Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. 8 P.M. and not yet finished. The little one on left is not yet 4 years old, yet she works on flowers all day and sometimes until 8 or 9 P.M at night. In spite of a sore throat,

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Records of the Children's Bureau. 1908 - 2003. National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine. 1912 - 1912. 8 P.M. and not yet finished. The little one on left is not yet 4 years old, yet she works on flowers all day and sometimes until 8 or 9 P.M at night. In spite of a sore throat, she was working steadily all the time I was there, - occasionally dropping a sigh that was very pathetic. Father said she likes to work. Oldest sister (who makes 6 dozen wreaths a day), said the little one makes one dozen wreaths a day. 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...