Child labor in the United States, early 20th century
Courtesy: Preus museum; Library of Congress; National Child Labor Committee Collection.
Hine, Lewis Wickes
Children working at night. Lamp glows at the ceiling.
7:30 P.M. January 29, 1912. Making violets, and they often work later.
Pollinni family, 5 Carmine St., New York, NY, living in a rear tenement.
The six year old helps some.
The eight, ten, and twelve year olds work later than this at times.
Brothers, 15 and 17 years old, work in factory.
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