Before Communities Planned for Children and Youth Photos from National Archives www.loc.org Most photos taken by Lewis Hine ©2012, TESCCC Grade 3 Unit 5, Lesson 2

Children workers Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection. Hine, L. (Photographer). (1909). Group showing a few of the workers stringing beans. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=523215 ©2012, TESCCC

Children Replacing Bobbins on Heavy Machinery Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection. Hine, L. (Photographer). (1909). Bibb mill no. 1. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.05394 ©2012, TESCCC

Nothing to play Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-DIG-fsa-8a16282] Shahn, B. (Photographer). (1935). Children of rehabilitation client, maria plantation, arkansas. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a16282 ©2012, TESCCC

Children worked hard picking cotton. Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-USZ6-1202] Hine, L. (Photographer). (1916). 5-year old harold walker. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a01111 ©2012, TESCCC

Selling newspapers and magazines Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-USZ6-632] Hine, L. (Photographer). (1910). Small newsie down-town. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a00613 ©2012, TESCCC

All work, all day Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-USZ62-10960] Hine, L. (Photographer). (1911). "carrying-in" boy. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a13362 ©2012, TESCCC

No child care for children Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-DIG-nclc-00909] Hine, L. (Photographer). (1911). Group of oyster shuckers. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.00909 ©2012, TESCCC

Boxing Fish 5 boxes of fish a day…5 cents a box Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-DIG-nclc-00949] Hine, L. (Photographer). (1911). Hiram pulk, 9 years old. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.00949 ©2012, TESCCC

“Newsies” selling Newspapers Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-DIG-nclc-05493] Hine, L. (Photographer). (1912). Group of newsies selling on capitol steps. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.05493 ©2012, TESCCC

Children Mining Coal Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-DIG-nclc-05470] Hine, L. (Photographer). (1911). Waiting for the cage to go up. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.05470 ©2012, TESCCC

Finally, community leaders realized the need for change for children. Photo credit: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection [LC-USZC4-9867] Mora, F. L. (Artist). (1918). The health of the child is the power of the nation. [Print Graphic]. Retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g09867 ©2012, TESCCC

It took almost 100 years for community leaders to pass laws to protect children and youth. Today, youth must be 16 years old to work. ©2012, TESCCC

Schools became compulsory in Texas in 1915 Microsoft. (Designer). (2010). Clip art [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/ ©2012, TESCCC

Today children from age 6-18 must attend school in Texas. SUBCHAPTER C. OPERATION OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Section 25.085. COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/home.school/hometec.html Microsoft. (Designer). (2010). Clip art [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/ ©2012, TESCCC