Child Labour Collection

The mud-lark, 1861 (engraving)
XJF2920754 The mud-lark, 1861 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mud-Lark, after a daguerreotype by Richard Beard)

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Les Saltimbanques, 1874 (oil on canvas)
EDI187971 Les Saltimbanques, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s
Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Apprentice carpenter
Young carpenters apprentice planing a block of wood, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sidmouth, West of Esplanade, 1860 / 94. Creator: Francis Bedford
Sidmouth, West of Esplanade, 1860/94. Albumen print

Ploughing, 1889 (1935). Artist: George Clausen
Ploughing, 1889 (1935). After the painting by Sir George Clausen, R.A. From Modern Masterpieces Part 19. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell, c.1870

Playing a Tune, (oil on canvas)
822833 Playing a Tune, (oil on canvas) by Witkowski, Karl (1860-1910); 53.3x38.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing a Tune. Karl Witkowski (1860-1910). Oil on canvas

Scenes in a laundry, 1884. The manageress and female workers are assisted by children

A boy hanging sisal out to dry on the road to Quindio in Colombia, South America

Shoemakers workshops, some of the employees are children. Italy 1897 Photography
FGL5496256 Shoemakers workshops, some of the employees are children. Italy 1897 Photography; Fototeca Gilardi.

Italian Family picks nuts in their apartment, NY, 1911 (b/w photo)
684864 Italian Family picks nuts in their apartment, NY, 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Mrs. Lucy Libertine and family: Johnnie, 4 years old; Mary, 6 years; Millie, 9 [)

Making Pigtail Tobacco, 1869 (engraving)
1574637 Making Pigtail Tobacco, 1869 (engraving); (add.info.: Machinery for spinning tobacco rolls (pigtail tobacco) in use at Thomas Cope's works, Liverpool, England

Portrait of a group of workers from a carpentry workshop, among children and minors
FGL5496267 Portrait of a group of workers from a carpentry workshop, among children and minors. Italy, late 19th century Photography; Fototeca Gilardi.

The Butcher's boy, London street worker. 1875 (engraving)
5669373 The Butcher's boy, London street worker. 1875 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a chimney-sweep appearing in the drawing-room fireplace by mistake, 19th century
5311220 An engraving depicting a chimney-sweep appearing in the drawing-room fireplace by mistake, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1877); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cartoon commenting on the prohibitions on child labour which was gradually spreading across industries, 19th century
5308753 Cartoon commenting on the prohibitions on child labour which was gradually spreading across industries, 19th century; (add.info)

Italian Family picks nuts in their apartment, NY, 1911 (b/w photo)
2597636 Italian Family picks nuts in their apartment, NY, 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Mrs. Lucy Libertine and family: Johnnie, 4 years old; Mary, 6 years; Millie, 9 years)

Family of brickmakers in a shed shaping clay in molds, boy bringing more clay
FLO4688702 Family of brickmakers in a shed shaping clay in molds, boy bringing more clay, and another boy arranging bricks on a barrow

Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford, 1911 (b/w photo)
2599301 Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford, 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years)

Lombe's silk mill, Derby, 1843
3480223 Lombe's silk mill, Derby, 1843; (add.info.: Lombe's silk mill, Derby: Throwing (twisting) silk by hand. While the man turned the wheel

Making Pigtail Tobacco, 1841 (wood engraving)
1574636 Making Pigtail Tobacco, 1841 (wood engraving); (add.info.: Making pigtail tobacco: the tobacco leaves are being spun into a long rope)

19th century drawing of a Mule spinning shed lit by gas flares
5311730 19th century drawing of a Mule spinning shed lit by gas flares; (add.info.: 19th century drawing of a Mule spinning shed lit by gas flares)

Child labour in America 1900's (b/w photo)
2597630 Child labour in America 1900's (b/w photo); (add.info.: Night scene in 1912. Children and women making violets while living in a dreary tenement. The six year old helps some)

Child labour in 1911 (b/w photo)
2599306 Child labour in 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years)

Japanese children selling flowers
2910003 Japanese children selling flowers; (add.info.: Japanese children selling flowers, photograph by Renjyo Shimooka (c. 1862-78). 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Chimney sweep and boy
3478935 Chimney sweep and boy; (add.info.: Chimney sweep and boy, London, 17th century, circa 1688.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A 'sweater's' workshop
5616475 A 'sweater's' workshop; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a 'sweater's' workshop where women and young children make sweaters by using sewing machines)

Illustration depicting a young boy making chests, 1880 (illustration)
5616505 Illustration depicting a young boy making chests, 1880 (illustration); Universal History Archive/UIG.

the Neapolitan shoe shiners at work in Marseille, 1909 (postcard)
PCT4716129 the Neapolitan shoe shiners at work in Marseille, 1909 (postcard); (add.info.: Italian immigration to France: the Neapolitan shoe shiners at work in Marseille at the beginning of the 20th)

Turning an earthenware bottle. This was don before firing but after the clay had dried out and set after throwing
2603007 Turning an earthenware bottle. This was don before firing but after the clay had dried out and set after throwing. Engraving, London, 1886.; (add.info.: Turning an earthenware bottle)

A boot boy giving a flower to one of his regular customers, 1850 (engraving)
3478709 A boot boy giving a flower to one of his regular customers, 1850 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration depicting a small girl making punnets for strawberries, which was the family business, 1885 (engraving)
5616351 Illustration depicting a small girl making punnets for strawberries, which was the family business, 1885 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Welsh men, women and children at a Hollantide fair
5616095 Welsh men, women and children at a Hollantide fair; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Welsh men, women, and children at a Hollantide fair, a hiring fair)

Engraving depicting mill girls from Leeds, on their way home after work, 19th century
5308784 Engraving depicting mill girls from Leeds, on their way home after work, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting mill girls from Leeds, on their way home after work)

Street Musician 1800 (Oil on canvas, mounted to Masonite)
8766545 Street Musician 1800 (Oil on canvas, mounted to Masonite); 101.8x76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220237 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Potter's workshop: boy turning the wheel while the potter raises a pot. Engraving, London, 1882
2602976 Potter's workshop: boy turning the wheel while the potter raises a pot. Engraving, London, 1882.; (add.info.: Potter's workshop, boy turning the wheel while the potter raises a pot)

Woman and girl applying transfers to Blue Ware, the Potteries, Staffordshire, England
2602921 Woman and girl applying transfers to Blue Ware, the Potteries, Staffordshire, England.; (add.info.: Woman and girl applying transfers to Blue Ware, the Potteries, Staffordshire, England)

Young boy in a workshop helping a worker to make Rope Tobacco, 1841
3478708 Young boy in a workshop helping a worker to make Rope Tobacco, 1841; (add.info.: Young boy in a workshop helping a worker to make Rope Tobacco, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Samuel van Houten, 1874
1577630 Samuel van Houten, 1874; (add.info.: Samuel van Houten (1837 - 1930) Dutch liberal politician. Van Houten introduced a law in 1874

The top floor of a Middleman's Factory
5616089 The top floor of a Middleman's Factory; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the top floor of a Middleman's Factory, in the Northampton Shoemaking District)

BRICK MAKING AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYME, England in 1871. Children carrying lumps of compressed clay as described in George
1748698 BRICK MAKING AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYME, England in 1871. Children carrying lumps of compressed clay as described in George Smith's pamphlet "The Cry of the Children from the Brickyards of

Sketches from New York: a Garten Wirthschaft, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Sketches from New York: a Garten Wirthschaft, 1864. 'There is hardly a street, lane, or alley in the city of New York in which the lager beer saloon, in some of its various forms

Lord Shaftesbury visiting the coal mines of the Black Country, 1840-42, illustration from 'The Graphic'
ILN111356 Lord Shaftesbury visiting the coal mines of the Black Country, 1840-42, illustration from 'The Graphic'

Child Hard Work
Muhammad Amdad Hossain

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"Unveiling the Dark Shadows: A Glimpse into Child Labour" Step back in time to witness the haunting reality of child labour, etched in history. In the 1850s, deep within a coal mine in England, young souls toiled tirelessly, their innocence overshadowed by grueling work. The air thick with dust and despair. Across British factories in the 1800s, children as young as they could remember were thrust into blowing glass, their tiny hands shaping delicate creations while their dreams remained shattered. Their childhood stolen amidst fiery furnaces. In another corner of Britain's industrial landscape during that era, glass factory workers endured endless hours of laborious tasks. Faces marked by exhaustion and hardship told tales untold; innocence fading away like wisps of smoke. An apprentice carpenter's journey began early on - learning skills beyond his tender years. Each stroke of his chisel echoed determination amidst sawdust-filled workshops; a glimpse into resilience born from necessity. Les Saltimbanques captured on canvas in 1874 revealed not only captivating artistry but also unveiled hidden truths – young performers masked behind painted smiles concealing lives far removed from carefree laughter. Victorian London witnessed boys begging and sweeping streets simultaneously; destitution mingling with youthful energy as they navigated through cobblestones strewn with both hope and desperation in equal measure (1870). George Clausen's masterpiece "Ploughing" depicted an agricultural scene where even children found solace amid nature’s embrace (1889). Their small frames bent under heavy burdens yet radiating strength against adversity. While some sought refuge through music's enchantment ("Playing a Tune"), others found themselves trapped within scenes unfolding inside laundries (1884), where little hands scrubbed relentlessly beneath dimly lit rooms - childhood slipping away like suds down a drainpipe.