ... More

Cherry time / W.H. Baker 1871.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Cherry time / W.H. Baker 1871.. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Print shows a young boy standing next to a fence, holding a branch from a cherry tree over his right shoulder and carrying a basket of cherries in his left hand.

Dream - Public domain  drawing

Dream - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a boy or young man sitting on the back of a bull lying on the ground; the boy is playing a flute and has a sieve-like basket and a small sickle with him.

[Armenian monks and boys with throne of King Senekerim-Hovhannes of Vaspurakan, at Varagavank Monastery, Van, Turkey]

[Armenian monks and boys with throne of King Senekerim-Hovhannes of Va...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Turkey, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 27, 1886: group in Natches' camp; boys with rifles]

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 2...

Photo "Copyright 1886 by C. S. Fly, Tombstone, Ariz." Stamped copyright deposit date, c1886 April 17. No. 172. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Bufford's fruit cards, no. 779-4 [apple] / Bufford.

Bufford's fruit cards, no. 779-4 [apple] / Bufford.

Print shows a large apple(?) with the arms, legs, and head of a woman, facing right, shaking her fist and scolding a group of boys who may be stealing apples from trees in the background. S24958 U.S. Copyright ... More

Christmas morning - Print, Library of Congress collection

Christmas morning - Print, Library of Congress collection

37088 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Great American Tea Co... More

"Come in, boys, warm up, and have a little Christmas cheer!" / C.J. Taylor.

"Come in, boys, warm up, and have a little Christmas cheer!" / C.J. Ta...

Print shows Columbia welcoming a group of ragged politicians, mostly Democrats, some no longer in office, and newspaper editors, to come in from the cold winter night and warm themselves by the fire and enjoy s... More

[Clarence "Grandpa" Liv and Alonzo "Teddy" Tucker behind the Wright Cycle Company]

[Clarence "Grandpa" Liv and Alonzo "Teddy" Tucker behind the Wright Cy...

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

[12 African American boys posed at fence]

[12 African American boys posed at fence]

Photoprint copyrighted by F.L. Howe. Originally filed in SSF - NEGRO CHILDREN. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

[African American boy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[African American boy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 17. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

Headquarters of Aguinaldo's "Secretary of War" - our "Boys" resting after the taking of Malolos, Philippines

Headquarters of Aguinaldo's "Secretary of War" - our "Boys" resting af...

Stereo published by Strohmeyer & Wyman. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

He could not have told whether his bitterness was toward the boy or himself

He could not have told whether his bitterness was toward the boy or hi...

(DLC/PP-1933:0011). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Francisco and Francisca" by Grace Ellery Channing, Scribner's magazine, 26:286 (Sept. 1899).

Boy Army- Boy Scouts, London.  Seven boys, in uniform, all mounted on horseback.

Boy Army- Boy Scouts, London. Seven boys, in uniform, all mounted on ...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Egyptian characters, etc. Cairo donkey boys with donkeys

Egyptian characters, etc. Cairo donkey boys with donkeys

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

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.

Senate 'Beau Brummel' meets gentlemen of the press. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator J. Ham Lewis, Democrat of Illinois and the Beau Brummel of the Senate, is always a good source for the news for the boys who cover Capitol Hill. The Senator is shown here with the newsmen as he was on his way to the joint session today

Senate 'Beau Brummel' meets gentlemen of the press. Washington, D.C., ...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Herbert Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Reuchlin Wright, age eight]

[Herbert Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Reuchlin Wright,...

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and... More

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.

F. Holland Day - ["Chug" in sailor suit, standing in doorway]

F. Holland Day - ["Chug" in sailor suit, standing in doorway]

Mounts are layered top to bottom: cream & brown. Image content features: MODEL James Costanza as "Chug;" COSTUME sailor suit; PEOPLE boys. Title and other data comes from a curatorial worksheet compiled at LC i... More

Lunchroom equipped by boys and conducted by girls, No. Benner St. Industrial School, Boston

Lunchroom equipped by boys and conducted by girls, No. Benner St. Indu...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Boston building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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.

Japanese-Hawaiian and Portuguese-Hawaiian boys

Japanese-Hawaiian and Portuguese-Hawaiian boys

Photograph shows (left) a Japanese-Hawaiian boy and (right) a Portuguese-Hawaiian boy, head-and-shoulders portraits, right profile, with their right arms raised to their left shoulders. H126977 U.S. Copyright O... More

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...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, 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...

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

[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...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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...

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

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...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 ...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 ...

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

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...

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

[Boys at drill (marching), Golden Industrial School, Denver, Colorado: Side view of boys marching in foreground]

[Boys at drill (marching), Golden Industrial School, Denver, Colorado:...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Education Military; Reform schools.

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...

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

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)....

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

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...

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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...

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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

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