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[Auguste Rodin observing work on the Monument to Victor Hugo, Lebossé's studio, 1896]

[Auguste Rodin observing work on the Monument to Victor Hugo, Lebossé'...

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"The law of successful national life is the law of work" - President Roosevelt's Labor Day speech, Rutland, Vt.

"The law of successful national life is the law of work" - President R...

Stereograph showing Roosevelt giving a speech while surrounded by a large crowd. H23309 U.S. Copyright Office. On recto: Copyright 1902 by Underwood & Underwood.

[Coal miners at work in mine] - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

[Coal miners at work in mine] - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...

Photograph of sterograph half shows two miners working by candlelight in mine. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-85503.

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "Eat a-workin." 8:30 P.M. Friday. Mill running nights. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., Nov. 6, 1908.

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "E...

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Doffer boys have lots of fun between times. (But get habits of irregular work.) This is the middle of the morning. Willingham Cotton Mills, Macon, Ga. Location: Macon, Georgia.

Doffer boys have lots of fun between times. (But get habits of irregul...

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

8 P.M. Smallest boy, Sammie Kaplen, 8 years old. Next, James Welled, 8 years old, been at it half a year. Next, Ben Kosmitsky, 13 years old, one year at work. Next, Sam Kaplen, 14 years old, two years at work. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

8 P.M. Smallest boy, Sammie Kaplen, 8 years old. Next, James Welled, 8...

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Some of night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J. One boy is 13 years old. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Some of night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bri...

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These boys work in Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, N.H. Emil Brassaid, 364 Collegiate St. Adolph Belodern, 441 Vernon St. Oscar Pronla, 174 Cartier St. E. W. Lord, witness. He counted 30 children coming out of this gate that appeared to be under 14 years. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

These boys work in Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, N.H. Emil Brassaid, 364...

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Name: Little girl (48 inches high) work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. She seemed to be 11 or 12 yrs. old. Photo taken at noon, May 25, 1909. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

Name: Little girl (48 inches high) work in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchest...

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All 6 work in King Mill, Augusta, Ga. Little girl on end has been there 1 year helping. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

All 6 work in King Mill, Augusta, Ga. Little girl on end has been ther...

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New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M. Location: New Haven, Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn. March 8, 1909. Messenger boys. They work until 11 P.M...

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American Red Cross teaches Washington policewomen first aid work

American Red Cross teaches Washington policewomen first aid work

Lieut. Nina Van Winkle, Head of the Women's Bureau of the D.C. Police Dept., and officers of her bureau, who were awarded Red Cross first aid brassards, after completing the Red Cross course of training, with W... More

Noon, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill, Warren, R.I. I saw these and nearly a dozen youngsters who looked to be under 14 at work there that A.M. when I went through the mill as a visitor. Location: Warren, Rhode Island.

Noon, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill, Warren, R.I. I saw these and nearly ...

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These young girls all work in Richmond Hosiery Mills,. Location: Rossville, Georgia.

These young girls all work in Richmond Hosiery Mills,. Location: Ross...

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Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters working there. Work was slack and the force small. Location: Bennington, Vermont.

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters ...

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On the tipple at the Bessie Mine, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. These young boys work around and on these coal cars, loaded and empty, while they are running at full speed. It is dangerous. One of these boys said, "Ain't hardly a day goes by that someone don't get pinched or hurt." "I got my leg jammed a while ago and was laid up a week." Location: Bessie Mine, Alabama.

On the tipple at the Bessie Mine, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. The...

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[Children from school No. 2 in the Italian district Terrace[?] nr. GeneSt. Many of these children spend their summer vacations in the canning and fruit picking settlements where their parents go to work during the season. Feb. 8, 1910, Buffalo, N.Y.] Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

[Children from school No. 2 in the Italian district Terrace[?] nr. Gen...

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[All of the family of Antoinette Pothier, 32 Easton Street. Father and tallest girl in back row of the picture work. Antoinette is the center of the group in the front row. Her sister Anita is 11 years old. See 2477]. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

[All of the family of Antoinette Pothier, 32 Easton Street. Father and...

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These subjects went to work at 6:45 A.M. and many of them came out at 6 P.M. for they "work" in this mill. New Bedford, Massachusetts. August 24, 1911. 6:30 A.M. Richard K. Conant, Witness,. Location: New Bedford, Massachusettsachusetts.

These subjects went to work at 6:45 A.M. and many of them came out at ...

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One of the small cutters at work. Location: Eastport, Maine.

One of the small cutters at work. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Lillie Robertson, a young spinner in Century Cotton Mills, South Boston, Virginia Runs four sides. Sister Mamie (with cup) helps her and is ten years old. Baby doesn't work yet. Father works in wagon factory. Cotton Mills work is slack. Location: South Boston, Virginia.

Lillie Robertson, a young spinner in Century Cotton Mills, South Bosto...

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

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, Mc Comb, Miss. All work. Location: McComb, Mississippi.

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, Mc Comb, Miss. All work. Location: McC...

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Father loafs while children work. He has no employment (Marion Zerpoli, 145 Hudson St., N.Y.) Mother picks nuts in Habicht, Braun Nut Factory, Hudson and Laight Sts., N.Y. Gets $4.00 a week. The children say they make $3.00 a week. Michael is 13 yrs. old. Madeline, 6 yrs. old and has cross eyes. Were working in a very dim light (no gas or lamp used except when most necessary). Location: New York, New York (State)

Father loafs while children work. He has no employment (Marion Zerpoli...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shots of the young workers going in to the Ayer Mill, 6:30 to 7 A.M. All work. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Shots of the young workers going in to the Ayer Mill, 6:30 to 7 A.M. A...

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Three young cutters who work in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, Eastport, Me. They work at night when the rush is on. Youngest is Rob Collins, 10 years old; next is Dan Collins, 11 years; next is Milton Shannon. All live on South Clark Street. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Three young cutters who work in the Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4, ...

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The three boys in centre want to work in Berkshire Mills, at noon, Aug. 30, '11. On August 29 at 6 P.M., Mr. Hine counted ten apparently under 14. Location: Adams, Massachusetts.

The three boys in centre want to work in Berkshire Mills, at noon, Aug...

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Dependent (able-bodied) Parents. Smith Family, West Point, Miss. Three girls (in front) work in the mill. This boy and others work up town. Came from an Alabama farm six months ago. Smallest spinner runs two sides. "Father just putters around. Don't work steady." "We all like the mill work better'n the hot sun on farm." House barren and run down. Location: West Point, Mississippi.

Dependent (able-bodied) Parents. Smith Family, West Point, Miss. Three...

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Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked; I saw them at work and I saw them go in to work at 6:30 A.M. and noons and out at 6 P.M. One morning I counted 22 of these little ones (12 years and under) going to work at about 6:15 A.M. Some of them told me their ages: 1 boy said 8 yrs. (worked when he was 7). 1 girl said 10 yrs. (apparently 7). 3 other girls said 10 yrs. 2 boys said 10 yrs. (1 got $3.00 a week). 1 boy said 11 yrs. 2 boys said 12 yrs. (1 said he makes $1. a day). (See also report.) High Point, North Carolina.

Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" r...

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4 P.M. Katie and Josie, 137 Thompson St. Cassana and father working on artificial flowers. They work sometimes until 8 P.M., usually after school. Mother refused to be in the picture (see Miss Watson's schedule for data.) Location: New York, New York (State)

4 P.M. Katie and Josie, 137 Thompson St. Cassana and father working on...

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Mrs. Guadina, living in a rear house at 231 Mulberry St. N.Y., a dirty poverty-stricken home, and making a pittance by finishing pants. On the trunk is the work of four days. She was struggling along, (actually weak for want of food) trying to finish this batch of work so she could get the pay. There seemed to be no food in the house and she said the children had had no milk all day. The father is out of work (sells fish) on account of rheumatism. Three small children and another expected soon. Location: New York, New York (State)

Mrs. Guadina, living in a rear house at 231 Mulberry St. N.Y., a dirty...

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Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked; I saw them at work and I saw them go in to work at 6:30 A.M. and noons and out at 6 P.M. One morning I counted 22 of these little ones (12 years and under) going to work at about 6:15 A.M. Some of them told me their ages: 1 boy said 8 yrs. (worked when he was 7). 1 girl said 10 yrs. (apparently 7). 3 other girls said 10 yrs. 2 boys said 10 yrs. (1 got $3.00 a week). 1 boy said 11 yrs. 2 boys said 12 yrs. (1 said he makes $1. a day). (See also report.) Location: High Point, North Carolina.

Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" r...

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Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked: I saw them at work and I saw them go in to work at 6:30 A.M. and noons and out at 6 P.M. One morning I counted 22 of these little ones (12 years and under) going to work at about 6:15 A.M. Some of them told me their ages: 1 boy said 8 yrs. (worked when he was 7). 1 girl said 10 yrs. (apparently 7). 3 other girls said 10 yrs. 2 boys said 10 yrs. (1 got $3.00 a week). 1 boy said 11 yrs. 2 boys said 12 yrs. (1 said he makes $1. a day). (See also report.) Location: High Point, North Carolina.

Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" r...

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Some of the young girls working in the Pelzer S.C. Mfg. Co. Not the youngest. Some of them seem surely under 12. All in the photo work. Location: [Pelzer, South Carolina]

Some of the young girls working in the Pelzer S.C. Mfg. Co. Not the yo...

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Nearly 9 A.M. Girl (about 8 yrs. old) carrying sack of hose supporters home, a long distance and she had to run to get home in time for school. Up hill and tiring work, resting frequently. (See also Report.) Witness F.A. Smith. Location: Worcester, Massachusetts.

Nearly 9 A.M. Girl (about 8 yrs. old) carrying sack of hose supporters...

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

Annie Fedele crocheting on underwear out in the filthy back yard. This is one of the places she works on crochet. See other photos and Home Work report. Location: Somerville, Massachusetts.

Annie Fedele crocheting on underwear out in the filthy back yard. This...

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

Some results of messenger and newsboy work. For nine years this sixteen year old boy has been newsboy and messenger for drug stores and telegraph companies. He was recently brought before the Judge of the Juvenile Court for incorrigibility at home. Is now out on parole, and was working again for drug company when he got a job carrying grips in the Union Depot. He is on the job from 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. (seventeen hours a day) for seven days in the week. His mother and the Judge think[s] he uses cocaine, and yet they let him put in these long hours every day. He told me "There ain't a house in 'The Acre,' (Red Light) that I ain't been in. At the drug store, all my deliveries were down there." Says he makes from $15.00 to $18.00 a week. Eugene Dalton. Location: Fort Worth, Texas.

Some results of messenger and newsboy work. For nine years this sixtee...

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"Dinner-Toters" waiting for the gate to open. This is carried on more in Columbus than in any other city I know, and by smaller children. (See photos.) Many of them are paid by the week for doing it, and carry, sometimes, ten or more a day. They go around in the mill, often help tend to machines, which often run at noon, and so learn the work. A teacher told me the mothers expect the children to learn this way, long before they are of proper age. (See also Vaughn's Georgia Report, April, 1913.) Eagle and Pho[e]nix Mill. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

"Dinner-Toters" waiting for the gate to open. This is carried on more ...

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Free Kindergarten (in Girards Ala.) run by the Eagle and Pho[e]nix Mills, Columbus, [Ga.] Has been closed over a year. The mill owners get a deal of free newspaper advertising about their wonderful Welfare Work, but it petered out this way. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

Free Kindergarten (in Girards Ala.) run by the Eagle and Pho[e]nix Mil...

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One of the youngest turners at work in the Crescent Hosiery Mill. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

One of the youngest turners at work in the Crescent Hosiery Mill. Loc...

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A mighty excavating engine at work in the canal bottom, Panama

A mighty excavating engine at work in the canal bottom, Panama

J192361 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11523. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger #55. One of the by-products of messenger work. Lives in Bessemer, R.F.D. #1. Saturday night, September 26, 1914 he took investigator through the old Red Light on Ave. A, pointed out the various resorts, told him about the inmates he has known there. Only a half dozen of them were open now, and those very quietly. Durward has put in 2 years in the messenger work and shows the result of temptations open to him. He recently returned from a hobo trip through 25 states. He was not inclined to tell much about the shady side of messenger work, but one could easily see that he has been through much that he might have avoided in a profitable kind of work. 18 years old. See Alabama report. ]. Location: [Birmingham, Alabama].

[Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger #55. One of the by-product...

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Eight-year old Jack driving horse rake. A small boy has difficulty keeping his seat on rough ground and this work is more or less dangerous. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August, 1915. Location: Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts.

Eight-year old Jack driving horse rake. A small boy has difficulty kee...

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5 pupils present out of 100 expected to be here when beet work is over. 53 attended before the work opened up. School began Sept. 6, over 7 weeks ago. Runs for 9 mos. It is a beautiful two-room school, well equipped. Knearl school, Brush, Colorado, Morgan Co[unty] Location: Brush, Colorado / Photo by Hine. Oct 27/15.

5 pupils present out of 100 expected to be here when beet work is over...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Miners after work] - Public domain portrait print

[Miners after work] - Public domain portrait print

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[Men at work with picks] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Men at work with picks] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Three adults and six children from seven years to twelve years hard at work on a sugar beet farm near Greeley Colorado. The father said: "The children can thin the beets better than grown ups. We all work fourteen hours a day at times because when the beets is ready they has to be done. About twelve weeks is about all the children can work on thinning and topping. Some of them hoe a little. See Hine Report, Colorado Beet Workers, July, 1915. Location: Greeley vicinity, Colorado

Three adults and six children from seven years to twelve years hard at...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 3930. Hine no. 3931. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints... More

Anthoston School which opened September 5th. 54 present out of an enrollment of 62; Census 84. Work is interfering. See photo of school 2 weeks before it opened. Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Anthoston School which opened September 5th. 54 present out of an enro...

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[Series showing the day's work of Estelle and Felix Humphrey. See card reports of same. L.W. Hine] Location: [Elizabethtown vicinity, Kentucky]

[Series showing the day's work of Estelle and Felix Humphrey. See card...

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Refugees waiting for work at Marsavan [i.e. Marsovan]

Refugees waiting for work at Marsavan [i.e. Marsovan]

Photograph shows Armenian and possibly Turkish women with children, picking up wool to take home and weave into cloth and clothing for orphans. The women with their faces covered may be Armenian converts to Isl... More

Six American sub-chasers in the Greek Islands were at the disposal of American Red Cross workers in Salonica This cooperation between the American Navy and Red Cross facilitated relief work among the destitute island folk. On the wharf, beside "sub-chaser 128" are some Greek boys and men who have been brought into Salonika [sic] to the Red Cross hospital. The British battleship can be seen in the back-ground.

Six American sub-chasers in the Greek Islands were at the disposal of ...

Filed in: Greece Children. No. 09511. Forms part of: American National Red Cross photograph collection.

[Three women work at the card index files at the headquarters of the National Woman's Party in Washington, D.C.]

[Three women work at the card index files at the headquarters of the N...

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Young woman at work with sorting machine in the office of Everett G. Clements, National Assorting Co., Washington, D.C.

Young woman at work with sorting machine in the office of Everett G. C...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Business Activities. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative: LC-F82-8991. Formerl... More

The milk stations were by far the most important work of the Red Cross, as they were entirely responsible for saving the lives of thousands of babies At one milk station alone on [sic] the dangerous spring months, the total fed on the whole island reached as high at times as 3000.

The milk stations were by far the most important work of the Red Cross...

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A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also #115). Location: Indiana

A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 91. No city recorded on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library o... More

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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Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week night, they said, usually until midnight. On Saturday most of the day and also night. Air is bad; associations are bad, the long hours and confinement are bad. One of the boys told me he was 10 yrs. old, five boys told me 11 years old, three boys told me 12 years old and I could not question many. Late Saturday night, I counted one boy of 10 years, five of 11 years, nineteen boys apparently 12 and 13 years old. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Same group as #2595. These boys and many others work late every week n...

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View of the Gorenflo Canning Co., Biloxi, Miss., taken at 7 A.M. Many tiny workers here, some of whom began to arrive at the factory as early as 5 o'clock, an hour before they were allowed to begin work, and long before daylight on a damp-foggy day. The whistle had blown and they came and stood around merely to hold their places. When the "catch" has been good, they begin work early, but today it was not good so they were waiting for daylight. In this group I ascertained the ages of a few, as follows, 1 child of 6 years, 1 of 7, 2 of 8, 1 of 10 and there were many more. See report also. Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

View of the Gorenflo Canning Co., Biloxi, Miss., taken at 7 A.M. Many ...

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6 P.M., May 21, 1909. 4 boys working in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. Many a good deal smaller work here. See other photos. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

6 P.M., May 21, 1909. 4 boys working in Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester,...

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Family of Mrs. Donovan, 293 1/2 Highland Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts., tying tags for Dennison Co. This is the family that has worked on tags for 7 years and makes an average from that work $30 a month. One month they made $42. Mrs. D. said: "Will we ever be able to do it again?" All the children aged 13, 9, 11, 7 and the twins 4 1/2 years, help the mother. They often have to work late at night to get done. See Home Work report. Location: Roxbury, Massachusettsachusetts.

Family of Mrs. Donovan, 293 1/2 Highland Street, Roxbury, Massachusett...

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After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and work later some nights. Some are 10 years old. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and wor...

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After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and work later some nights. Some are 10 years old. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

After 9:00 P.M. Dec.17/09. Newark, N.J. All these were selling and wor...

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Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years old (hidden) Mamie Macola, 8 years old. Nicholas Macola, 6 years old. Picking coffee sweepings. The sweepings cost 25 cents a sack at the warehouse, and picked-over coffee sells at about 12 cents lb. Man working with sore hand tied up in bandage. Children work after school hours and on Saturdays. 10 A.M. Saturday. 36 Laight St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Left to right: Florence Lieto, 10 years old. Jennie Macola, 10 years o...

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Noon hour, Singer Mfg. Co., The Boys work there. Location: South Bend, Indiana.

Noon hour, Singer Mfg. Co., The Boys work there. Location: South Bend...

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Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, 8 years, and Minnie, 9 years. Photo does not show the salt water in which they often stand, not [i.e., nor?] the refuse they handle. On the low shelf are two of the "boxes" used as measures, and for which they get 5 cents a box. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, ...

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Newsies at work in Newark, N.J. Aug 1, 1924. Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Newsies at work in Newark, N.J. Aug 1, 1924. Location: Newark, New Je...

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Mrs. L. Bosher, living in a rundown cotton mill village Matoaca, Virginia Her husband has been a mill hand here for a long time but recently got work up town, as many of their neighbors have done during the slack times, most of them going way into the city to the trunk and cigarette factories. Location: Matoaca, Virginia.

Mrs. L. Bosher, living in a rundown cotton mill village Matoaca, Virgi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cigarmakers in factory of Filogamo & Alvarez, Tampa, Fla. Work was slack. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Cigarmakers in factory of Filogamo & Alvarez, Tampa, Fla. Work was sla...

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[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...

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Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the little ones scattered through the mill. All work. See also other Magnolia photos and labels. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

Interior of Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills spinning room. See the littl...

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Part of the family of Eva Tanguay, 61 Sylvester St., doffer in spinning room of Ayer mill. A half hour car ride in a crowded, stuffy car to and from work. Leaves home at 6 A.M. and returns at 6:30 P.M. The doffing work is standing and riding--bad for an adolescent girl. Father is a carpenter. Oldest brother is 11 years old, her sister Muriel in middle of front row said she was 11 years old but I doubt it. Eva is on left end of front row. Said she was 14 but doubtful. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Part of the family of Eva Tanguay, 61 Sylvester St., doffer in spinnin...

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A modest young French girl of 13 years. Spinner in the Spring Village Mill, runs six sides. Mr. Hine saw her working Sept. 2. Said, "I'd rather work." Been working since last February. Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

A modest young French girl of 13 years. Spinner in the Spring Village ...

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A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.

A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come thro...

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These all work in Cleveland Hosiery Mills. The very youngest one (with curls) said, "I ravels and pick up." Small boy in another mill said "Over in Cleveland, they work em so little, they have to stand em on boxes to reach." Children here and in the hosiery mills generally seemed better dressed and in better condition than in spinning mills. (See report.) Location: Cleveland, Tennessee.

These all work in Cleveland Hosiery Mills. The very youngest one (with...

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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 off on an unguarded circular saw. Charlie runs the saw himself whenever he gets the 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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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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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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A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also #115). Location: Indiana.

A glass works in Indiana, Night Shift Going to Work. 5 P.M. (See also ...

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Old Log Cabin, the home of William Mullens and family, - near Charleston, West Virginia. He carries on work in Charleston (Brown Milling Produce Co.) as well as this farm. Location: Charleston [vicinity], West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Old Log Cabin, the home of William Mullens and family, - near Charlest...

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Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flower making. The 2 year [old?] is learning, & they say ought[?] to be able to help in a year or so. Mother receives a pension. Location: [New York (State)].

Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flow...

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Home of Mrs. Rosina Schiaffo[?], 301 East 114th St. 3[rd] floor. She is a Contractor, getting lace from the home-workers in the neighborhood, (woman in black has just brought in some work), and the lace goes to M. Weber Co., a manufacturer, 230 E. 52[nd] Street. On the couch with Mrs. Schiaffo is seven-year-old Millie, who is learning to make lace. Father is a street-cleaner. Another little girl, about seven, was at work on the lave when I came in, but she fled. Location: New York, New York (State)

Home of Mrs. Rosina Schiaffo[?], 301 East 114th St. 3[rd] floor. She i...

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Home of Mrs. Rosina Schiaffo[?], 301 East 114th St. 3[rd] floor. She is a Contractor, getting lace from the home-workers in the neighborhood, (woman in black has just brought in some work), and the lace goes to M. Weber Co., a manufacturer, 230 E. 52[nd] Street. On the couch with Mrs. Schiaffo is seven-year-old Millie, who is learning to make lace. Father is a street-cleaner. Another little girl, about seven, was at work on the lave when I came in, but she fled. Location: New York, New York (State)

Home of Mrs. Rosina Schiaffo[?], 301 East 114th St. 3[rd] floor. She i...

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[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age put in a full day's work, and many begin younger. The work is hard and the children sometimes cut themselves or are "hooked" by the long tooth on the end of the blade. Mollie and her two sisters, 12 and 14 yrs. old, work from 6 A.M. to 5 P.M., near Sterling. See also Hine report for further details about this work.] Location: [Sterling vicinity, Colorado] / Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15.

[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age ...

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Late at night. Sewing tapes on gloves. The boy helps. Family of five sleep in room where the work is done. Location: New York, New York (State)

Late at night. Sewing tapes on gloves. The boy helps. Family of five s...

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George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 years. Does not work nights. Location: Nashville, Alabama [i.e., Tennessee?]

George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 ye...

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Home Work, Somerville, Massachusetts. Crocheting on underwear. A common sight. 35 Horace Street. See also Home Work report about woman working here with running sore on limb. Jennie De Farzen [? On #2956A appears to be "De Farsee"] also working. See Home Work report about her ringworms. Location: Somerville, Massachusetts.

Home Work, Somerville, Massachusetts. Crocheting on underwear. A commo...

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Students at work on a house built largely by them

Students at work on a house built largely by them

Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural In... More

"Dinner-Toters" waiting for the gate to open. This is carried on more in Columbus than in any other city I know, and by smaller children. (See photos.) Many of them are paid by the week for doing it, and carry, sometimes, ten or more a day. They go around in the mill, often help tend to machines, which often run at noon, and so learn the work. A teacher told me the mothers expect the children to learn this way, long before they are of proper age. (See also Vaughn's Georgia Report, April, 1913.) Eagle and Ph[o]enix Mill. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

"Dinner-Toters" waiting for the gate to open. This is carried on more ...

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Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age put in a full day's work, and many begin younger. The work is hard and the children sometimes cut themselves or are "hooked" by the long tooth on the end of the blade. Mollie and her two sisters, 12 and 14 yrs. old, work from 6 A.M. to 5 P.M., near Sterling. See also Hine report for further details about this work. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15.

Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age p...

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Fursen[?] Owens 12 years old. Can't read. Don't know A, B, C's. "Yes I want to learn but I can't when I work all the time." Been in mills 4 years, 3 years in Olympia Mill, Columbia, S.C. and 1 year here. (See photo 556). Location: Augusta, Georgia.

Fursen[?] Owens 12 years old. Can't read. Don't know A, B, C's. "Yes I...

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Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and girls. Has had reputation for employment of youngsters but work is slack now. Jan. 28, 1909. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Girls working in Tampa, Fla., Box Factory. I saw 10 small boys and gir...

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Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when the whistle blew, and they seemed to be from ten to twelve years old. The Superintendent was much disturbed over the photos. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills,...

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Spanish laborers at work in Culebra Cut and loaded train hauling dirt from canal

Spanish laborers at work in Culebra Cut and loaded train hauling dirt ...

Photograph shows the excavation and removal of dirt at the Culebra Cut. Includes extensive text on verso. J195509 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11525. No. U-157250. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Exhibited: ... More

Gate to the campanile--exquisite work in bronze, by Gal -- Venice, Italy

Gate to the campanile--exquisite work in bronze, by Gal -- Venice, Ita...

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[Hurried work at a Russian field hospital near Fort Kuropatkin - Port Arthur]

[Hurried work at a Russian field hospital near Fort Kuropatkin - Port ...

H63455 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 18, 1905. Title from published stereograph, no. 7786.

Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mill. A game of marbles. All these boys work in the mill. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Salisbury, (N.C.) Cotton Mill. A game of marbles. All these boys work ...

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Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Maggie Wooten (Largest), creels on warper. Lillie Anderson--Oldest of two sisters. Been in mill five years. Runs only 4 sides. Minnie Anderson, - youngest- runs 8 sides. Been in mill 4 year. One finds many such cases where youngest sister does twice the amount of work. Nov. 28/08. Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Maggie Wooten (Largest), creels on wa...

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These boys (and one other small one, who is not present) and their father, work in Monongah Glass Works. Father gets $1.75 a day - one boy 125 a day 4 get 80 cents a day. Total 6.20 a day. Live in a tumble down house. What is the trouble?. Location: Fairmont, West Virginia.

These boys (and one other small one, who is not present) and their fat...

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Groups showing a few of the workers stringing beans in the J. S. Farrand Packing Co., Baltimore, Md. Those too small to work are held on laps of workers or stowed away in boxes. Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

Groups showing a few of the workers stringing beans in the J. S. Farra...

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Going to dinner from Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. May 18, 1909. A number of young boys and girls work regularly (during school hours) as "helpers" to mother, father or sister. Location: Somersworth, New Hampshire.

Going to dinner from Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. May 18, 1...

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Workers in Bibb Mill #1, Macon, Ga. Boy on right on right hand end, Burdick Collins, 2 years in mill work. Next, Scoven Preston, 1 year in mill work. Next, Charlie Benson, 4 years in mill work. Next, Mason Matheson. Next, Robert Collins. Next, Leo House, 4 years in mill work. Next, Frank Leslie. Father in background. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Macon, Georgia.

Workers in Bibb Mill #1, Macon, Ga. Boy on right on right hand end, Bu...

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