Child Labor The Second Industrial Revolution All photos from NARA government archives, Photographer: Lewis Hines
Young Driver in Mine. Has been driving one year. 7 A.M. to 5:30 P.M daily Brown Mine, Brown W. Va., 09/1908
Noon hour at an Indianapolis Cannery. Indianapolis. Ind., 08/1908
Cigar factory. Boys in foreground. Indianapolis, Ind., 08/1908
Putting bottles into the Annealing Oven. 1 A.M. Indianapolis, Ind., 08/1908
This shows the number of small children on the day shift (50 employees in all). Nearly as many small ones on night shift. This is a new up to date mill. Whitnel Mfg. Co. Whitnel, N.C., 12/22/1908
One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mill. She was 51 inches high. Has been in the mill one year. Sometimes works at night. Runs 4 sides - 48 [cents] a day. When asked how old she was, she hesitated, then said, "I don't remember," then confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, but do just the same." Out of 50 employees, ten children about her size. Whitnel, N.C., 12/22/1908
A family working in the Tifton Cotton Mill, 01/22/1909
Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. Many youngsters here. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins., 01/19/1909
Mrs. Battaglia, Tessie (age - 12 years), Tony (age - 7 years), 170 Mulberry St. Rear house, 5th floor. Garment workers. Husband crippled by a fall, tends to basement. Mrs. Battaglia works in shop except Saturdays, when the children sew with her at home. Get 2 or 3 cents a pair finishing men's pants. Said they earn $1 to $1.50 on Saturday. Father disabled and can earn very little. New York., 01/25/1908
Leveroni family. Earns 4 [cents] a gross making violets. Can make 20 gross a day when children all work. Father has work. Mrs. Leveroni, Tessi, age 9, Stephen, age 6, Margaret, age 7, Josephine Cordono, age 10. These children work on Saturdays, on afternoons after 3 o'clock, and evenings until 8 or 9. New York., 01/25/1908
Malestestra. Get 6 [cents] a gross and make regularly from 10 to 12 gross a day. Mr. Malestestra has been ill for 2 years, and can do no heavy work. But makes artificial flowers all day. Mr. Malestestra helps because health too bad to work out. Mrs. Malestestra, Frank, age 14, John, age 11, Lizzie, age 4. Boys work on Saturday, afternoons and evenings till 10 or 11. Lizzie seperates petals. New York., 01/05/1908
"Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Boys and girls sell all day until 11 P.M. Cincinnati, OH, 08/22/1908
Greel's Shoe- Shining Parlor. Said he was 15 years old. Works some nights until 11 P.M. Indianapolis, Ind., 08/1908