Child Labor in the United StatesClick on picture to view next - 1 of 17
Shrimp pickers, including an 8 year old on the right. Biloxi, Miss., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 2 of 17
9 p.m. in an Indiana Glass Works, c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 3 of 17
One of the young workers in a glass factory in Alexandria, Va., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 4 of 17
Cutting fish in a sardine cannery. Large sharp knives are used with a cutting and sometimes chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches and careless bumping into each other increase the liability of accidents. "The salt water gits into the cuts and they ache," said one boy. Sardine Cannery Eastport, Me., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 5 of 17
Young boys working for Hickok Lumber Co. Burlington, Vt., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 6 of 17
A general view of spinning room, Cornell Mill. Fall River, Mass., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 7 of 17
A moments glimpse of the outer world. Said she was 11 years old. Been working over a year. Rhodes Mfg. Co. Lincolnton, N.C., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 8 of 17 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. Bibb Mill No. 1. Macon, Ga., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 9 of 17
The overseer said apologetically, "She just happened in." She was working steadily. The mills seem full of youngsters who "just happened in" or "are helping sister." Newberry, S.C., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 10 of 17
At the close of day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on the other two, and is usually crowded like this. A small boy is in front. S. Pittston, Pa., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 11 of 17
View of the Ewen Breaker of the Pa. Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrated the utmost recesses of the boys' lungs. A kind of slave-driver sometimes stands over the boys, prodding or kicking them into obedience. S. Pittston, Pa., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 12 of 17
Three young boys with shovels standing in doorway of a Fort Worth & Denver train car, c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 13 of 17
Two girls, ages 7 and 9, pick berries. The older girl picks about 4 pails a day. Rochester, Mass., c. 1908. Click on picture to view next - 14 of 17
Six year old harvesting spinach in Texas, USA (May, 1998). Photo: © L. Diane Mull Click on picture to view next - 15 of 17
Recent photo of child harvesting cucumbers in Maryland, USA. Photo: © Phillip Decker Click on picture to view next - 16 of 17
Children processing cherries in Montana, USA (August 1997). Photo: © L. Diane Mull Click on picture to start over - 17 of 17
Recent photo of youth harvesting apples in North Carolina, USA. Photo: © David Peele |
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Educating Our Young PeopleLabor in the Schools - UAW High School Presentation |
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