background preloader

Hine

Facebook Twitter

Archives. Background "There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers.

archives

The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work. " -- Lewis Hine, 1908 After the Civil War, the availability of natural resources, new inventions, and a receptive market combined to fuel an industrial boom. The demand for labor grew, and in the late 19th and early 20th centuries many children were drawn into the labor force. George Eastman House Selected Lewis W. Hine Series.

Child Labor in America: Investigative Photos of Lewis Hine. About these Photos Faces of Lost Youth Left - Furman Owens, 12 years old.

Child Labor in America: Investigative Photos of Lewis Hine

Can't read.