It’s hard to believe it now, but child labor was still a widespread practice until 1938. Thankfully, that’s when sweeping child labor laws were passed in the U.S., but not before many young children were forced to toil at dangerous jobs with no oversight.
Lewis Hine (1874-1940) worked as a photographer for the National Child Labor Committee and crusaded against the dangers and the immorality of child labor in America. These photos from Hine depict young kids working a variety of jobs and they stand as powerful historical documents.
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