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Robert McGee, scalped by Sioux Chief Little Turtle in 1864 / E.E. Henry, photographer.

Robert McGee, scalped by Sioux Chief Little Turtle in 1864 / E.E. Henr...

Robert McGee, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, showing effects of being scalped as a child. 14558V U.S. Copyright Office. Caption on back details his ordeal as a child.

Our pets dream of old Santa Claus

Our pets dream of old Santa Claus

Spectral Santa stands over sleeping child, mother asleep at nearby table. 57656Cp2s-2 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Strohmeyer & Wyman.

[Eskimo child], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

[Eskimo child], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Cordova Alaska - Child's Glacier - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Cordova Alaska - Child's Glacier - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Cordova Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter at Child's Glacier - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Cordova Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter at Child's Glacier - Frank G. Carp...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Eskimo child, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Eskimo child, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library f Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Child and dogs, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Child and dogs, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Edward S. Curtis - Chemehuevi mother and child

Edward S. Curtis - Chemehuevi mother and child

H99547 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2397-07.

Igorrote (wild Filipino) mother and child, Luzon, Philippine Islands

Igorrote (wild Filipino) mother and child, Luzon, Philippine Islands

Stereograph shows a Filipino woman nursing her infant. H98933 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3591. Copyright by H.C. White Co.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children on night shift going to work at 6 P.M. on a cold, dark December night. They do not come out again until 6:00 A.M. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children ...

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

Edward S. Curtis - Chief Child, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Chief Child, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man. H113001 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2673-08.

Nearly Sold Out! "Basket ! Five Cents Each!" Antoinette Siminger, 12 years old, 4219 Glenway Ave., Price Hill, Sixth St., Market, Cincinnati. 10 P.M. Had been selling since morning. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Nearly Sold Out! "Basket ! Five Cents Each!" Antoinette Siminger, 12 y...

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

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

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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.

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

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

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May Hosiery Mills. The boy is Harvey Curtis, 12 years old, turns stockings. Made $1.41 this week, out of which he paid sixty cents carfare. Location: Nashville, Tennessee.

May Hosiery Mills. The boy is Harvey Curtis, 12 years old, turns stock...

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

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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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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Edward S. Curtis - Cayuse mother and child

Edward S. Curtis - Cayuse mother and child

Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 3317-10.

Tenjeta Calone, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Been picking cranberries 4 years. White's Bog, Browns 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.

Tenjeta Calone, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Been picking cranberries 4...

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

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

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

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

Carrie Dietrick, ten years old. Raymond, seven years old. Pick shrimp at the Peerless Oyster Co. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

Carrie Dietrick, ten years old. Raymond, seven years old. Pick shrimp ...

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Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters work in factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times work until midnight. Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Me., just for the summer months. Work is very irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Sea...

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

Camille Carmo, Justine Carmo, seven and nine years old. The older one picks about 4 pails a day. Youngest was picking also. Location: Rochester [vicinity] Eldridge Bog, Massachusetts.

Camille Carmo, Justine Carmo, seven and nine years old. The older one ...

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

Frank Jarsoe [i.e., Jarose?], (left end), 7 Fayette St. Mellins [i.e., Mellens?] Court, said 11 years old. Pin boy in Les Miserables Alleys, made $3.75 last week. Joe Weaver, (right end), 10 Mellens Court, said 11 years old also a pin boy, made $2.13 last week. These boys work until midnight every week night. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Frank Jarsoe [i.e., Jarose?], (left end), 7 Fayette St. Mellins [i.e.,...

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

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

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

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Packs some with her mother. Mother and two sisters work in factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times work until midnight. Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Me., just for the summer months. Work is very irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Nan de Gallant, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine, 9 year old cartoner, Sea...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

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

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

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

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View of back yard, 70 Borden St., Providence, R.I. Location: Providence, Rhode Island.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View of back yard, 70 Borden St.,...

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Cigarettes, Spruce St., Italian Boys, Providence, R.I. Nov 23, 1912. Location: Providence, Rhode Island.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Cigarettes, Spruce St., Italian B...

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

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) One of the Midwives' homes, Spruce St. Location: Providence, Rhode Island.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) One of the Midwives' homes, Spruc...

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Crocheting on underwear at home. Carmina Caruso, 10 years old, a regular worker; sister Mary, 5 years old, learning; mother and neighbor sitting out in unkept [i.e., unkempt?] side yard all day long. Sometimes they walk up and down the street as they work. 18 South Street, Somerville, Massachusetts. See also Home work report. Location: Sommerville, Massachusettsachusetts.

Crocheting on underwear at home. Carmina Caruso, 10 years old, a regul...

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Tiny girl with big bag she is carrying home, Spruce St., Providence, R.I. Location: Providence, Rhode Island.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Tiny girl with big bag she is car...

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

Allen ---, Northampton, Massachusetts., thinks he is 8 years old. Sells on the streets of Northampton until 6:30 every night. Location: Northampton, Massachusettsachusetts.

Allen ---, Northampton, Massachusetts., thinks he is 8 years old. Sell...

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

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...

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

Jimmie Michael, 10 years old. Shucks six pots a day. Been at it 3 years. Varn and Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

Jimmie Michael, 10 years old. Shucks six pots a day. Been at it 3 year...

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

The Virginia K. Johnson Home. A House of Refuge for Unmarried Mothers under twenty-one years old. A large proportion of the girls here came from the farms, their lives stunted by the monotonous work of cotton picking, many of them beginning at five and six years old. Surely this must be counted one of the by-products of such deadening work. See Hine report on Texas Child Labor. Location: Dallas, Texas.

The Virginia K. Johnson Home. A House of Refuge for Unmarried Mothers ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charley Humble. Said he was 10 years old. Has a regular job. Been helping his sister for some months in the Deep River Mills. Mother and sister work. Father deserted. Location: Randleman, North Carolina.

Charley Humble. Said he was 10 years old. Has a regular job. Been help...

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

Children thrashing corn during school hours on a farm near Dublin. Many such light occupations fall to the lot of the Georgia child. Location: Dublin [vicinity], Georgia.

Children thrashing corn during school hours on a farm near Dublin. Man...

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

Three Saunders children, nine, eleven, and thirteen years old, mowing away the grain. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August 1915.

Three Saunders children, nine, eleven, and thirteen years old, mowing ...

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

[3 of the many young oyster shuckers going home from the Pass Christian Cannery at 5 P.M. Lena Krueger, 7 years old (in the middle) had shucked 6 pots that day; Annie Kadeska, 9 years old on the right, has shucked 10 pots; and Rosie Zinsoska on the left (did not know her age) had shucked 6 pots.] Location: [Pass Christian, Mississippi] / [L.W. Hine]

[3 of the many young oyster shuckers going home from the Pass Christia...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ora Fugate, 10 years old worming tobacco. They said they do not worm in middle of day when hot, but work right through when "suckering." See 4400. Location: Hedges Station, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Ora Fugate, 10 years old worming tobacco. They said they do not worm i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hugh Oliphant, 12 years old driving a "double-shovel." Location: Warren County--Bowling Green, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Hugh Oliphant, 12 years old driving a "double-shovel." Location: Warr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hastine - Ush - Klish -ah -Soon (The mud man's wife) Navajo blanket weaver near Gallup, New Mexico

Hastine - Ush - Klish -ah -Soon (The mud man's wife) Navajo blanket we...

Photograph shows Navajo woman weaving blanket on loom; child, standing behind tree, watches weaver.

At the well A young ragged member of the colony of Greeks who have reached Salonica from the Caucasus for the purpose of settling again in their native land. The water supply at the camp was installed by the British army during the war.

At the well A young ragged member of the colony of Greeks who have rea...

Photograph shows a child filling a jug with water. Filed in: Greece Children General. No. RC-8720. Forms part of: American National Red Cross photograph collection.

[Sgt. McQuade, White House Policeman, holding a lost child]

[Sgt. McQuade, White House Policeman, holding a lost child]

Caption: One of the "tragedies" of the Easter egg rolling at the White House. At one time Sergt. McQuade of the White House Police had eight youngsters who had strayed from their parents. All were safely return... More

[Greek mother & child waiting in camp at Salonica for continuation of journey from the Caucasus to Thrace]

[Greek mother & child waiting in camp at Salonica for continuation of ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Greece. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Homework pictures taken in connection with investigation (see report TE-NY-39). Location: New York, New York (State)

Homework pictures taken in connection with investigation (see report T...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 4921. Recorded on a single caption card spanning 4919-4931. Credit line: National Child Labor Committ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Duck-skin parkas, Nunivak

Edward S. Curtis - Duck-skin parkas, Nunivak

Eskimo adult and child wearing duck-skin parkas. J299929 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Sea... More

Front porch - An old photo of a man and a dog on a porch

Front porch - An old photo of a man and a dog on a porch

Top image: Sharecropper Allie Mae Burroughs sitting in a rocking chair on the porch, handing something to youngest child. Bottom image: Allie Mae Burroughs and three of her children on the porch. In album: Pict... More

Los Angeles (Calif.) Evacuation - With identification tags attached to their person, a brother and sister start on their journey

Los Angeles (Calif.) Evacuation - With identification tags attached to...

Signal Corps Photo No. 9CA-42-1791-PSF. S 602. Photo from U.S. Army, Western Defense Command and Fourth Army. In album: v. 1, p. 99.

Children playing with Campbell Kid dolls. See photos showing where they are made. Location: New York, New York (State)

Children playing with Campbell Kid dolls. See photos showing where the...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2888. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Millie, four years old and Nellie five years old. Cotton pickers on a farm near Houston, Millie picks eight pounds a day and Nellie thirty pounds. This is nearly every day. Home conditions bare and bad. Location: Houston vicinity, Texas

Millie, four years old and Nellie five years old. Cotton pickers on a ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 3598. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Donald Mallick, (see #1513.) And Myrtle Mallick. Myrtle is 8 years. Selling papers 1 12 years, average earnings 35 cents per day. Sells from choice. Begs pennies and works "last paper" scheme. Earnings not needed at home. Visits saloons. (See general report for further information.) Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Donald Mallick, (see #1513.) And Myrtle Mallick. Myrtle is 8 years. Se...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1541. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the outer world Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the ou...

Photo shows girl identified as Lalar Blanton (Source: Joe Manning, 2014, http://eightsteeples.com/blanton1.html).

Mary Christmas, nearly 4 years old. Picks cranberries sometimes. She is now picking up berries spilled at the barrels by Grandfather. Grandpa says, "I make her pick sometimes, yes." Location: Falmouth - Week's Bog, Massachusetts.

Mary Christmas, nearly 4 years old. Picks cranberries sometimes. She i...

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

National Child Labor Committee. No. 72. Main entrance, Gary West Virginia. Mine. Drivers and miners going to work 7 A.M. stay underground until 5:30 P.M. Location: Gary, West Virginia.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 72. Main entrance, Gary West Virgi...

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

[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, baki...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Frances Frigineto, 3 years old. Marie Frigineto, 5 years old, latter been picking two years. 711 Patchionk Ave., Philadelphia. Whites Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people expect to remain here for two weeks more. E.F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey.

Frances Frigineto, 3 years old. Marie Frigineto, 5 years old, latter b...

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Frances Frigineto, 3 years old. Marie Frigineto, 5 years old, latter been picking two years. 711 Patchionk Ave., Philadelphia. Whites Bog, Brown Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people expect to remain here for two weeks more. E.F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey.

Frances Frigineto, 3 years old. Marie Frigineto, 5 years old, latter b...

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[Child Labor Scholarship. Boy securing his weekly allowance from the New York Child Labor Committee, that permits his parents in school. June 1913.] Location: [New York (State)]

[Child Labor Scholarship. Boy securing his weekly allowance from the N...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

DAVID FRANKLIN HOUSTIN [sic], CHAIRMAN OF THE N.C.L.C. Mr. Houston was secretary of Agriculture in President Wilson's Cabinet, 1913-1920 and Sec. of the treasury 1920, 1921. He has been active in educational affairs throughout his life and in the promotion of social welfare generally. He has been a teacher and school Supt., a college professor in political and social science; president of the Agri. and Mechanical College of Texas; dean and later president of the University of Texas; Chancellor of Washington University; chairman of the Federal Board for Vocational Education; chairman of the Farm Loan Board; member of numerous official commissions; and a writer of force and distinction on historical, economic and financial topics. He was born in Monroe, Union Co., N.C. in 1866, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from South Carolina College, and Master of Arts from Harvard. The degree of Doctor of Laws has been conferred upon him by seven different colleges and Universities, including Harvard, Yale and the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Houston says he looks upon his work with the National Child Labor Committee as presenting a great opportunity. It is the same opportunity that is shared by every member of the organization. Shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Houston let us all prove equal to the opportunity which is ours today. AUGUST AMERICAN CHILD. 1921.

DAVID FRANKLIN HOUSTIN [sic], CHAIRMAN OF THE N.C.L.C. Mr. Houston was...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nannie Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been working in the Crescent Hosiery Mill for some months. Makes about $3 a week. Has been through the 5th grade in school. She is bright, but unsophisticated. Told investigator, "There are other little girls in the mill too. One of them, says she's 13, but she doesn't look any older than me." Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Nannie Coleson, looper who said she was 11 years old, and has been wor...

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

"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...

An old photo of a boy with a hat on. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

5:00 P.M. on a cold day. Frank Luzzi, a 10 years old newsie, who has been selling for 2 years. Begins at 5 A.M. sometimes and sells until 8 P.M. at times. Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

5:00 P.M. on a cold day. Frank Luzzi, a 10 years old newsie, who has b...

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

Edna Smilley, R.D. 1. Eighteen years old and sister seven years old pick seventy-five pounds of cotton a day. "We'd ruther do anything than pick cotton," Edna said. Schools open November 1st. Location: Denison, Texas.

Edna Smilley, R.D. 1. Eighteen years old and sister seven years old pi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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...

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

[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest man is Mr. Hollingworth. Two of his boys in front row. Sylvester, ten years old, "Only helps in the mill afternoons and Saturdays." "But if I was twelve," he said, "I'd go to work to-morrow." The other boy, Floyd, said he was thirteen, but he doesn't seem to be. He said, "I sweeps. Get thirty cents a day. Sweepin' keeps you at it right steady. Not much chance to rest. You have to be twelve to work." Location: Laurel, Mississippi.

[Some of the youngest workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Miss. Tallest ma...

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

Teresa Lerre, 5 years old, cranberry picker. 1024 S. 9th St., Philadelphia. The father and four children are picking. A "carrier" may be seen at one side. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school in Philadelphia and the people expect to remain here two weeks more. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey.

Teresa Lerre, 5 years old, cranberry picker. 1024 S. 9th St., Philadel...

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Family of Peter Elvis, New Orleans, La. All except smallest baby work in the Barataria Canning Company. Youngest boy, Jo., seven years old works Saturdays. Alma, the three year-old by the door is "learnin' the trade" her mother said. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Family of Peter Elvis, New Orleans, La. All except smallest baby work ...

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Crowded Italian home, 46 Crary St., Providence, R.I. Nov 26, 1912. Property owned by wealthy family. Location: Providence, Rhode Island.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Crowded Italian home, 46 Crary St...

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Dangerous work. Charlie McBride. Said twelve years old. This twelve year old boy has a steady job with the Miller and Vidor Lumber Company. He takes slabs out of the chute which has a moving endless chain to carry the wood up the chute. He passes the slabs on to the other boy who saws them on an unguarded circular saw. Charlie runs the saw himself whenever he gets a chance. He is exposed, not only to the above dangers, but to the weather, no roof even. Has been here for some months. "Get four bits a day." (Fifty cents.) Works ten hours. This was the only mill that I found around Beaumont that employed boys - likely because they are located some distance out of town. Location: Beaumont, Texas.

Dangerous work. Charlie McBride. Said twelve years old. This twelve ye...

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4 P.M. Basso family, 2 Carmine St., N.Y. Apt 17. Making roses in dirty, poorly lighted kitchen. They work some at night. Pauline, 6 years old, works after school, Peter, 8 works until 8 [P.M] Mike, (cross-eyed), 12 years old, until 10 P.[M.] Father keeps a rag shop. Location: New York, New York (State)

4 P.M. Basso family, 2 Carmine St., N.Y. Apt 17. Making roses in dirty...

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The tread mill - Political cartoon, public domain image

The tread mill - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon marked New York World shows children turning a wheel labeled "Profits on child labor."

[Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph is Velma Smith a tiny little spinner with a steady job all day. I found her at home crying bitterly because her father refused to let her have any money out of the pay envelope she brought home. Mother said: "That haint no way to encourage children to work." Mother, father and several children work. Her mother admitted she worked here before 12 years old, and at Ella White Mill and one other city for about a year. Says they have no family record, but claims Velma is 12 now (which is doubtful). I saw her several times going and coming at 5:45 A.M. and noon.] Location: [Opelika, Alabama]

[Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph i...

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Edward S. Curtis - Archie & Quentin Roosevelt

Edward S. Curtis - Archie & Quentin Roosevelt

Photograph showing boys blowing bubbles on lawn at Sagamore Hill. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis.

Salvin Nocito, 5 years old, carries 2 pecks of cranberries for long distance to the "bushel-man." Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness E. F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Salvin Nocito, 5 years old, carries 2 pecks of cranberries for long di...

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Three pickers going home from work. Anne Benotte, said 7 years old. Brother Vincent said 11. Vincent picked last year. Inez, sister said 6 years old, "and picked last year wid me mudder." Smallest one not quite large enough to work. Father works in Parker Mills. Location: Parker Mills [vicinity], Massachusetts.

Three pickers going home from work. Anne Benotte, said 7 years old. Br...

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Peula[?] Amava[?], 8 years old. Has had 3 years of this work. Carries the cranberries and tends baby between times. We found him at work on berry farm, Cannon, Del. in May, 1910, before school closed. Browns Mills, N.J. This is the fourth week of school and the people expect to remain here two weeks more. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey.

Peula[?] Amava[?], 8 years old. Has had 3 years of this work. Carries ...

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Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his children work in the mill. Says it is no place for them. Plenty of children below 12 in his mill. He said that it is a common practice all through the South for employers in cotton mills to evade the child labor law by allowing young children to help their older sisters or brothers. The name of the small child is not on the books. "That is the way we manage it." Nov. 28/08. Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his c...

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Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph is Velma Smith a tiny little spinner with a steady job all day. I found her at home crying bitterly because her father refused to let her have any money out of the pay envelope she brought home. Mother said: "That haint no way to encourage children to work." Mother, father and several children work. Her mother admitted she worked here before 12 years old, and at Ella White Mill and one other city for about a year. Says they have no family record, but claims Velma is 12 now (which is doubtful). I saw her several times going and coming at 5:45 A.M. and noon. Location: Opelika, Alabama.

Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph is...

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Group of newsies selling on Capitol steps, April 11, 1912. Tony Passaro, (8 yrs. old). Dan Mercurio, (9 yrs. old). Joseph Tucci (10 years old). Peter Peper (10 yrs. old). John Carlino (11 yrs. old). (For addresses see previous labels.) Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Group of newsies selling on Capitol steps, April 11, 1912. Tony Passar...

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Group of oyster shuckers in Barataria Canning Co. In this group are Gertrude Kohn, five years old, and Pauline ---, eight years old. See also photos 1973, 1976, 1997, 1998. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Group of oyster shuckers in Barataria Canning Co. In this group are Ge...

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4 P.M. Ceru family, 143 Thompson St., near tenement, N.Y. In this dirty attic home with a dog and a cat adding to the other filth that accumulates, these three make artificial leaves. The little five-year-old helps some. She was sighing, "Tired." Her sister (about 10 years old) works until 9 P.M. some nights although she is near-sighted. At home she keeps her glasses on the shelf, 'because [because] Mother says I look funny with them. Now I got to go out and shop." [Second card:] Making artificial leaves in tenement attic. New York City, 1912. The 5-year-old helps. Her sister, aged 10, works till 9 P.M. some nights although she is near-sighted. Location: New York, New York (State)

4 P.M. Ceru family, 143 Thompson St., near tenement, N.Y. In this dirt...

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Donald Mallick, (see #1513.) And Myrtle Mallick. Myrtle is 8 years. Selling papers 1 1/2 years, average earnings 35 cents per day. Sells from choice. Begs pennies and works "last paper" scheme. Earnings not needed at home. Visits saloons. (See general report for further information.) Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Donald Mallick, (see #1513.) And Myrtle Mallick. Myrtle is 8 years. Se...

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Workers in the Nokomis Cotton Mill, Lexington, N.C. The smallest boy said he was 11 years old and makes 50 cents a day. Been doffing there for some months. The Band Boy who seems much younger would not be photgraphed. Also several other young workers. Location: Lexington, North Carolina.

Workers in the Nokomis Cotton Mill, Lexington, N.C. The smallest boy s...

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Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo October 23rd, 1912) while working in Sanders Spinning Mill, Bessemer City, N.C. August 21st, 1912, a piece of the machine fell on to his foot mashing his toe. This caused him to fall on to a spinning machine and his hand went into the unprotected gearing, crushing and tearing out two fingers. He told the Attorney he was 11 years old when it happened. His parents are now trying to make him 13 years old. The school census taken at the time of the accident makes him12 years (parents' statement) and school records say the same. His school teacher thinks he is 12. His brother (see photo 3071) is not yet 11 years old. Both of the boys worked in the mill several months before the accident. His father, (R.L. Newsom) tried to compromise with the Company when he found the boy would receive the money and not the parents. The mother tried to blame the boys for getting jobs on their own hook, but she let them work several months. The aunt said "Now he's jes got to where he could be of some help to his ma an' then this happens and he can't never work no more like he oughter." Location: Bessemer City, North Carolina.

Accident to young cotton mill worker. Giles Edmund Newsom (Photo Octob...

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Edward S. Curtis - At the ford, Native Americans

Edward S. Curtis - At the ford, Native Americans

Three Apaches, one with a child, with horses laden with water jugs, a colt, and a dog stopped beside a stream. H36606 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 116. Copyright by E.S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. C... More

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