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Portuguese. John Silvra, 64 Wooley St., 15 year old doffer. Borden Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Portuguese. John Silvra, 64 Wooley St., 15 year old doffer. Borden Mil...

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Pioneer School #13 (6 miles northwest of Shawnee) opened October 2nd--7 months term. Miss Lela Ginsinger, Principal (been here 2 years). Photo shows only 6 children present and 2 teachers in the third week of school. Expect 24 pupils. All absences are due to cotton. A few of the larger ones will be out in the Spring for cotton. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma.

Pioneer School #13 (6 miles northwest of Shawnee) opened October 2nd--...

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Harold, Hugh and Herbert (15 years) Oliphant cutting and suckering tobacco. Location: Warren County--Bowling Green, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Harold, Hugh and Herbert (15 years) Oliphant cutting and suckering tob...

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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 strip...

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[French - Albertine Angelhart, 35 Gangion St. - 14 years old January 2nd - left in 4th grade. Weaver in Flint Mill. Apply for certificate. Had been a weaver one months in one mill and two days in next but it was a stop motion loom which she didn't know how to operate.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[French - Albertine Angelhart, 35 Gangion St. - 14 years old January 2...

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Cutting tobacco on farm of A.G.W. Gish, Route 3, Henderson. Boys 10, 13 and 15 years will all go to Niagara School, Div. 4, Henderson Co., when it opens next week. New building. The 2 younger boys belong to C.M. Gish. Both Gish families own their farms. Location: Henderson, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Cutting tobacco on farm of A.G.W. Gish, Route 3, Henderson. Boys 10, 1...

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John Aldridge, 14 years old. Father, Hense Aldridge, R. Route 1, Winchester. Driving horse home. Works on tobacco. Expects to start school in "couple of weeks." It is now several weeks after school opened. Division 2, Clark Co., Ky. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

John Aldridge, 14 years old. Father, Hense Aldridge, R. Route 1, Winch...

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Utopia School opened September 5th. Census 58, enrollment 24, attendance 18; more after tobacco work is over. Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Utopia School opened September 5th. Census 58, enrollment 24, attendan...

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Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Feebach, Route 4, Cynthiana, Ky. Near Hookstown School. Location: Nicholas County--Cynthiana, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Fee...

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[Photograph of exhibit model.] Location: [New York, New York (State)] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Photograph of exhibit model.] Location: [New York, New York (State)]...

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[Cleaner and Sweeper - Spinning Department of American Linen Co.] Location: [Fall River, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Cleaner and Sweeper - Spinning Department of American Linen Co.] Loc...

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[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for MR. J. P. Daws, Route 1, Shawnee. Johnnie picks 75 pounds, Carrie 100 pounds and Jim 150 to 200 pounds a day. Get $1.00 a hundred pounds. No School yet. Mother is a renter; moves about a great deal. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report.] Location: [Potawotamie County, Oklahoma].

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for MR. J. P. Daws, ...

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Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to Prairie Lee School. Beula is 13 years old and picks about 200 pounds a day when cotton is good. She drags and carries a bag that holds 50 pounds and more before it is emptied. Norma is 10 years old and picks from 100 to 150 pounds a day. Drags the sack which often holds 50 pounds or more before emptied. Randall is 9 years old; has picked over 100 pounds a day--usually less. He does not carry quite so large a sackful as his sisters. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to Prai...

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Armory. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

Armory. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

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Group gathering tobacco on farm of Daniel Barrett, Spottsville, Ky., Star Route. He is a renter. Boys all belong to other families and will go to Bluff City School, Div. 2, Henderson Co. when work is over. School opened 2 weeks ago, and the boys expect to be out several weeks more. 10-years old boy, Edward Goldsberry carries and drops the sticks. 11-years old Aubrey Hazeland is piling the tobacco (in front). 13-year old Dolph Hazeland piling (behind Aubrey), and 14-years old Willie Goldsberry is spiking the tobacco. Location: Spottsville, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Group gathering tobacco on farm of Daniel Barrett, Spottsville, Ky., S...

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[Applying for certificate - Menuel Cabral - Portuguese. 15 years old Oct. 9, 67 Aetna St. Been spinning 1 month Laurel Lake and sweeper 1 month American Linen. Now to be a braider at Estes Mill.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Applying for certificate - Menuel Cabral - Portuguese. 15 years old O...

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Isidor Lipovsky, 24 Luck Street. 10 years old and been selling every day part of the time. Second year at it. Location: Burlington, Vermont / Lewis W. Hine.

Isidor Lipovsky, 24 Luck Street. 10 years old and been selling every d...

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Back boy - 14 years old - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Back boy - 14 years old - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location...

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Homer Hunt tending pigs. See 4421 and 4422. Location: Rockcastle County--Maretburg, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Homer Hunt tending pigs. See 4421 and 4422. Location: Rockcastle Coun...

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Zelina & Florence Richards, 12 and 13 years old doing the family wash. See 4409. Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Zelina & Florence Richards, 12 and 13 years old doing the family wash....

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The Swimming Hole. Group of boys - 14 to 16 years - just returned from working in tobacco at Southwick, Massachusetts., on Galpin's farm. Location: Westfield, Massachusettsachusetts. Lewis W. Hine

The Swimming Hole. Group of boys - 14 to 16 years - just returned from...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 4350. Hine no. 4351. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prin... More

Florence Anderson, 15 years old. Folding curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street Extension. Mr. Fitzgerald, Manager. Location: Boston, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Florence Anderson, 15 years old. Folding curtains at Boutwell, Fairclo...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 4723. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Lemon boy. Market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Lemon boy. Market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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Marie Vancanvenberg, 15 years old. Working on corsets for Madam Claff, 420 Boylston Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Marie Vancanvenberg, 15 years old. Working on corsets for Madam Claff,...

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Making flower boxes in carpenter-shop. Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842. Location: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Making flower boxes in carpenter-shop. Pauls Valley Training School. S...

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Hymie Miller, 5-year-old newsie who lives at 922 W. California St. Sells after school mostly. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Hymie Miller, 5-year-old newsie who lives at 922 W. California St. Sel...

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Blind man and his youthful guide. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Blind man and his youthful guide. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma /...

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Showing different ages reached by 4 H Club work - in the State. Steps in Club Work - 10 - 12, 13 - 14, 15 - 17 and 18 - 24 years. County Agents are drawn from the ranks below, having gone through these steps. Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Showing different ages reached by 4 H Club work - in the State. Steps ...

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Harry Harper, one of the 4 H Club boys with his registered calf. Location: Pocahontas County--Hillsboro, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Harry Harper, one of the 4 H Club boys with his registered calf. Loca...

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No more messenger boys for the National Woman's Party--from president to messenger all the members of the staff are feminine. This is in accordance with the stipulation of Mrs. Belmont when she donated the National Women's [i.e., Woman's] Party headquarters. Photo of Julia Obear, messenger

No more messenger boys for the National Woman's Party--from president ...

Julia Obear, full-length portrait, with bicycle, facing right. Public domain image of bicyclist, bicycle, cyclist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stinging milk tags (See 4916). Location: [Newark], New Jersey.

Stinging milk tags (See 4916). Location: [Newark], New Jersey.

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Eddie and Carmine Zizza, twelve year old twins who make $1.50 a day. They belong to a family of 13 children many of them newsboys. Newark, N.J. - August 1st, 1924. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Eddie and Carmine Zizza, twelve year old twins who make $1.50 a day. T...

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Child labor, cranberry bog, Burlington County, New Jersey

Child labor, cranberry bog, Burlington County, New Jersey

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Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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Chicago, Illinois. Newsboy selling the Chicago Defender, a leading Negro newspaper

Chicago, Illinois. Newsboy selling the Chicago Defender, a leading Neg...

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Composite photograph of child laborers made from cotton mill children

Composite photograph of child laborers made from cotton mill children

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3259. No state or location recorded on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Libr... More

A canning machine and some of the boys Small boys work at and around these machines some of which? are dangerous. J.S. Farrand Packing Co., Baltimore, Md. Witness--J. W. Magruder. July 7, 1909. Location: Baltimore, Maryland

A canning machine and some of the boys Small boys work at and around t...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 859. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divi... More

Home of the Palia family, 260 Terrace Street. The boy, Amorica, in center, goes to the canning factory with his mother in summer. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Home of the Palia family, 260 Terrace Street. The boy, Amorica, in cen...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1223. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Twin spinners in Saxon Mill, Spartenberg sic, S.C. Joe and Pearl Steading, 75 William St., make 44 cents a day each. Another sister works. Mother a widow. Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Twin spinners in Saxon Mill, Spartenberg sic, S.C. Joe and Pearl Stead...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2977. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Vincenzo Messina, 15 years old and brother Angelo, 11 years old, baking bread for father, 174 Salem Street. Vincenzo is working nights now, from 5 P.M. to 5 P.M. Usually works on day shift. Angelo helps a great deal, tends store and helps bake too. Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Vincenzo Messina, 15 years old and brother Angelo, 11 years old, bakin...

In album: Miscellaneous. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 4709. Hine no. 4710 and 4731-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. G... More

Spooler tenders - 14 and 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spooler tenders - 14 and 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: ...

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5-year-old Rosie Passeralla, 1116 Annan Street, Philadelphia. Been picking here two years. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness E. F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

5-year-old Rosie Passeralla, 1116 Annan Street, Philadelphia. Been pic...

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Home of the Palia family, 260 Terrace Street. The boy, Amorica, in center, goes to the canning factory with his mother in summer. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Home of the Palia family, 260 Terrace Street. The boy, Amorica, in cen...

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Sanitary Ice Cream Cone Co., 116 S. Dewey St. (Cisar, Manager). John Myers, 14 years old, who is in Grade 6 in Franklin School works after school and Saturday. He has been there 7 months. Can bake cones as well as pack them. For a month in the Fall, after school started, he went to school and worked from 4 p.m. to midnight. Expects to do it again soon. Gets $4 a week for part time and $8 a week when working 8 hours a day. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Sanitary Ice Cream Cone Co., 116 S. Dewey St. (Cisar, Manager). John M...

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Barn of Daniel Barrett and group shown in photos 4464-5-6. Location: Henderson County--Spottsville, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Barn of Daniel Barrett and group shown in photos 4464-5-6. Location: ...

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Home work on tags. Home of Martin Gibbons, 268 [?] Centre Street, Roxbury Massachusetts. James 11, years old; Helen 9 years and Mary 6, work on tags. Helen said she could tie the most (5,000 a day at 30 cents). Mary does some but can do only 1000 a day. They work nights a good deal. The night before Helen and James worked until 11:00 P.M. See also Home Work report. Location: Roxbury, Massachusettsachusetts.

Home work on tags. Home of Martin Gibbons, 268 [?] Centre Street, Roxb...

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[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a little school girl coming for some other purpose.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at i...

A woman sitting in a chair holding a piece of yarn. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mary Creed selling bakery goods. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Mary Creed selling bakery goods. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Le...

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Going home to lunch! Two boys from Singer Mfg. Co., Small boy -- Charles Bailey, 316 Scholum St., Is he Fourteen years old?. Location: South Bend, Indiana.

Going home to lunch! Two boys from Singer Mfg. Co., Small boy -- Charl...

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Going home to lunch! Two boys from Singer Mfg. Co., Small boy -- Charles Bailey, 316 Scholum St., Is he Fourteen years old?. Location: South Bend, Indiana.

Going home to lunch! Two boys from Singer Mfg. Co., Small boy -- Charl...

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[Protest against child labor in a labor parade]

[Protest against child labor in a labor parade]

Photograph shows half-length portrait of two girls wearing banners with slogan "ABOLISH CH[ILD] SLAVERY!!" in English and Yiddish, one carrying American flag; spectators stand nearby. Probably taken during May ... More

Spare hands in Granite Mill #1. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spare hands in Granite Mill #1. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts /...

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W. B. Corkey Co. Going home 5:30 P.M. Lots of boys here. Girls go out at other entrance. Hammond, Ind. Location: Hammond, Indiana.

W. B. Corkey Co. Going home 5:30 P.M. Lots of boys here. Girls go out ...

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Oscar Reynolds, 47 Benjamin St. 15 years - Sweeper. 2 years in Osborne - was in 4185 crap game. Note posture. [Working hours?]: 6.45 - 12; 1 - 5.50; 8 - 12; 1.30 - 5. Works overtime nearly every week. Had rather go to school. Does not like the mill. Has been sweeper two years and one shoulder droops. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Oscar Reynolds, 47 Benjamin St. 15 years - Sweeper. 2 years in Osborne...

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[Family of J.H. Burch, Route 1, Rockfield, Ky. Boys 12, 14 and 17 (stripping tobacco) working during school hours. Have been out a good deal. Go to Quarry School (6-12). Two families represented in photo. See special card and Kentucky report. Location: [Warren County--Rockfield, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Family of J.H. Burch, Route 1, Rockfield, Ky. Boys 12, 14 and 17 (str...

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3:30 P.M. Picking nuts in dirty basement. The dirtiest imaginable children were pawing over the nuts, eating lunch on the table, etc. Mother had a cold, blew her nose frequently (without washing hands) and the dirty handkerchief reposed comfortably on the table and close to the nuts and nut meats. The father picks now. "No work to do at any business." (Has a cobbler's shop in the room.) They said the children didn't pick near. (Probably a temporary respite.) See 2685. Location: [New York, New York (State)].

3:30 P.M. Picking nuts in dirty basement. The dirtiest imaginable chil...

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Young workers. Kerr Thread - Noon. 14-16 year old workers. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Young workers. Kerr Thread - Noon. 14-16 year old workers. Location: ...

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"Drawing-in" -15 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

"Drawing-in" -15 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Mass...

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Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and therefore illegal). The Deputy Clerk told me "That was likely a clerical error." but I found five of these "errors" issued to children under 10 years old, one for a child aged 8. (The latter was later marked 'Void' but none of the rest were.) Rolly's teacher told me the family had moved, but that the boy was a mere baby with a lisp. The issuing of the certificates is very unbusinesslike. (See Vaughn's Report, Georgia. The Ordinary said, "I'm a practical man! The cotton mill people are the poorest paid workers in the country. They have to put their children into the mills." Location: [Columbus?], Georgia.

Photo of Ordinary's Certificate for Curtis Wynn, 9 years old (and ther...

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All these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, Apr. 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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Myrtle. A typical sight. Family and neighbors working on tags on door steps of Mrs. ---. See report. Location: [Roxbury], Massachusetts.

Myrtle. A typical sight. Family and neighbors working on tags on door ...

A group of children sitting on the steps of a house. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Red Bud School. County Supervisor in doorway. Teacher thought 20 absent on account of work, etc. Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Red Bud School. County Supervisor in doorway. Teacher thought 20 absen...

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[Continuation School group at Ipswich Mills, South Boston, studying textiles.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Continuation School group at Ipswich Mills, South Boston, studying te...

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Woman at beam warper. Cherryville , N.C. Nov. 1908. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Woman at beam warper. Cherryville , N.C. Nov. 1908. Location: Cherryv...

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"OUR BABY DOFFER" they called him. Donnie Cole. Has been doffing for some months. When asked his age, he hesitated, then said, "I'm Twelve." Another young boy said "He can't work unless he's twelve." Child Labor regulations were conspicuously posted in the mill. Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

"OUR BABY DOFFER" they called him. Donnie Cole. Has been doffing for s...

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Home-work (crochet) in East Side Tenement home. Grandmother pealing [sic] potatoes. (For complete details see Miss E.C. Watson's report.) Location: New York, New York (State)

Home-work (crochet) in East Side Tenement home. Grandmother pealing [s...

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488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngsters here. Some boys were so small they had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend the broken threads and put back the empty bobbins. Location: Macon, Georgia.

488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1-19-1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngster...

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Finishing garments, 10 Hanover Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. The 13 years old girl, Catina Termine finishes the garments and carries them back and forth. Location: Boston, Massachusettsachusetts.

Finishing garments, 10 Hanover Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. The 13 y...

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Portuguese. Spinner. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Portuguese. Spinner. See 4159. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / ...

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Manuel Sousa and family, 306-2[nd] St., On right end is brother-in-law; next [to] him is father who works on the river; next is Manuel (appears to be 12 years old) wearing sweater and has arms folded, he has been a cleaner in the Holmes Cotton Mill for two years. John, Manuel's brother (next to him in photo) works in City Cotton Mill. Next is sister. At left of end is cousin. Small fry sprinkled around. All are very illiterate. John and Manuel are the only ones who can speak English and they only a little. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Manuel Sousa and family, 306-2[nd] St., On right end is brother-in-law...

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The road to dividends - Drawing. Public domain image.

The road to dividends - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cartoon shows poor child carrying a heavy load followed by wealthy industrialists with mills in the background.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 92. Main entrance Gary West Virginia. Mine. Miners going into mine 7 A.M. Boy beginning career as "picker." Will be in mine over 10 hours consecutively. 7 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Location: Gary, West Virginia.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 92. Main entrance Gary West Virgin...

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Game of Craps. Cincinnati, Ohio. Aug., 1908. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Game of Craps. Cincinnati, Ohio. Aug., 1908. Location: Cincinnati, Ohi...

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The girl berry carriers on Newton's Farm at Cannon, Del. Ann Parion, 13 years of age, working her 5th season carries 60 lbs. of berries from the fields to the sheds. Andenito Carro, 14 years of age working her 2d season is seen carrying a 25 lb. load of berries. Besides the great physical strain in the carrying such weight, these girls also pick berries. When Andenito was asked her age she responded 12, at which her mother interrupted to say she was past 14. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Cannon, Del., May 28th, 1910. Location: Cannon, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

The girl berry carriers on Newton's Farm at Cannon, Del. Ann Parion, 1...

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Two News Girls, same as #1539. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Two News Girls, same as #1539. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Locatio...

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[Street gang - cor[ner] Margaret & Water Streets - 4:30 P.M.] Location: Springfield, Massachusetts. / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Street gang - cor[ner] Margaret & Water Streets - 4:30 P.M.] Locatio...

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Arnao family, 831 Catherine St., Rear # 2. Whole family works. Jo is 3 years old. Boy is 6 years old, Girl is 9 years old. We found this family, children and all working on Hichens farm, Cannon, Del., May 28th 1910, before school closed. See photos #1582, #1586, and labels. This is the fourth week of school and the mother said they would be here for 15 or 20 days more. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness, E.F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Arnao family, 831 Catherine St., Rear # 2. Whole family works. Jo is 3...

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11:00 A. M . Monday, May 9th, 1910. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, Jefferson near Franklin. They were all smoking. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

11:00 A. M . Monday, May 9th, 1910. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, Jeffe...

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Demetra Jones. Father, G.G. Jones, R. 3, Sonora, Ky. 11-year old farm hand. Father said: "She's the only farm hand I got. She helps a lot in the field work and house work too. Is good in school--5th grade." He owns the farm and expects to build soon. Location: Hardin County--Sonora [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Demetra Jones. Father, G.G. Jones, R. 3, Sonora, Ky. 11-year old farm ...

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Arnao family, 831 Catherine St., Rear # 2. Whole family works. Jo. Is 3 years old, Boy is 6 years old, Girl is 9 years old. We found this family, children and all working on Hichens farm, Cannon, Del, May 28th, 1910, before school closed. See photos #1582, and #1586 and labels. This is the fourth week of school and the mother said they would be here for 15 or 20 days more. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N. J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness, E. F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Arnao family, 831 Catherine St., Rear # 2. Whole family works. Jo. Is ...

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Spinners & doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Many others as small. Dec. 3/08. Sara R. Hine, Witness. Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Spinners & doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Many others as sm...

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Sidney Ashcraft, 10 years old, 517 Hannibal St., N., Cincinnati. Bundle Carrier. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sidney Ashcraft, 10 years old, 517 Hannibal St., N., Cincinnati. Bundl...

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Mike Peoki, 707 South 7th St., Philadelphia. Didn't know age. Mother said 9 years. White's Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people here expect to remain two weeks more. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness E. F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mike Peoki, 707 South 7th St., Philadelphia. Didn't know age. Mother s...

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12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The father, mother, and two boys (9 and 12 yrs.) expect to make $700 in about 2 months time in the beet work. "The boys can keep up with me all right, and all day long," the father said. Begin at 6 A.M. and work until 6 P.M. with hour off at noon. Several smaller children not work. See Hine Report for studies of amount of work done by these and other children. Oct. 30/15. Location: Ft. Collins [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine.

12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The f...

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Artificial flower making at 8 cents a gross. Youngest child working is 5 years old. Location: New York, New York (State)

Artificial flower making at 8 cents a gross. Youngest child working is...

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Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ad...

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Frank Burditt and family. They rent this dilapidated shank [i.e., shack] and are trying to make a living off the meagre land near by. Oct. 11, 1921. Location: Sissonville, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Frank Burditt and family. They rent this dilapidated shank [i.e., shac...

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[Hazel family (very poorly educated). Children have not been to school this year although living within 1 1/2 miles of school 5-7. See Kentucky report and special card.] Location: [Bowling Green vicinity, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Hazel family (very poorly educated). Children have not been to school...

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Boys working at forging. Oklahoma City High School. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Boys working at forging. Oklahoma City High School. Location: Oklahom...

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4 p.m. Group of newsies selling in front of South Station. 4 of them said they were 11 years old. Saw no badges in evidence. Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

4 p.m. Group of newsies selling in front of South Station. 4 of them s...

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Dinner Toters, Columbus, Ga. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Dinner Toters, Columbus, Ga. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

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Scavengers. Miss Eddy interested. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Scavengers. Miss Eddy interested. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts...

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Jennie Capparomie, 708 S. Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 5 years old. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness E.F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Jennie Capparomie, 708 S. Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 5 years old. Wh...

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Home of Ansley Westover, rear of 8 1/2 Milton St., Worcester, Massachusetts. Mother and children, 4 yrs., 8 yrs., 10 yrs., 11 yrs., and 12 yrs., earn about $4 to $5 a week. Work until 9 P.M. frequently and at times until 10 P.M. or midnight and then sometimes up working before school. (See also report) Photo at 5 P.M. Witness F.A. Smith. Location: Worcester, Massachusettsachusetts.

Home of Ansley Westover, rear of 8 1/2 Milton St., Worcester, Massachu...

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Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. [Young girl worker at Cheney Silk Mills, leaning on scrap metal wagon, S. Manchester, Conn.] (No. 5002). Location: [South Manchester, Connecticut] / Photo by Lewis W, Hine.

Cheney Silk Mills. Favorable working conditions. [Young girl worker at...

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Drop wire boy, Granite Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Drop wire boy, Granite Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Le...

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Butcher boys / James Brown del. 1848.

Butcher boys / James Brown del. 1848.

Print shows boys in a wagon, one wearing a butcher's apron, with a dog; the boy wearing the apron appears to be driving, or pretending to drive, the wagon. 166 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption: "Get up, get up! ... More

Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from10 to 20 pounds a day. Mother said: "Mart, he haint old nuff to go to school much, but he kin pick his 20 pounds a day. Mostly 10 or 15 pounds." See 4560. Lewis W. Hine, photo. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma.

Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from10 to 20 pounds a day. Mother said:...

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In comparison with governmental affairs newsies are small matters. This photo taken in the shadow of the National Capitol where the laws are made. This group of young newsboys sells on the Capitol grounds every day, ages 8 yrs., 9 yrs., 10 yrs., 11 yrs., 12 yrs. The only boy with a badge, was the 8 yr. old, and it didn't belong to him. Names are Tony Passaro, 8 yrs. old, 124 Schottes Alley, N.E.; Joseph Passaro, 11 yrs. old, (has made application for badge); Joseph Mase (9 yrs. old), 122 Schottes Alley. Joseph Tucci, (10 yrs. old) 411 1/2 5th St., N.E. Jack Giovanazzi, 228 Schottes Alley, 12 yrs. old. Is in ungraded school for incorrigibility in school. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].

In comparison with governmental affairs newsies are small matters. Thi...

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Interior of a shack occupied by berry pickers. Anne Arundel County., Maryland. Courtesy of Maryland Child Labor Committee. Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Interior of a shack occupied by berry pickers. Anne Arundel County., M...

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