Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Cotton Mill. Her sister said, quot;Yes she helps me right smart. Not all day but all she can. Yes she started wi

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Cotton Mill. Her sister said, quot;Yes she helps me right smart. Not all day but all she can. Yes she started with me at 6 this mornin'.quot; These two belong to a family of 19 children. Fayetteville, Tenn.

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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...