Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Father hanging around the home while family works on feathers. Said, quot;I not work. Got some sickness. Dunno what.quot; Mother, Millie, 16, Jimmie 11, Mary 12, Camille 5 all

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Father hanging around the home while family works on feathers. Said, quot;I not work. Got some sickness. Dunno what.quot; Mother, Millie, 16, Jimmie 11, Mary 12, Camille 5 all work. They said, quot;Camille can tie feathers, but she don't wanto.quot; If all work we make $4, $5, or $6 a week. Dirty floor. Vermin abounded. Garbage standing uncovered near the work. New York City.

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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...