Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. John Dempsey, (looked 11 or 12 years old). Said he only helped on Saturdays. Jackson Mill. He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I fo

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. John Dempsey, (looked 11 or 12 years old). Said he only helped on Saturdays. Jackson Mill. He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no other below 14 in this mill, a small one. Fiskeville, R.I.

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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...