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C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

John and Willie D--- Two boy tramps, brothers, as they appeared when arrested.

John and Willie D--- Two boy tramps, brothers, as they appeared when a...

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Two convicts carrying large pot of soup

Two convicts carrying large pot of soup

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

[Andrew Carnegie, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]

[Andrew Carnegie, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]

B63267 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Andrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, leaning on chair, facing front]

[Andrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, leaning on chair, fac...

B63268 U.S. Copyright Office. On verso: B.L.H. Dabbs, Pittsburg, Pa. No. 3.

Refugees on levee, April 17, 1897 / photo by Carroll's Art Gallery.

Refugees on levee, April 17, 1897 / photo by Carroll's Art Gallery.

Photograph shows an African American family group camped on a levee on the Mississippi River. Mississippi Archives has the same image, called "Awaiting the reflief boat on the Miss. River, April 2nd, 1897," Gre... More

Daughter of Mrs. Marshall Field, pushing doll cart

Daughter of Mrs. Marshall Field, pushing doll cart

A little girl pushing a wheelbarrow with a doll in it. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. A.G. Vanderbilt (Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim)

Mrs. A.G. Vanderbilt (Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim)

A woman in a dress sitting on a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt, Jr. - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt, Jr. - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

[The Georgia Negro] Illiteracy. - Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Paris

[The Georgia Negro] Illiteracy. - Exposition Universelle International...

Graph shows percentage of illiterate African Americans from 1860 to 1900. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris ... More

Philip J. McCook, Julia Arthur, Mrs. O. Harriman, General Graves, E.F. Albee, Sgt. Woodfill, (and wife), and Adm. Glennon

Philip J. McCook, Julia Arthur, Mrs. O. Harriman, General Graves, E.F....

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

W.K. Vanderbilt - Public domain photograph, glass negative

W.K. Vanderbilt - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

President Roosevelt and party at Biltmore, the home of Mr. George Vanderbilt, Asheville, N.C.

President Roosevelt and party at Biltmore, the home of Mr. George Vand...

Stereograph showing Roosevelt and his party standing in front of a gazebo-like structure. H23896 U.S. Copyright Office. On recto: Copyright 1902 by Underwood & Underwood.

Remember the poor : a Salvation Army Christmas box

Remember the poor : a Salvation Army Christmas box

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

[John Pierpont Morgan, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]

[John Pierpont Morgan, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly r...

H39792 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain scan of 19th-century artistic photograph, platinum print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andrew Carnegie - Public domain portrait print

Andrew Carnegie - Public domain portrait print

Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

HEARST, WILLIAM RANDOLPH - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

HEARST, WILLIAM RANDOLPH - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description William Randolph Hearst - American newspaper publisher active d... More

[Andrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, standing behind chair, facing front]

[Andrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, standing behind chair...

Copyright by Davis & Sanford, N.Y. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MRS. WM. TAFT - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MRS. WM. TAFT - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

A black and white photo of two women. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CARNEGIE, ANDREW. Glass transparencies. Public domain photograph.

CARNEGIE, ANDREW. Glass transparencies. Public domain photograph.

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Labor Day parade, marchers of Russian Labor Assn., New York

Labor Day parade, marchers of Russian Labor Assn., New York

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Charles Gibbon, Postal Telegraph Messenger. 14 years of age, 2 months in service. Don't smoke. Visits houses of prostitution, works form 8 A.M. to 6 P.M.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware.

Charles Gibbon, Postal Telegraph Messenger. 14 years of age, 2 months ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Where the newsboy's money goes. Investigator, Edward F. Brown.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910.

Where the newsboy's money goes. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Locati...

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

Messenger, Broadway.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Messenger, Broadway. 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.

Messenger boys on a hurry (?) call. Union Square, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Messenger boys on a hurry (?) call. Union Square, N.Y. Location: New ...

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

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd Vanderbilt (1861-1940) mother of Barbara Cainrcross Rutherfurd (1895-1939). She married William Kissam Vanderbilt. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

All of these are workers in the Stearns Silk Factory, Petersburg, Virginia Not all of the youngsters would get into the photo. I went through the factory during working hours and saw many others like these. A neighbor's testimony corroborated the foregoing. Noon hour.  Location: Petersburg, Virginia.

All of these are workers in the Stearns Silk Factory, Petersburg, Virg...

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

[Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, bust portrait, facing right]

[Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, bust portrait, facing right]

Photo copyrighted by Pach Bros. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Israel April, 314 I St., S.W., Washington, D.C. "I serves the President". 9 yr. old news boy with no badge selling near Willard Hotel, Sunday P.M., 4/14/12. Been selling for several years. I found him selling after midnight April 17th and 18th. Quite a pugnacious little chap. He and his brother are said to have a large clientele among ambassadors and senators.  Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Israel April, 314 I St., S.W., Washington, D.C. "I serves the Presiden...

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

Robert Paul, 216 Johnson Street. 10 year old newsy. Found at 11 P.M. with 12 papers near Seminole Hotel. Been at it 4 years. Often sells until midnight. He and brother make about $1.50 a day. Goes to school little. Sells around the College Inn.  Location: Jacksonville, Florida.

Robert Paul, 216 Johnson Street. 10 year old newsy. Found at 11 P.M. w...

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

A few of the San Antonio messengers. See Hine report on messenger service of Texas. Edgar Barnes is one of the smallest in front row. The messengers and their contact with the Red Light districts, in most of the large cities of Texas, is one of the worst phases of child labor in the state.  Location: San Antonio, Texas.

A few of the San Antonio messengers. See Hine report on messenger serv...

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

Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 - Public domain portrait print

Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 - Public domain portrait print

3/4 lgth., seated at desk, left profile; reading. Photoprint copyrighted by Marceau, N.Y.C. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Suffrage paraders: Mrs. McLennan, Mrs. Althea Taft, Mrs. Lew Bridges, Mrs. Burleson, Alberta Hill, Miss Ragsdale

Suffrage paraders: Mrs. McLennan, Mrs. Althea Taft, Mrs. Lew Bridges, ...

Photo taken at the National American Woman Suffrage Association parade held in Washington, D.C., March 3, 1913 showing (left to right) Mrs. Russell McLennan, Mrs. Althea Taft, Mrs. Lew Bridges, Mrs. Richard Cok... More

Prisoners of war, Berezovka, Siberia

Prisoners of war, Berezovka, Siberia

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[Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, and Henry Ford posed standing, full-length, at Mr. Edison's home, Ft. Myers, Florida]

[Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, and Henry Ford posed standing, full-le...

J191001 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hunt. Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Factory Inspectors Past and Present. From left to right: Miss Madge Nave, Factory Inspector, Louisville, Kentucky. Miss Mary Malone, State Inspector Ten-Hour Law, Delaware. Mrs. Florence Kelley, Chief State Factory Inspector of Illinois, 1893-97. Mrs. Martha D. Gould, Factories Inspector, Parish of New Orleans. Miss Jean Gordon, Factories Inspector, Parish of New Orleans, 1908. Miss Ella Haas, State Factory Inspector, Dayton, O.  Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Factory Inspectors Past and Present. From left to right: Miss Madge Na...

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Eight-year old Jack on a Western Massachusetts farm. He is a type of child who is being overworked in many rural districts. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August, 1915.  Location: Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts.

Eight-year old Jack on a Western Massachusetts farm. He is a type of c...

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

[Eight-year old Jack on a Western Massachusetts farm. He is a type of child who is being overworked in many rural districts. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August 1915.]  Location: [Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts].

[Eight-year old Jack on a Western Massachusetts farm. He is a type of ...

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

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt & Mrs. Rob't Bacon

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt & Mrs. Rob't Bacon

Photograph shows Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd (1861-1940), the second wife of businessman William Kissam Vanderbilt and Martha Waldron Cowdin, probably taken at the International Flower Show in New York City,... More

RED CROSS. FRONT: MRS. E.B. MILLER; MRS. WILLIAM F. PATTEN; MRS. J.B. HARRIMAN

RED CROSS. FRONT: MRS. E.B. MILLER; MRS. WILLIAM F. PATTEN; MRS. J.B. ...

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

[John Dowers, 7 years old, lives at 108 W. Frisco St. Starts out at 5 a.m. some days. Father is blind and sells newspapers. John is a pretty good beggar. Was seen trying to borrow a dollar from the bank to "get father a watch" (father is blind).]  Location: [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[John Dowers, 7 years old, lives at 108 W. Frisco St. Starts out at 5 ...

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

[Flora Payne Whitney Miller, three-quarter length portrait, seated at typewriter, facing front]

[Flora Payne Whitney Miller, three-quarter length portrait, seated at ...

J236598 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Harris & Ewing. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, drawing caricature sketches in booth at charity fair in Southampton, L.I., left profile, showing exterior of booth, onlookers and photographer at work]

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, drawing caricature sketches in booth at cha...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Photo by Bain News Service. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: New York Long ... More

Left to right, group: Mrs. Medill McCormick, Katrina and John at horse show

Left to right, group: Mrs. Medill McCormick, Katrina and John at horse...

A group of people riding on the backs of horses. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of newsboys from 7 years to 21. There were no newsgirls at this time. On the Green at New Haven, Conn. Aug. 26, 1924.  Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

Group of newsboys from 7 years to 21. There were no newsgirls at this ...

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

Jacob Gould Schurman, Amb. to Germany, [5/13/25]

Jacob Gould Schurman, Amb. to Germany, [5/13/25]

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of people in a field, New Jersey. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of people in a field, New Jersey. Farm Securit...

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

North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.

North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside ass...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women w...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Calif.

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc., plant, Inglewood, Calif. The heavy hemp rope is used to snub the hammer so that it forms the part under proper pressure and rises clear of the work after each operation. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for Uni...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Homesteader feeding his daughter at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair free barbeque

Homesteader feeding his daughter at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair free...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Santa Fe R.R. line going to Albuquerque, New Mexico, past the Isleta Indian reservation, Isleta, N[ew] Mex[ico]

Santa Fe R.R. line going to Albuquerque, New Mexico, past the Isleta I...

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, Indian reservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraf...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Air...

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

Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes

Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft C...

Public domain photograph of theatrical or movie production, scene, actors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, ...

Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War production workers at the Heil Company making gasoline trailer tanks for the U.S. Army Air Corps, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Elizabeth Little, age 30, the mother of two children, spraying small parts. Her husband runs a farm

War production workers at the Heil Company making gasoline trailer tan...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Camouflage class in New York University, where men and women are preparing for jobs in the Army or in industry, New York, N.Y. They make models from aerial photographs, re-photograph them, then work out a camouflage scheme and make a final photograph

Camouflage class in New York University, where men and women are prepa...

Public domain photograph of people around a table, meeting, boardgame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Loading a freighter with coal at one of the three coal docks owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Sandusky, Ohio

Loading a freighter with coal at one of the three coal docks owned by ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Newsboy's sack of papers, Montrose, Colorado

Newsboy's sack of papers, Montrose, Colorado

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

[Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, 1908-, half length, seated behind desk, facing slightly left, papers in his hands; as Coordinator of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the American Republics]

[Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, 1908-, half length, seated behind desk, f...

Photo by Dixon, for Office for Emergency Management. Typed on caption: "D-0449." This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions based on information in description for ne... More

Ash Fork (vicinity), Arizona. Passing an eastbound freight train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Winslow and Seligman, Arizona

Ash Fork (vicinity), Arizona. Passing an eastbound freight train on th...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Gaspar Favozza, son of an Italian-American fisherman

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Gaspar Favozza, son of an Italian-American ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New York, New York. Italian-American policeman chatting with customers in a grocery store on Mulberry Street

New York, New York. Italian-American policeman chatting with customers...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Eleanor Widener Dixon, residence at 9002 Crefeld St., Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. View to tower

Mrs. Eleanor Widener Dixon, residence at 9002 Crefeld St., Chestnut Hi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Birmingham, Ala[bama]. Average negro homes / MST.

Birmingham, Ala[bama]. Average negro homes / MST.

Photograph shows a row of wood frame houses with people sitting on porches and children playing. Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet a... More

Little Marianna Costa standing on a stool between her parents.

Little Marianna Costa standing on a stool between her parents.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Marianna Costa, a retired official in Paterson's dyers union local who lives in Haledon, NJ.

Two men standing on float with statue of San Rocco.

Two men standing on float with statue of San Rocco.

Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual San Rocco procession, sponsored by the Montescaglioso Club of Paterson, as it passes through the People's Park neighborhood of Paterson, New Jersey.

John Granata, proprietor of John Granata Financial Service, poses on 21st Avenue; sign for his business is visible on wall behind him.
Statue of San Rocco is carried up the steps of the church; a Massachusetts will be held inside.

Statue of San Rocco is carried up the steps of the church; a Massachus...

Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual San Rocco procession, sponsored by the Montescaglioso Club of Paterson, as it passes through the People's Park neighborhood of Paterson, New Jersey.

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

All these are workers in the Cherokkee[i.e., Cherokee?] Hosiery Mill, ...

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

Newsboy starting to "flip a car."  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Newsboy starting to "flip a car." Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

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

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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7 year old Ferris. Tiny newsie who did not know enough to make change for investigator. There are still too many of these little ones in the larger cities.  Location: Mobile, Alabama.

7 year old Ferris. Tiny newsie who did not know enough to make change ...

A young boy standing on a sidewalk holding a newspaper. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jewish family working on garters in kitchen for tenement home. (For complete details see Miss E.C. Watson's report.)  Location: New York, New York (State)

Jewish family working on garters in kitchen for tenement home. (For co...

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

The Ball Team. Composed mainly of glass workers. Indiana. Aug. 1908. L.W.H. [Lewis Wickes Hine].  Location: Indiana.

The Ball Team. Composed mainly of glass workers. Indiana. Aug. 1908. L...

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

Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport innerwings before they are assembled on the fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport i...

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A tenement-house alley gang : Candidates for crime / / R.T.S.

A tenement-house alley gang : Candidates for crime / / R.T.S.

Illustration shows children and teenagers gathered on and around a wagon in a dilapidated alley. Illus. in: Darkness and daylight: or, Lights and shadows of New York life. A woman's narrative of mission and re... More

[Convict railroad workers, Ussuri region, Siberia]

[Convict railroad workers, Ussuri region, Siberia]

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marjorie Gould, seated - Public domain portrait painting

Marjorie Gould, seated - Public domain portrait painting

Public domain photograph of a woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rockefeller's son-in-law before Sec. Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. David Milton, John D. Rockefeller's son-in-law, appeared before the Securities and Exchange Commission Investment Trust Inquiry. By putting up $13,000 in cash and 6500 shares of inactive insurance, Milton told the Sec. he eventually won control of $218,000,000 investment concern. Milton is President of the Equity Corporation

Rockefeller's son-in-law before Sec. Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1...

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

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] City and rural population among American Negroes in the former slave states.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African Americans in rural and urban environments between 1860 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Illiteracy of the American Negroes compared with that of other nations.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows illiteracy rate of African Americans compared to illiteracy rates in eight European countries and Russia. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University... More

Author and sponsor of Wagner Labor Relations congratulate each other on Supreme Court decision. Washington, D.C. April 12. Today was a happy one for Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, author of the Wagner Labor Relations Act, and Senator David I. Walsh, (right) of Massachusetts, who sponsored the bill in the United States Senate. They were together as they heard the Supreme Court uphold the validity of the act today--unanimously in the cases of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., and the Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach Co. The decision was hailed by the government as one of its greatest victories in court.

Author and sponsor of Wagner Labor Relations congratulate each other o...

A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

3 A.M. Sunday, February 23rd, 1908. Newsboys selling on Brooklyn Bridge. Harry Ahrenpreiss, 30 Willet Street. (Said was 13 years old). Abe Gramus. 37 Division Street.  Witness Fred McMurray.  Location: New York, New York (State) / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

3 A.M. Sunday, February 23rd, 1908. Newsboys selling on Brooklyn Bridg...

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

Grace Harper (Looked 10 years old). Works in Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C. Mother said she is very good hand at spinning. Been at it 3 years. Runs 4 and 5 sides, about 50 cents a day. Little sister Lettie helps. Mother said "she is learnin'." Looked 7 years old. Dec. 2/08. Witness Sara R. Hine.  Location: Clinton, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Grace Harper (Looked 10 years old). Works in Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C...

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

[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6:00 A.M. Sunday, March 7, 1909. Boys starting out with Sunday papers. Some were only 8 and 9 years old. Many more youngsters start out at 7 A.M. Some of these little fellows had been selling until 7 and 8 P.M. and later Saturday night."][Caption #663: "Hartford, Conn. 6 A.M. Sunday."].  Location: Hartford, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]

[8,9 and 10 years old starting out at 6 A.M. Sunday. [Caption #602: "6...

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

Hartford, Conn., newsboys. Boy in middle, Joseph De. Lucco, has been selling for 8 years. Was arrested for stealing papers a while ago.  Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

Hartford, Conn., newsboys. Boy in middle, Joseph De. Lucco, has been s...

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

At one of the paper offices on Pearl St. at 3:30 P.M.  Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

At one of the paper offices on Pearl St. at 3:30 P.M. Location: Buffa...

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[John Davison Rockefeller, full-length portrait, standing, facing right]

[John Davison Rockefeller, full-length portrait, standing, facing righ...

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William Lynch, 11 years of age, and Cornelius Lynch, 9 years of age, 607 ["606" crossed out] E. 6th Street. Newsboys. William has been selling papers 4 years, average earnings 25 cents per week. Sells from choice. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 5 hours a day. Cornelius selling 3 years, average earnings 35 cents a week. Earnings not needed at home. Sells from choice. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 7 hours a day. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

William Lynch, 11 years of age, and Cornelius Lynch, 9 years of age, 6...

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[Theodore Roosevelt walking in a homecoming parade with New York City Mayor William Gaynor and Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York City]

[Theodore Roosevelt walking in a homecoming parade with New York City ...

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W.R. Hearst - Public domain portrait photograph

W.R. Hearst - Public domain portrait photograph

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

The Slein boys. Meyer Slein (12 yrs. old) his brother Abe (10 years old) who has just returned from Industrial School (Reform School). Another brother is in the School. Show effects of street life and are Juvenile Court boys.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

The Slein boys. Meyer Slein (12 yrs. old) his brother Abe (10 years ol...

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A Branch office in a coal shed. McCann's.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

A Branch office in a coal shed. McCann's. Location: St. Louis, Missou...

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[John Davison Rockefeller, 1839-1937, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[John Davison Rockefeller, 1839-1937, head-and-shoulders portrait, fac...

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Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 - Public domain photogrpaph

Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 - Public domain photogrpaph

Half lgth., facing slightly right. J179991 U.S. Copyright Office Photoprint copyrighted by Marceau, N.Y.C. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

"Help!" - World War I poster - Drawing. Public domain image.

"Help!" - World War I poster - Drawing. Public domain image.

Red Cross recruitment poster showing a Red Cross nurse dragging a wounded soldier from the battlefield.

Allison, Armour, Cornelius Vanderbilt

Allison, Armour, Cornelius Vanderbilt

Photograph shows Allison Vincent Armour (1863-1941), Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (1898-1974), and an unidentified man probably on Armour's boat, the Utowana after the King's Cup race. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

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