Lewis Hine caption: Boys working in Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, N.H. Smallest boy is Napoleon Cammery, 194 Merrimac St. Been in mill 1 year. Next boy is Jerry Moore, 352 Chestnut St. Martin Markey, 33 State St. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, May 1909. I have compiled … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Saturdays. Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R. I. (One of the B. B. and R. Knight mills). He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no others below 14 in … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Back boy - 14 years old - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts, July 10, 1916. "In our family, the boys all had to start working at 14 years old, to help out. My first pay was $3.70 for a 48-hour week, and I would get 50 cents … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Johnnie Ostafan, 5 Boylston Street, Easthampton, Mass. Been doffing nearly a year in West Boylston cotton mills and may be under legal age. Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts, August 1912. When he was photographed by Lewis Hine, 13-year-old John George … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Andrew Stefanik, (on right hand). (see label 2637). Arthur Asslin, (on left) 118 Front St. Been working here one year. May be 14 or 15. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts. "The mills of the Dwight Manufacturing Company are at Chicopee, three miles above … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Adelard Gagnon (smallest), 32 Palmer St, Location: Salem, Massachusetts, October 1911. "The neighborhood kids all came to visit my grandfather, and he would give them lollipops. He never had a driver's license, so my father did his grocery shopping for him, … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Slovenly kitchen living-room of family of Alfred Benoit, 191 N. Front St., a sweeper in Bennett Mill; has been there for two months. Mother works in the same mill; father is a canvasser (and shiftless). Said, "I'm de father of 11 children." The baby in the … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Jose de Sousa Magano, 35 Aetna St., Fall River, Mass. Born in Fall River, June 2, 1901. Left for the Azores at 8 years of age because family moved back. Cannot read or write in his own language or in English. Never been to school. Returned to Fall River in May … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Evelyn Casey, 129 Gaynore St., 14 years, 6 months - Irish. Went to work on 14th birthday cleaning harnesses in Borden Mills. Left because of no work and expects to learn weaving in Flint mill with a girl friend. At certificate office applying for certificate … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: King Philip Mill - Card Room. Doffer on Jack Speeder. Bertha Bonneau, 15 years, 105 Slade St. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts, June 21, 1916. "My mother kept us clean. People would give her clothes. She would take the clothes apart, wash them, and make … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: Jo Bodeon. A "back-roper" in mule room. Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Location: Burlington, Vermont, May 1909. This unforgettable photograph by Lewis Hine was taken during his first investigation of child labor in the many textile mills that populated … [Read more...]

Lewis Hine caption: All these small boys, and more, work in the Chace Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vt. Many of the smallest ones have been there from one to three years. Only a few could speak English. These are the names of some:- Lahule Julian, Walter Walker, Herman Rotte, Arsone … [Read more...]