Legislatures in 16 states, Florida prominent among them, have been deliberating rolling back child labor laws. In some cases, major steps have already been taken to loosen restrictions on work by kids ...

Lewis Hine was an American photographer best known for the images he made while working for the National Child Labor Committee. Hine’s interest in photography as an educational tool prompted him to ...

If there is a predictable outcome from the rollback of child labor laws now taking place in red states nationwide, it's that a flood of injured children is on the way. We are now standing on the edge ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A Lewis Hine silver print circa 1906-1918. One in a series of photographs made for The National Child Labor Committee.

Lewis Hine, 6 P.M. April 23, 1909, A Sweeper in the Hill Mfg. Co., Lewiston, ME, 1909, gelatin silver print, 5 x 7 inches, Bates College Museum of Art, gift of the Dr. Robert A. and Minna F. Johnson ...