Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Oyster shuckers at work. Small girls working on right of photo are Gertrude Kron, 5 years old, and Pauline, 8 years old. Note the face of little Mildred Kron, 3 years old. Work

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Oyster shuckers at work. Small girls working on right of photo are Gertrude Kron, 5 years old, and Pauline, 8 years old. Note the face of little Mildred Kron, 3 years old. Works every day mother said. Also small boy on left of photo who has dropped an oyster. Biloxi, Miss.

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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...