Counting on You:
Primary Sources, Child Labor & the Industrial Revolution
Types of Labor
A brief overview of the various types of industries in which children played a role.
Articles
Smithsonian "In the Playtime of Others: Child Labor in the Early 20th Century."
Library Resources - See Mrs. Huestis for passwords!
Search these for information about the Industrial Revolution and Child Labor:
Books and websites available through:
Websites
The Lewis Hine Project The research behind "Counting on Grace" and other Lewis Hine photographs.
The Children in Lewis Hine's Photographs Includes links to census records.
U.S. Department of Labor History of child miners.
Newsboy
Hine, Lewis W. Newsboy in Park. Burlington, Vt.
Location: Burlington, Vermont. 1910. Library of Congress National Child Labor Committee Collection. Library of Congress. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/nclc/item/ncl2004001822/PP/>.
Shining Shoes
Marble Worker
Picking Cranberries
Spinner
Shucking Oysters
Cannery Worker
Coal Miner
Hine, Lewis W. Tipple Boy, Turkey Knob Mine, Macdonald, W. Va. 1908. Library of Congress National Child Labor Committee Collection. Library of Congress. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/nclc/item/ncl2004000169/PP/>.
"Carrying-In" Boy
Home Work
Sewing
Messenger
Inspiration
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