Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Going to work at 5:30 A.M. Small boy named Jo is a sweeper in Hill Mfg. Co. Been there 2 years. I saw him working inside. Said he didn't know how old he was and he couldn't spe

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Going to work at 5:30 A.M. Small boy named Jo is a sweeper in Hill Mfg. Co. Been there 2 years. I saw him working inside. Said he didn't know how old he was and he couldn't spell his name. Lives 2 miles out in the country and his father drives in and back every day. Lewiston, Me.

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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...