Child Labor

Provider: Dr. Ron Tranquilla

A five-year-old shrimp picker. Children in this job typically worked
from 3:30 am until 5:00 pm. Lewis Hine photograph

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Fishcutters at a canning factory. Note the cut fingers on two
of the boys. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Berry pickers, 1908. Children worked from 4:30 am until sunset. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Immigrant mother and children sewing garments (such "piece-work"
paid 2 to 3 cents per piece). Photo by Lewis Hine

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Freight car workers. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Young bottle factory workers 1908. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Glassblowers and mold boy, bottle factory 1908. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Child workers, textile mill. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Cotton mill factory workers 1908. Photo by Lewis Hine

Textile factory, 1908. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Textile workers, 1909. Photo by Lewis Hine

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“Breakers” sorting coal. Photo by Lewis Hine

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Boy coal miners. 15 years old was the legal age but many boys lied about their age: many boy miners were as young as 12 years old. Photo by Lewis Hine

External Links American Literature Survey 2; Child Labour