Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co. Photo was taken just as they stood. On other side of shed still younger children were working. Out of sixty working, (only half were there

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co. Photo was taken just as they stood. On other side of shed still younger children were working. Out of sixty working, (only half were there) I counted 15 apparently under 12 years of age. Some 3, 4, and 5 years old were picking too. Parents acknowledged ages and the fact that they worked some. Boss said they went to work at 3 A.M. and would quit about 3 or 4 P.M. Bay St. Louis, 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...