Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Group picking shrimp. Olga, 5 years old on the end was helping mother. I tried to get her photo at home when they stopped working but the child stubbornly refused to be taken.

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Group picking shrimp. Olga, 5 years old on the end was helping mother. I tried to get her photo at home when they stopped working but the child stubbornly refused to be taken. Her mother said, quot;She's ugly,quot; but it seemed to me that the child could be expected to be tired out after work that began so early. Work was light and only a small crew was working. 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...