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Document of indenture: Servant: Saunders, George. Master: Gulliver, John. Town of Master: Milton. Selectmen of the town of Milton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Gulliver.

Document of indenture: Servant: Saunders, George. Master: Gulliver, Jo...

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Women Demonstrating against Child Labor, New York City

Women Demonstrating against Child Labor, New York City

Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life

1 A.M. Sunday, February 23, 1908. John Newman, 332 East 19th Street. Sells Sunday until 3 A.M. Said was 16 years old; is probably 13. Does not go to school. Photo taken at 22nd St. & 3rd Avenue. Witness F. McMurry.  Location: New York, New York (State)

1 A.M. Sunday, February 23, 1908. John Newman, 332 East 19th Street. S...

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In neighborhood of Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Lawrence Faircloth (taller boy) "Don't know how old I am." Been in mill 2 years. Runs 3 sides Albert Bartlett (barefoot) Looked 8 years old. In mill 2 years--Beginning to spin. Runs 2-1/2 sides = 25 cents a day. Bad conditions. Saturday, Dec. 5, 08.  Location: Dillon, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

In neighborhood of Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Lawrence Faircloth (taller...

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Day Scene in an Indiana Glass Works. Aug. 1908. Location: Indiana

Day Scene in an Indiana Glass Works. Aug. 1908. Location: Indiana

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Glass factories. Hine no. 125. No city recorded on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library ... More

[Newsboys, 9, 10 and 11 years old.]  Location: New Haven, Connecticut. / Photo by [...]

[Newsboys, 9, 10 and 11 years old.] Location: New Haven, Connecticut....

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Newsboy, Alaska - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Newsboy, Alaska - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Some of Newark's small newsboys. Afternoon.  Location: Newark, New Jersey.

Some of Newark's small newsboys. Afternoon. Location: Newark, New Jer...

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The galley / Arthur Young. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The galley / Arthur Young. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the interior of a galley where rows of children are manning the oars; the overseer, a large man, is labeled "Greed". Hanging on the wall is a notice that states "Child-labor Investigators, Se... More

10:00 P.M. Solomon -----. Began selling at 7 years of age. Been selling 6 years (four years at night). 11:30 P.M. Is at it early Sunday A.M., Hartford, Conn.  Hartford, Connecticut.

10:00 P.M. Solomon -----. Began selling at 7 years of age. Been sellin...

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Truant hanging around boats in the harbor during school hours. Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Truant hanging around boats in the harbor during school hours. Locatio...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 904. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

Overgrown Messenger Boys. Boston 1915 Exhibit. Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Overgrown Messenger Boys. Boston 1915 Exhibit. Location: Boston, Massa...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 902. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

In the spool cotton dept. Bibb Mfg. Co., No. 1, Macon, Ga. Jan. 19, 1909. L.W.H. Location: Macon, Georgia

In the spool cotton dept. Bibb Mfg. Co., No. 1, Macon, Ga. Jan. 19, 19...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 524. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

9:00 P.M. March 4, 1909. Hartford, Conn. Group of newsies still selling although it was bitter cold and blizzardy. Smallest chap was 8 years old. The boys said he has been selling for 3 years. Boy next him (and) has been selling 4 years (called Bologna). Location: Hartford, Connecticut

9:00 P.M. March 4, 1909. Hartford, Conn. Group of newsies still sellin...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 600. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

These boys were surely under 14. Cigarmakers in Englehardt Co., Tampa, Fla. See photo 564. Location: Tampa, Florida

These boys were surely under 14. Cigarmakers in Englehardt Co., Tampa,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 565. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

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: "6:0...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Title from photo and label for Hine no. 602 and 663. Hine no. 664. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, ... More

5:00 A.M. Sunday May 8th, 1910. Starting out with papers from McIntyres Branch. Chestnut & 16th Sts.,.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

5:00 A.M. Sunday May 8th, 1910. Starting out with papers from McIntyre...

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[Harry Silverstein, Newsboy, 703 W. 6th St., 7 years old. Sells papers, (selling 3 months average earnings 25 cents per week). Father working Morocco Mills, earns $18 weekly. Boy's earnings not needed at home. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 8 hours per day. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. ].  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[Harry Silverstein, Newsboy, 703 W. 6th St., 7 years old. Sells papers...

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Selling during school hours, 2 P.M.  Location: Rochester, New York (State)

Selling during school hours, 2 P.M. Location: Rochester, New York (St...

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(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. Works from 2 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily. Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 2 A.M. Sundays. Earnings 25 cents daily. (b) Jacob Cross, 1404 S. 8th St., age 15, newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to midnight daily. Saturdays works all night. The agent of the Juvenile Protective Association called the boy the typical night newsie of Philadelphia, having all their vices and ways and a class degenerating to low criminality. (c) Sol Feltman, 2442 S. Marshall St., age 10 sells papers in Subway from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. Saturdays from 4 P.M. to midnight. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. W...

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Millie, 13 years old last summer. Ignatio, 9 years old last summer. Jo, 6 years old last summer. Paresse Family, 4 Fly St., Buffalo, N.Y. All three worked in the Albion Canning Factory in the sheds (Jo, only a little) on peas, beans and corn. Jo was too small to get husks off the corn so they stopped his working. Millie and Ignatio made 40 to 50 cents a day each, at 8 cents and hour because the work was slack. Returned to Buffalo the last of October. Went out the last of May, losing about 11 weeks of school time. Millie would not go to school when she came back because she was behind the rest of the class. Was found out by the C.O.S. in January and was reported to truant officer and sent to school.  Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Millie, 13 years old last summer. Ignatio, 9 years old last summer. Jo...

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[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.]  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling n...

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Garment workers. Upper East Side, N.Y.C. Location: New York, New York (State)

Garment workers. Upper East Side, N.Y.C. Location: New York, New York ...

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Messenger who is on duty from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. down town. May 7, 1910. Witness E.N. Clopper.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Messenger who is on duty from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. down town. May 7, 1910....

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Getting Fight Extras. Times Square, 6:30 P.M.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Getting Fight Extras. Times Square, 6:30 P.M. Location: New York, New...

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W. U. messenger.  Location: Utica, New York (State)

W. U. messenger. Location: Utica, New York (State)

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Truant selling Saturday Even[ing] Post. 10:30 A.M.  St. Louis, Missouri.

Truant selling Saturday Even[ing] Post. 10:30 A.M. St. Louis, Missour...

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Girl and boys selling papers. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Girl and boys selling papers. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location...

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A young messenger, May 12th, 1910.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

A young messenger, May 12th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

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Dominick Carroll, 8 years old (appears 6). Newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. income 25 cents per day. This boy sells papers for his brother who is 12 years old. Does not gamble, drink or smoke. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Dominick Carroll, 8 years old (appears 6). Newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. ...

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Every one of these children works in Hosiery Mills. The smallest girl in the middle said, "I ravels and picks up." Small boy in another mill said, " Over in Mill they work em so little they have to stand em up on boxes to reach." These children were well dressed for workers.  Location: Cleveland, Tennessee.

Every one of these children works in Hosiery Mills. The smallest girl ...

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Francis Lance 5 years old. 41 inches high. Sells regularly on Grand Avenue.  Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Francis Lance 5 years old. 41 inches high. Sells regularly on Grand Av...

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Applicants for positions, Main office Postal Telegraph Co., N.Y., as messengers have recommendations looked up by several special investigators. Location: New York, New York (State)

Applicants for positions, Main office Postal Telegraph Co., N.Y., as m...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1689. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Cocoanut Shaver -Kibbe's Factory. Isaac Futterman, 15 years, 108 Sharon St. Been working one year. Earns $3.50. Location: Springfield, Massachusetts

Cocoanut Shaver -Kibbe's Factory. Isaac Futterman, 15 years, 108 Sharo...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1187. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Newsboy at P.O. Said he was 8 years old. Location: Burlington, Vermont

Newsboy at P.O. Said he was 8 years old. Location: Burlington, Vermont

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1099. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Group of children playing on the stoop of a house next to 229 Tatnall St., a reputed house of prostitution. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Louis W. Hine, May, 1910

Group of children playing on the stoop of a house next to 229 Tatnall ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1517. No date recorded on caption card. Date based on date recorded on cards for photos with neighboring ... More

Name: Children from school No. 2 in the Italian district Terrace? nr. Genesee St. 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)

Name: Children from school No. 2 in the Italian district Terrace? nr. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1220. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Wanamaker's 8:30 A.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

Wanamaker's 8:30 A.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1317. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Noon, May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Foundry, 9 to 10 hours a day. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Noon, May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Foundry, 9 to 10 ho...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1429. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Two smallest boys working for Champlain Wood Working Mfg. Co., Burlington, Vt. Wood Working. Location: Burlington, Vermont

Two smallest boys working for Champlain Wood Working Mfg. Co., Burling...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1083. Handwrritten notation "Wood Working" inserted after "Champlain." Credit line: National Child Labor ... More

Boy collecting discarded papers in Union Square. He sells them to store-keepers. Location: New York, New York (State)

Boy collecting discarded papers in Union Square. He sells them to stor...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1632. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Group from school #1, Buffalo, N.Y. (from left to right) 1. Michael Giglia, 48 Carolina St., 10 years old last summer. The whole family string beans at S. Haven and Albion, N.Y. 2. Anthony Litterie, 79 Seventh St., 9 years old last summer. Worked from 7 A.M. to 6 P.M., sometimes in the evening stringing beans and hulling strawberries in sheds, N. Collins, N.Y. 3. Vito Bargio, 48 Carolina St., 12 years old last summer. Stringing beans in sheds of Albion, N.Y. and returned to school Oct. 17th. 4. Ben Madonia, 205 Seventh St., 9 years old last summer. Stringing beans in sheds, Hamburg, N.Y., sometimes until 8 P.M. Entered school on time, good record. 5. Sam Pecararo, 107 Trenton Ave., 9 years old last summer. Stringing beans in sheds, Hamburg, N.Y. Worked until 8 P.M. sometimes. Entered school Nov. 18th, but has good record, nevertheless. Buffalo, N.Y. 6. Charles Ponnepinto, 106 Seventh Ave., 8 years old last summer. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Group from school #1, Buffalo, N.Y. (from left to right) 1. Michael Gi...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1333. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford. Appeared about eight or nine: could not speak English except to tell us that he was a sweeper in the spinning room (two other boys confirmed this); watched him go in at noon and come out at 6 P.M. on Aug. 21, 1911. At the houses his mother gave his name as Jose Mello, ten years old. There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent's office. Birth records ambiguous. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts

Joe Mello, 62 Grinnel i.e., Grinell? St., New Bedford. Appeared about ...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 2293. Hine no. 2283. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Alfred Corriveau, 14 Perkins St., works in Spinning Room #2, fifth floor. Location: Salem, Massachusetts

Alfred Corriveau, 14 Perkins St., works in Spinning Room #2, fifth flo...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2608. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

John Sims, 7 year old newsie, New Bedford, Massachusetts. August 22, 1911. Evening. Richard K. Conant, Witness. Location: New Bedford, Massachusettsachusetts

John Sims, 7 year old newsie, New Bedford, Massachusetts. August 22, 1...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2304. No text recorded on caption card after final comma. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee col... More

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

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. All work. Location: McCom...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2085. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

All these, including boys in middle and left end of photo, work underground in the Bliss Colliery of the D.L.&W., near Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Location: Nanticoke vicinity, Pennsylvania

All these, including boys in middle and left end of photo, work underg...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1936. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More

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...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 2222. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight years old. Both shuck oysters at the Alabama Canning Co. This is Mary's second year. She said, "I shucks six pots if I don't got the baby; two pots if I got him." (Many of the little ones, too young to work all the time, tend the baby when not working.) Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight year...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2001. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. Location: McComb, Mississippi

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. Location: McComb, Mississ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2083. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Next! / Art Young. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Next! / Art Young. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a large ghoul wearing a dark shroud labeled "Necessity", holding a whip, leading a small child out of a home where an unemployed parent is slumped over a table in the background; over the doo... More

National Child Labor Committee. #3026 Johnnie Beam, one of the young workers in the Pelzer Mfg. Co., S.C. Been working here over a year. Appears to be under 12 years.  Location: [Pelzer], South Carolina.

National Child Labor Committee. #3026 Johnnie Beam, one of the young w...

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Photo of advertisement appearing in April number of Fabrics, Fancy Goods and Notions. (See also 2892)

Photo of advertisement appearing in April number of Fabrics, Fancy Goo...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2893. No location recorded on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, L... More

Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to work when whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work during the morning when I went through. Mr. W.H. Swift talked with a boy recently who said he was ten years old and works in the Clayton Cotton Mill, also that others the same age worked. Here they are. I couldn't get the youngest girls in the photos. Clayton is but a short ride from the State Capitol. (The Superintendent watched the photographing without comment.) Location: Clayton, North Carolina

Groups of workers in Clayton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Every one went in to...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3101. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

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...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3050. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Some of the youngsters working in Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. Two of the youngest and J. Henderson, Kelly Street. Percy Morrison, Eugene Simper. Location: Belton, South Carolina

Some of the youngsters working in Belton Mfg. Co., Belton S.C. Two of ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3015. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

The medicine bottle - National child labor committee

The medicine bottle - National child labor committee

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 3264. No state, location or date recorded on caption card. Date based on captions for photos with neighbo... More

Vitto Romano, 76 Charter Street, Boston, Massachusetts., carrying load of garments from 30 Blackstone Street. Said 12 years old and that only his mother finishes them. Location: Boston, Massachusettsachusetts

Vitto Romano, 76 Charter Street, Boston, Massachusetts., carrying load...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2972-A. Text on caption card is blurred. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Libr... More

Gold Day! Young workers running to work at close of noon hour at New Bedford Mill. Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts

Gold Day! Young workers running to work at close of noon hour at New B...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2729. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View of warping room, Lonsdale, R.I. Mills. Location: Lonsdale, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View of warping room, Lonsdale, R...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3154. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Elvira Christofano, 110 Spruce ? St., Providence, making chain-bags. Location: Providence, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Elvira Christofano, 110 Spruce ? ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 3176. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayton, N.C., taken at 10:00 A.M., October 29th, 1912. I saw a few very young spinners, one apparently ten years old, working, but could not get them out. Location: Clayton, North Carolina

Groups of doffers, etc., all working in the Liberty Cotton Mill, Clayt...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3089. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Nine year old newsie who is up at 4:00 A.M. Sundays. Paul Luna. Photo Sunday morning.  Location: Austin, Texas.

Nine year old newsie who is up at 4:00 A.M. Sundays. Paul Luna. Photo ...

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Child Labor - Exhibit panel.

Child Labor - Exhibit panel.

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Child Labor - Exhibit panel

Child Labor - Exhibit panel

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"Dunno how old I am." One of Beaumont's many little newsboys.  Location: Beaumont, Texas.

"Dunno how old I am." One of Beaumont's many little newsboys. Locatio...

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Dotheboys Hall in session tucked away upstairs over the store. Equipped with antique, dilapidated benches and chairs. The lessons begin at 6 A.M. and last for six hours, and these children who attend in the morning go into the mill in the afternoon and vice versa for the required eight weeks, which the law specifies. Taking everything into consideration it shows what travesty vocational guidance may become, and is in itself the best example of Dotheboys Hall I have ever seen, except that it is not half so practical as was Squeer's school. See Hine report.  Location: Huntsville, Alabama.

Dotheboys Hall in session tucked away upstairs over the store. Equippe...

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Millie. Four year old cotton picker on farm near Houston. Picks about wight i.e., eight pounds a day, regularly. See #3598. Location: Houston vicinity, Texas

Millie. Four year old cotton picker on farm near Houston. Picks about ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 3599. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Child Labor - Slide labels

Child Labor - Slide labels

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2 of the youngest turners at work. The boy on the right is Joseph Allsbrook. Said he was 11 years old and been working steady for 3 months. Crescent Hosiery Mill. Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina

2 of the youngest turners at work. The boy on the right is Joseph Alls...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3850. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle blew, and I saw most of them at work the next day when I went through the spinning room at 10 A.M. Some of them are surely under 12 years old. Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina

Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills. All the children went in when the whistle ...

Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 3859. Hine no. 3876. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

[Eleven-year old Elizabeth who has been working in the sugar beets near Ordway, Colorado, for one year. The family moved here from Southern Russia three years ago. She said: "I don't like the work so much." See Hine Report, Colorado Beet Workers, July 1915.]  Location: [Ordway vicinity, Colorado]

[Eleven-year old Elizabeth who has been working in the sugar beets nea...

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Henry Kaiser, twelve-year old beet worker from Potter, Wisconsin, working on farm near Chilton. See Hine Report, Wisconsin Sugar Beet, July 1915.  Location: Chilton [vicinity], Wisconsin.

Henry Kaiser, twelve-year old beet worker from Potter, Wisconsin, work...

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Six-year old Henry and three-year old Hilda, beet workers on a Wisconsin farm. See Hine Report, Wisconsin Sugar Beet, July 1915.  Location: Wisconsin.

Six-year old Henry and three-year old Hilda, beet workers on a Wiscons...

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

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

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Fall River Playground - No. Main St. 4 P.M One of largest in city. These are deserted much of the time until July 10th when they are opened. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Fall River Playground - No. Main St. 4 P.M One of largest in city. The...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 4339. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

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

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

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

Scavengers. Pine Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewis W. Hine

Scavengers. Pine Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Lewi...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 4317. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

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

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

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High School boy at work in machine shop. Oklahoma City High School. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lewis W. Hine

High School boy at work in machine shop. Oklahoma City High School. Lo...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 4759. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More

Skolkoloni, 1920-talet.
Slåtterarbete.
Josef Grankvists plåtar.

Skolkoloni, 1920-talet. Slåtterarbete. Josef Grankvists plåtar.

Skolkoloni, 1920-talet. Slåtterarbete. Josef Grankvists plåtar.

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

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

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

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

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

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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. 4926. Recorded on a single caption card spanning 4919-4931. Credit line: National Child Labor Committ... More

Senate listeners. Washington, D.C., June 3. The Senate Chamber was practically empty today as most of the members "listened in" on the Joint Hearing of the Senate and House Labor Committees. Prominent business men testified on the Black-Connery Bill proposed to curtail sweatshop working conditions as concerns wages, hours, and child labor. Left to right: Senator Robert F. Lafollette; Senator Sherman Minton; and Senator James Murray, 6/3/37

Senate listeners. Washington, D.C., June 3. The Senate Chamber was pra...

A group of men sitting at a table with papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Child labor, cranberry bog, Burlington County, New Jersey

Child labor, cranberry bog, Burlington County, New Jersey

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A black and white photo of a man in a field, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man in a field, Minnesota. Farm Security ...

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A black and white photo of a man in a field, possibly related to: Child labor in onion field, Rice County, Minnesota

A black and white photo of a man in a field, possibly related to: Chil...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... 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...

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

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

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

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A close up of a person holding a fruit. Cherry shepherd strawberry tree child labor.

A close up of a person holding a fruit. Cherry shepherd strawberry tre...

A hand holding a strawberry with a hole in it / A hand holding a small red strawberry with a small hole in the center / Public domain photo of forest, woods.

Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. After I had taken this, the Superintendent said, "Now take the other extreme," and brought forward another doffer. See photo #428. He said, "We don't object to having folks represent the. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina

Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. Aft...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 425. Text cuts off; no continuation card found. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library o... More

One of the doffers Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Nov. 10, 1908. L.W.H. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina

One of the doffers Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Nov. 10, 190...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 267. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Asleep while waiting for morning papers. 11 P.M. February 11th, 1908. A grating at side of World Building, through which came a stream of warm air from ventilators. Various boys and men may be found here at different times of night and morning, staying until the policemen moves them on. (See No. 22A for two of these boys). Location: New York, New York (State)

Asleep while waiting for morning papers. 11 P.M. February 11th, 1908. ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 21-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

#795 This girl works in Amoskeag Mfg. Co. Manchester, N.H. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire

#795 This girl works in Amoskeag Mfg. Co. Manchester, N.H. Location: M...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 795. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Girls coming through the alley. The smallest girl has been selling for 2 years. Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Girls coming through the alley. The smallest girl has been selling for...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 594. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More

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, ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 813-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisi... More

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger #9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenge...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1511-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about th... More

Unloading oysters on the dock. Alabama Canning Co. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Unloading oysters on the dock. Alabama Canning Co. Location: Bayou La ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1994. No text recorded after final comma on caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collect... More

Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-old brother also shucks. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana

Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 2067. Reproduction no. LC-USZ6-1208. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congr... More

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