All Photos

Group of Newsboys on Frankfort Street near World Building. Witness, Fred McMurrry. Location: New York, New York (State) / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

New York, United States

Rhodes Mfg. Co., Lincolnton, N.C. Spinner. A moments glimpse of the outer world Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year. Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Oldest girl, Minnie Carpenter, House 53 Loray Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Spinner. Makes fifty cents a day of 10 hours. Works four sides. Younger girl works irregularly. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.

An Exciting Moment. Newsboys' Picnic, Cincinnati. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati, United States

Amusing themselves while waiting for morning papers. Location: New York, New York (State)

New York, United States

Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, 209 W. Sixth St., Basket Seller, Sixth Street Market, Cincinnati. In front of saloon entrance. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati, United States

Waiting For The Signal. Newsboys, starting out with base-ball extra. 5 P.M., Times Star Office. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati, United States

Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth St. Market, Cincinnati O. Saloon entrance. 11 P.M. Had been there since 10 A.M. and not yet sold out. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati, United States

Noon Hour in a Furniture Factory, Indianapolis. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

A.D.T. ? messengers. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Boys in a Cannery, Indianapolis, Ind. Unloading new tomato cans from freight cars. Witness E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Noon Hour in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Water Boy in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Cigar Factory, Indianapolis Ind. Boys in foreground. Witness E. N. Clopper. L. W. H., Aug, 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Noon Hour in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Indianapolis Furniture Factory's Water Boy. Witness, E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Lawrence J. Hill - 1125 Walnut St. 17 yrs. old March 1908. Had 4 fingers mashed off by stamping machine in lamp factory - Aug 1908. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati, United States

Boys at Lehr glass works. Location: West Virginia.

Subject -Coal. #70 Welch Mining Co., Welch W. Va. Boy running "trip rope" at tipple. Overgrown, but looked 13 yrs. old. Worked 10 hours a day. Location: Welch, West Virginia.

Machine used in Gary W. Va. mine that digs the coal and loads it on the car. With it 3 men can do the work of 50 in the old way. Yet they use boys to drive and trap. Location: Gary, West Virginia.

Drivers and Mules, Gary, W. Va., Mine, Where much of the mining and carrying is done by machinery. Location: Gary, West Virginia.

Main entrance, Gary W. Va. Mine. Trapper boy in center. Going to work 7 A.M. will be underground until 5:30 P.M. Trappers are paid $1. per day. Location: Gary, West Virginia.

Glass works. Midnight. Location: Indiana.

Noon Hour Meal at an Indianapolis Packing House, Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.