Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. A part of the spinning force working in the Washington Cotton Mills. Group posed by overseer. All work. The overseer said, quot;These boys are a bad lot.quot; All were alive to

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. A part of the spinning force working in the Washington Cotton Mills. Group posed by overseer. All work. The overseer said, quot;These boys are a bad lot.quot; All were alive to the need for being 14 years old, when questioned. Fries, Va.

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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...