Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Indianapolis Newsboys buying brass checks in a newspaper office. These checks cost at the rate of one-half the selling price of the newspaper and are exchanged at another windo

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Indianapolis Newsboys buying brass checks in a newspaper office. These checks cost at the rate of one-half the selling price of the newspaper and are exchanged at another window for the number of papers they call for. Indianapolis, Ind.

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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...