When eight-year-olds worked the streets: Lewis Hine's portraits of young workers in America

[Judi Lynn]

Working as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee, Lewis Hine documented the working and living conditions of children in American cities between 1908 and 1924

All photographs by Lewis Hine

Thursday 3 August 2017 07.00 EDT


https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2017/aug/03/children-work-streets-lewis-hines-portraits-america-in-pictures

[kimbutgar]

1. I have a scholastic book that has pictures of kids working.

I shared it with a 4th grade class and they were surprised that there was child labor in our country.

[Tanuki]

2. At age 12, my grandfather was a child laborer in a coal mine.

It was common in coal country. Only 2% of the population in his county graduated from high school. The average Republican these days would be fine with that situation returning.

http://mashable.com/2015/10/05/child-miners/#W0SBcm.bYOqu

[procon]

3. That's the America Gingrich wants to return to... damned neanderthal. nt

[Doreen]

4. This is one of trumps wet dreams.

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

That's not the America anyone should want - even during those times, that was a stain - a blot - showing how little America cared about the struggles people go through.

Stripping a child of opportunity and forcing on them a burden that would go on to shape their adult life with struggle and drudgery. Robbing them of health as the work ripped and tore at their young bodies.

No child deserves that.

No adult does either.

Not even now. With the 2 & 3 jobs some must take to keep a roof over their heads.

We know better, yet some in government still tell the lie that such a way of life builds character and affords opportunity for a better life.

There is no other life when you work 3 jobs. No chance for a better life because you're killing yourself simply trying to survive the life you have.

[AwakeAtLast]

6. My grandfather was building bridges

in Southern Illinois. I drive over some of those bridges to this day. He was a 50 year Mason.