Children of the Past Had Jobs Developed by Mary R. Davis TITLE: Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girls at weaving machine; warpers. Location: Evansville, Indiana.
Questions to Think About 1. What are some jobs that children are able to do today? 2. Where are children able to work today? 3. Why do you think the children in the pictures were working? 4. Do you think the children in the pictures were happy about their job conditions? Why or why not? 5. Do you feel that the children in the pictures were paid lots of money for their work? If so why? Or why not? 6. Did these children go to school as you do today? Explain your thinking. 7. Do you think the children worked in safe places? Explain.
TITLE: Boy, employed in a Paper Box factory Cincinnati. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio. CALL NUMBER: LOT 7479, v. 1, no. 0035[P&P]
TITLE: Boys, carrying home Firewood from Factory. Cincinnati. Aug Location: Cincinnati, Ohio. CALL NUMBER: LOT 7479, v. 1, no. 0039[P&P]
TITLE: Mills. Child labor at cotton mills and other kinds of manufacturing in the United States CALL NUMBER: LOT 7479 (F) (M) (Use Digital Images) [P&P]
TITLE: Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine. CALL NUMBER: LOT 7479, v. 1, no. 0246[P&P]