1. From National Archives
Child Labor
Photos by Lewis Hine
From National Archives

3. What job are these boys doing?
How old are these boys?
What do the boys’ facial expressions tell you?
Why do you think employers hire children?
How do you think their parents feel about this work?
Would these boys rather be in school?

4. Coal Miners, “Breaker Boys” , Pennsylvania, 1908

5. Now it’s your turn… Look at the photo you have been given
Identify the people, objects, and activities in the photo
What can you guess or infer in this photo?
What questions do you have about the photo?
Be prepared to share your guesses with the class

6. 1.

7. 1. Garment Workers, NY, 1908

8. 2.

9. 2. Basket Seller, Cincinnati OH, 1908

10. 3.

11. 3. Selling Radishes, 1908

12. 4.

13. 4. Shoe Shine Parlor, Indianapolis, 1908

14. 5.

15. 5. Cigar Factory, Indianapolis, 1908

16. 6.

17. 6. “Trip Rope” in mine, West Virginia,1908

18. 7.

19. 7. Bottle Factory, Indianapolis, 1908

20. 8.

21. 8. Cannery, Indianapolis, 1908

22. 9.

23. 9. Glass blower and mold boy, West Virginia, 1908

24. 10.

25. 10. Girls at Weaving Machine, Indiana,1908

26. 11.

27. 11. “schucking” oysters, Florida, 1909

28. 12.

29. 12. Box Factory, Florida, 1909

30. 13.

31. 13. Selling Newspapers, Connecticut,1909

32. 14.

33. 14. Picking Berries, Maryland, 1909

34. 15.

35. 15. Stringing beans, Maryland, 1909

36. 16.

37. 16. Bowling Alley Pin Setters,Maryland, 1909

38. Lewis Hine School Teacher Investigative Photographer
Opponent of Child Labor
Died in poverty