Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. These all work in Cleveland Hosiery Mills. The very youngest one (with curls) said, quot;I ravels and picks up.quot; Small boy in another mill said, quot;Over in Cleveland, the

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. These all work in Cleveland Hosiery Mills. The very youngest one (with curls) said, quot;I ravels and picks up.quot; Small boy in another mill said, quot;Over in Cleveland, they work em so little, they have to stand em on boxes to reach.quot; Children here and in the hosiery mills generally seemed better dressed and in better condition than in spinning mills. Cleveland, 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...