Records of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1789 - 2015. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions. 1903 - 1972. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions of the 63rd Congress Committee on the District of Columbia. 4/7/1913 - 3/3/1915. Photograph taken after midnight on April 17,

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Records of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1789 - 2015. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions. 1903 - 1972. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions of the 63rd Congress Committee on the District of Columbia. 4/7/1913 - 3/3/1915. Photograph taken after midnight on April 17, 1912, G St. near 14th. These boys, 10, 11, and 12 years old, were stuck with over fifty papers in their hands, and vowed they would stay until they sold out if it took all night. The oldest said, quot;my mother makes me sell.quot;

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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940

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Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940), an American photographer, began his career as a teacher at the Ethical Culture School in New York City. He first used a camera to record activities at the school. Subsequently he photographed immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the shocking condition of child laborers throughout the U.S., the activities of the American Red Cross in World War I, and workers in various industries. He was commissioned to create photo-essays for industry and periodicals. His early pho...