Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. All these I saw regularly at work during working hours. Tiny girl on left end is Goldie, who helps her sister (the girl with hands on her shoulders). She is 5 years old. When I

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. All these I saw regularly at work during working hours. Tiny girl on left end is Goldie, who helps her sister (the girl with hands on her shoulders). She is 5 years old. When I tried to get a photo of her at work at the machine, the overseer said, quot;Don't put her in. A photo of that might get me in a lot of trouble.quot; I said, quot;But she is only helping.quot; quot;All the same,quot; he replied, quot;if they caught her in here, they might fine me a hundred dollars.quot; Chattanooga, 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...