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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

Background imageChild Labour Collection: The International Exhibition: Mitchel's type-distributing machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: Mitchel's type-distributing machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Mitchel's type-distributing machine, 1862. The distributor is a small machine of circular form

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Women and children work in dangerous conditions, 1851

Women and children work in dangerous conditions, 1851
3478934 Women and children work in dangerous conditions, 1851 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Women and children work in dangerous conditions in the doubling room)

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Spindle boys in Georgia cotton mill c. 1909 (coloured photo)

Spindle boys in Georgia cotton mill c. 1909 (coloured photo)
7286991 Spindle boys in Georgia cotton mill c. 1909 (coloured photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, 1940

Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Lewis_Hine, Cigarmakers, Tampa, Florida 1909 (coloured photo)

Lewis_Hine, Cigarmakers, Tampa, Florida 1909 (coloured photo)
7286995 Lewis_Hine, Cigarmakers, Tampa, Florida 1909 (coloured photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (coloured photo)

Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (coloured photo)
7286994 Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (coloured photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Newsboys after midnight, 1912 (photo)

Newsboys after midnight, 1912 (photo)
7286035 Newsboys after midnight, 1912 (photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (photo)

Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (photo)
7286052 Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Spindle boys in Georgia cotton mill c. 1909 (photo)

Spindle boys in Georgia cotton mill c. 1909 (photo)
7286046 Spindle boys in Georgia cotton mill c. 1909 (photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Children working on bobbins in London, Paddy and his companions, from Le Musee des Familles

Children working on bobbins in London, Paddy and his companions, from Le Musee des Familles, 1848 (engraving)
CHT157410 Children working on bobbins in London, Paddy and his companions, from Le Musee des Familles, 1848 (engraving) by Trichon (19th century) (after); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Youth waiting for a newspaper delivery truck, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Youth waiting for a newspaper delivery truck, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Youth waiting for a newspaper delivery truck

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Weighting scales at edge of bean field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Weighting scales at edge of bean field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Weighting scales at edge of bean field. Near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Beanfield - weigh scales, pickers, and sacked beans at edge of... near West Stayton, Oregon, 1939

Beanfield - weigh scales, pickers, and sacked beans at edge of... near West Stayton, Oregon, 1939
Beanfield. Weigh scales, pickers, and sacked beans at edge of field. Near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Farmer and his boy hauling water for drinking and domestic purposes... Boundary County, Idaho

Farmer and his boy hauling water for drinking and domestic purposes... Boundary County, Idaho
Farmer and his boy hauling water for drinking and domestic purposes to the stump farm. Boundary County, Idaho

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Farmer and his boy hauling water for drinking and domest... Boundary County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Farmer and his boy hauling water for drinking and domest... Boundary County, Idaho, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Farmer and his boy hauling water for drinking and domestic purposes to the stump farm. Boundary County, Idaho]

Background imageChild Labour Collection: The youngest Arnold boy who also works at land clearing, Michigan Hill, Western Washington, 1939

The youngest Arnold boy who also works at land clearing, Michigan Hill, Western Washington, 1939
The youngest Arnold boy who also works at land clearing. Western Washington, Thurston County, Michigan Hill. See general caption number 36

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Three of the four Arnold children, Michigan Hill, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Three of the four Arnold children, Michigan Hill, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Three of the four Arnold children. The oldest boy earned the money to buy his bicycle. Western Washington, Thurston County, Michigan Hill. See general Caption number 36

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Children work in the hops in Oregon often all day... Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Children work in the hops in Oregon often all day... Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children work in the hops in Oregon often all day and every day during the picking season. Oregon, Polk County, Independence

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner. Near Independence, Polk County, Oregon

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Migratory boy, aged eleven, and his grandmother... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Migratory boy, aged eleven, and his grandmother... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939
Migratory boy, aged eleven, and his grandmother work side by side picking hops. Started work at five a.m. Photograph made at noon. Temperature 105 degrees. Oregon, Polk County, near Independence

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Many children work in the bean harvest, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Many children work in the bean harvest, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion county, near West Stayton. Many children work in the bean harvest, as in the Oregon hop harvest

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Weighing beans at scales on edge of field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Weighing beans at scales on edge of field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Weighing beans at scales on edge of field. Rate: one dollar per 100 pounds

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Migratory boy in squatter camp, Washington, Yakima Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory boy in squatter camp, Washington, Yakima Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory boy in squatter camp. Has come to Yakima Valley for the third year to pick hops. Mother: " You d be surprised what that boy can pick." Washington, Yakima Valley

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Part of the lineup at paymasters window... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939

Part of the lineup at paymasters window... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Part of the lineup at paymasters window at noon. Hop pickers are paid off daily. Near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Young girl, daughter of small pear farmer tends her calf, near Medford, Oregon, 1939

Young girl, daughter of small pear farmer tends her calf, near Medford, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young girl, daughter of small pear farmer tends her calf. She belongs to the 4-H Club, the largest movement among rural youth in America. Oregon. Jackson County, near Medford

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Eleven year old boy and his grandmother, migratory... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Eleven year old boy and his grandmother, migratory... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939
Eleven year old boy and his grandmother, migratory, pick hops side by side. Oregon, Polk County, near Independence

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Father and children came from Albany... near West Stayton, Marion county, Oregon, 1939

Father and children came from Albany... near West Stayton, Marion county, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion county, near West Stayton. Father and children came from Albany, Oregon, for a seasons work in the beans

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Children in large private bean pickers camp, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Children in large private bean pickers camp, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Children in large private bean pickers camp. Pickers came from many states, from Oklahoma to North Dakota

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Weighing beans at scales on edge of field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Weighing beans at scales on edge of field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Weighing beans at scales on edge of field. Rate: one dollar per 100 pounds]

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Washington, Yakima Valley, near Wapato, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Possibly: Washington, Yakima Valley, near Wapato, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima Valley, near Wapato. Rural rehabilitation client (Farm Security Administration). Portrait of Chris Adolf. " My father made me work

Background imageChild Labour Collection: The oldest girl seated in the doorway of the house trailer... Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

The oldest girl seated in the doorway of the house trailer... Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The oldest girl seated in the doorway of the house trailer cares for the family. Yakima Valley, Washington

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Possibly: Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station. The mother is trying to support three boys by picking pears

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station. The mother is trying to support three boys by picking pears. Just arrived from Minnesota, she used to work in a restaurant there

Background imageChild Labour Collection: All Chris Adolfs children are hard workers... Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

All Chris Adolfs children are hard workers... Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
All Chris Adolfs children are hard workers on the new place. Yakima Valley, Washington. Farm of Rehabilitation Administration borrower

Background imageChild Labour Collection: All Chris Adolfs children are hard workers on the new place, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

All Chris Adolfs children are hard workers on the new place, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
All Chris Adolfs children are hard workers on the new place. Yakima Valley, Washington

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Ten year old son of tobacco tenant tends the fire... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939

Ten year old son of tobacco tenant tends the fire... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ten year old son of tobacco tenant tends the fire which is curing the tobacco in the barn. Granville County, North Carolina

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper... tobacco... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939

Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper... tobacco... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper can do a " hands work" at tobacco harvest time. Granville County, North Carolina

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Tobacco people take it easy... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939

Possibly: Tobacco people take it easy... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Tobacco people take it easy after their mornings work " putting up" tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina]

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Eight year old daughter who helps... tobacco... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939

Possibly: Eight year old daughter who helps... tobacco... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Eight year old daughter who helps about the tobacco barn and takes care of the baby. Granville County, North Carolina]

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Eight year old daughter who helps about the tobacco barn... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939

Eight year old daughter who helps about the tobacco barn... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939
Eight year old daughter who helps about the tobacco barn and takes care of the baby. Granville County, North Carolina

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Possibly: Young son of tenant farmer gathering sticks... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939

Possibly: Young son of tenant farmer gathering sticks... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Young son of tenant farmer gathering sticks for workers to string tobacco on. Granville County, North Carolina]

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939

Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper can do a " hands work" at tobacco harvest time. Granville County, North Carolina

Background imageChild Labour Collection: George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys. The three older boys, ages twelve, sixteen, and eighteen, are needed at home to develop the farm and do not go to school. Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Migratory boys come to the clinic for attention, FSA camp at Farmersville, Tulare County, 1939

Migratory boys come to the clinic for attention, FSA camp at Farmersville, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp at Farmersville, Tulare County, for migratory agricultural laborers. Migratory boys come to the clinic for attention of the resident nurse of the Agricultural

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Father and son planting potatoes, outskirts of Salinas, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Father and son planting potatoes, outskirts of Salinas, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Outskirts of Salinas, California. Father and son planting potatoes. These people are lettuce workers, migrants from Southwest

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Lucille Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

Lucille Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Lucille Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Lucille Burroughs in the cotton fields, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

Lucille Burroughs in the cotton fields, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Lucille Burroughs in the cotton fields, Hale County, Alabama

Background imageChild Labour Collection: Lucille Burroughs picking cotton, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

Lucille Burroughs picking cotton, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Lucille Burroughs picking cotton, Hale County, Alabama



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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.