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Lewis Hine was an American sociologist and photographer. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. In 1906, Hine became the staff photographer of the Russell Sage Foundation, where he photographed life in the steel-making districts and the people of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the influential sociological study called the Pittsburg Survey. In 1908, he became the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). Over the next decade, he documented child labor in American industry. His photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States. |
![Bottle Factory, Indianapolis, IN](19080800_Bottle_Factory-IndianapolisTN.jpg)
Bottle Factory, Indianapolis, IN, 8/1908
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![Cigar Factory, Indianapolis](19080800_Cigar_Factory-IndianapolisTN.jpg)
Cigar Factory, Indianapolis, 8/1908
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Indiana Glass Works, IN, 8/1908 |
![Indiana Glass Works at midnight, IN, 8/1908](19080800_Indiana_Glass_Works_at_Midnight-IndianaTN.jpg)
Indiana Glass Works at midnight, IN, 8/1908
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![Noon hour at cannery, Indianapolis, 8/1908](19080800_Noon_Hour_at_Cannery-IndianapolisTN.jpg)
Noon hour at cannery, Indianapolis, 8/1908
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![Shoe-shining parlor, Indianapolis, 8/1908](19080800_Shoe-Shining_Parlor-IndianapolisTN.jpg)
Shoe-shining parlor, Indianapolis, 8/1908
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![Basket sellers, Cincinnati, OH, 8/22/1908](19080822_Basket_Sellers-Cincinnati_OHTN.jpg)
Basket sellers, Cincinnati, OH, 8/22/1908
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![Selling radishes, Cincinnati, OH, 8/22/1908](19080822_Selling_RadishesTN.jpg)
Selling radishes, Cincinnati, OH, 8/22/1908
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![Boy running trip-rope in mine, Welch, WV, 9/1908](19080900_Boy_Running_Trip_Rope_In_Mine-Welch_WVTN.jpg)
Boy running trip-rope in mine, Welch, WV, 9/1908
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![Young driver in mine, 9/1908](19080900_Young_Driver_In_MineTN.jpg)
Young driver in mine, 9/1908
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![Girls at weaving machines, Evansville, IN, 10/1908](19081000_Girls_at_Weaving_Machines-Evansville_INTN.jpg)
Girls at weaving machines, Evansville, IN, 10/1908
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![Girls making melon baskets, Evansville, IN, 10/1908](19081000_Girls_Making_Melon_Baskets-Evansville_INTN.jpg)
Girls making melon baskets, Evansville, IN, 10/1908
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![Glass-blower and mold boy, Grafton, WV, 10/1908](19081000_Glass-Blower_and_Mold_Boy-Grafton_WVTN.jpg)
Glass-blower and mold boy, Grafton, WV, 10/1908
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![Girls running warping machines, Gastonia, NC, 11/7/1908](19081107_Girls_Running_Warping_Machines-Gastonia_NCTN.jpg)
Girls running warping machines, Gastonia, NC, 11/7/1908
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![Spinner glimpses the outside world, Lincolnton, NC, 11/11/1908](19081111_Spinner_Glimpses_the_Outer_World-Lincolnton_NCTN.jpg)
Spinner glimpses the outside world, Lincolnton, NC, 11/11/1908
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![Young mill worker, Newberry, SC, 12/1908](19081200_Young_Mill_Worker-Newberry_SCTN.jpg)
Young mill worker, Newberry, SC, 12/1908
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![Spinners and doffers, Lancaster, SC, 1/12/1908](19081201_Spinners_and_Doffers-Lancaster_SCTN.jpg)
Spinners and doffers, Lancaster, SC, 1/12/1908
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![Worker in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, SC, 12/3/1908](19081203_Mollahan_Mills-Newberry_SCTN.jpg)
Worker in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, SC, 12/3/1908
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![Mill spinner, Whitnel, NC, 12/22/1908](19081222_Mill_Spinner-Whitnel_NCTN.jpg)
Mill spinner, Whitnel, NC, 12/22/1908
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![Little spinner, Augusta, GA, 1/15/1909](19090115_Little_Spinner-Augusta_GATN.jpg)
Little spinner, Augusta, GA, 1/15/1909
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![Mill workers, Macon, GA, 1/19/1909](19090119_Mill_Workers-Macon_GATN.jpg)
Mill workers, Macon, GA, 1/19/1909
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![Cotton mill workers, Tifton, GA, 1/22/1909](19090122_Cotton_Mill_Workers-Tifton_GATN.jpg)
Cotton mill workers, Tifton, GA, 1/22/1909
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![Boys shucking oysters, Apalachicola, FL, 1/25/1909](19090125_Young_Boys_Shucking_Oysters-Apalachicola_FLTN.jpg)
Boys shucking oysters, Apalachicola, FL, 1/25/1909
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![Girl working in box factory, Tampa, FL, 1/28/1909](19090128_Girl_Working_In_Box_Factory-Tampa_FLTN.jpg)
Girl working in box factory, Tampa, FL, 1/28/1909
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![9-year-old Newsgirl, Hartford, CT, 3/6/1909](19090306_Nine-Year_Old_Newsgirl-Hartford_CTTN.jpg)
9-year-old Newsgirl, Hartford, CT, 3/6/1909
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![Mill spinner, Anthony, RI, 4/16/1909](19090416_Mill_Spinner-Anthony_RITN.jpg)
Mill spinner, Anthony, RI, 4/16/1909
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![Mule-spinning room in cotton mill, Burlington, VT, 5/7/1909](19090507_Mule-Spinning_Room_In_Cotton_Mill-Burlington_VTTN.jpg)
Mule-spinning room in cotton mill, Burlington, VT, 5/7/1909
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![Workers stringing beans, Baltimore, MD, 6/7/1909](19090607_Workers_Stringing_Beans-Baltimore_MDTN.jpg)
Workers stringing beans, Baltimore, MD, 6/7/1909
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![Boy picking berries near Baltimore, Maryland, 6/8/1909](19090608_Boy_Picking_Berries-Near_Baltimore_MDTN.jpg)
Boy picking berries near Baltimore, Maryland, 6/8/1909
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![Doffers in Cherryville, Manufacturing Company, Cherryville, NC, 11/10/1909](19091110_Doffers_In_Cherrysville_Mfg_Co-Cherryville_NCTN.jpg)
Doffers in Cherryville, Manufacturing Company, Cherryville, NC, 11/10/1909
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![Glass works, Millville, NJ, 11/21/1909](19091121_Glass_Works-Millville_NJTN.jpg)
Glass works, Millville, NJ, 11/21/1909
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![Boys working in bowling alley, Trenton, NJ, 12/20/1909](19091220_Boys_Working_In_Bowling_Alley-Trenton_NJTN.jpg)
Boys working in bowling alley, Trenton, NJ, 12/20/1909
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![Garment workers, New York City, 1/26/1910](19100126_Garment_Workers-NYCTN.jpg)
Garment workers, New York City, 1/26/1910
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![Girls hulling strawberries, Seaford, DE, 5/26/1910](19100526_Girls_Hulling_Strawberries-Seaford_DETN.jpg)
Girls hulling strawberries, Seaford, DE, 5/26/1910
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![Bowery Bootblack, New York City, 6/1910](19100600_Bowery_Bootblack-NYCTN.jpg)
Bowery Bootblack, New York City, 6/1910
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![Young doffer in mill, North Pownal, VT, 8/31/1910](19100831_Young_Doffer_in_Mill-North_Pownal_VTTN.jpg)
Young doffer in mill, North Pownal, VT, 8/31/1910
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![Cotton mill spinners, Pell City, AL, 11/22/1910](19101122_Cotton_Mill_Spinners-Pell_City_ALTN.jpg)
Cotton mill spinners, Pell City, AL, 11/22/1910
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![Young coupling boy, near Jellico, TN, 12/1910](19101200_Young_Coupling_Boy_at_Mine-Near_Jellico_TNTN.jpg)
Young coupling boy, near Jellico, TN, 12/1910
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![A raveler and a looper in hoosiery mill, London, TN, 12/10/1910](19101210_A_Raveler_and_a_Looper_In_Hosiery_Mill-London_TNTN.jpg)
A raveler and a looper in hoosiery mill, London, TN, 12/10/1910
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![Breaker boys in coal mine, Pittston, PA, 1/10/1911](19110110_Breaker_Boys_In_Coal_Mine-Pittston_PATN.jpg)
Breaker boys in coal mine, Pittston, PA, 1/10/1911
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![Coal mine workers, Pittston, PA, 1/16/1911](19110116_Coal_Mine_Workers-Pittston_PATN.jpg)
Coal mine workers, Pittston, PA, 1/16/1911
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![Young oyster shuckers, Pass Christian, MS, 2/24/1911](19110224_Young_Oyster_Shuckers-Pass_Christian_MSTN.jpg)
Young oyster shuckers, Pass Christian, MS, 2/24/1911
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![Young mill spinners, Yazoo City, MS, 5/9/1911](19110509_Young_Mill_Spinners-Yazoo_City_MSTN.jpg)
Young mill spinners, Yazoo City, MS, 5/9/1911
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![Mill workers, Water Valley, MS, 5/10/1911](19110510_Mill_Workers-Water_Valley_MSTN.jpg)
Mill workers, Water Valley, MS, 5/10/1911
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![Cotton mill spinning workers, Fries, VA, 5/20/1911](19110520_Cotton_Mill_Spinning_Workers-Fries_VATN.jpg)
Cotton mill spinning workers, Fries, VA, 5/20/1911
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![Cleaning Boys, Roanoke, VA, 5/24/1911](19110524_Cleaning_Boys-Roanoke_VATN.jpg)
Cleaning Boys, Roanoke, VA, 5/24/1911
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![Cigarette rollers, Danville, VA, 6/6/1911](19110606_Cigarette_Rollers-Danville_VATN.jpg)
Cigarette rollers, Danville, VA, 6/6/1911
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![Glass factory worker, 6/23/1911](19110623_Glass_Factory_WorkerTN.jpg)
Glass factory worker, 6/23/1911
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![Nut pickers, New York City, 12/6/1911](19111206_Nut_Pickers-NYCTN.jpg)
Nut pickers, New York City, 12/6/1911
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![Jewish family making garters, New York City, 2/27/1912](19120227_Jewish_Family_Making_Garters-NYCTN.jpg)
Jewish family making garters, New York City, 2/27/1912
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![Newsboy, Baltimore, MD, 4/10/1912](19120410_Newsboy-Baltimore_MDTN.jpg)
Newsboy, Baltimore, MD, 4/10/1912
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![Messenger service boys, Washington, DC, 4/11/1912](19120411_Messenger_Service_Boys-Washington_DCTN.jpg)
Messenger service boys, Washington, DC, 4/11/1912
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![Necktie demonstrator, Washington, DC, 4/13/1912](19120413_Necktie_Demonstrator-Washington_DCTN.jpg)
Necktie demonstrator, Washington, DC, 4/13/1912
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![Newsboy, Washington, DC, 4/15/1912](19120415_Newsboy-Washington_DCTN.jpg)
Newsboy, Washington, DC, 4/15/1912
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