Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Farrell family. They had discontinued the brush making, but sent to a neighbor for materials and posed for me, just as they had been doing it. The little 5 year old on the righ

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. Farrell family. They had discontinued the brush making, but sent to a neighbor for materials and posed for me, just as they had been doing it. The little 5 year old on the right is very deft. Her eyes seemed to be troubling her. The father complained of the little money there was in 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...