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Lewis Hine photographs from the early 1900s show working conditions for Indiana children
Lewis Hine photographs from the early 1900s show working conditions for Indiana children Lewis Hine / National Child Labor Committee National Archives and Records Administration Noon hour in a furniture factory. Indianapolis, Ind. Photographed in 1908. National Archives And Records Administration, Lewis Hine / National Child Labor Committee Boys in packing room, Brown Mfg. Co. Evansville, Ind. Photographed in 1908.
Childhood in chains
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Labor Day
Labor Day is celebrated in the United States on the first Monday of each September as a tribute to American workers. Peter McGuire and Matthew Maguire were prominent labor activists, both of whom have been credited with being the founders of Labor day. Labor Day became an official federal American holiday in 1894. Lewis W. Hine // U.S. National Archives You don't have any notifications. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Topics News Alert Subscribe Breaking News Subscribe
Open-air schools and sitting-out bags: Keeping children safe during tuberculosis scares
This is a sitting-out bag. No child ever wore one because he wanted to impress his friends. But this awkward example of outdoor wear was created to save lives and keep students educated during one very concerning health crisis. Teaching children during perilous moments of disease spread had been a challenge since the invention of public schooling. The educators of the past did not have the option of remote learning.
1929
- Manufacturing output index: 7.8 (+10.6% compared to previous year) The Roaring ’20s came to a screeching halt when the stock market crashed starting on Thursday, Oct. 24, 1929. Manufacturing output would plummet for several consecutive years to come. Jobs dried up and the recently unemployed bought fewer goods, which reduced output and evaporated jobs even further in an endless cycle that swept all industries into the Great Depression.
1924
- Manufacturing output index: 5.7 (-6.3% compared to previous year) The Toyota Motor Company can be traced to 1924, when Sakichi Toyoda invented the Toyoda Model G Automatic Loom. The most efficient and productive loom in the world, it was based on the concept of “jidoka,” which describes an automated process that stops right away when a problem is detected so that a human supervisor can intervene.
Photographs from the National Archives, Gallery
Photo Gallery The exhibit includes 86 exceptional black and white and color photographs from the National Archives’ holdings spanning the years 1857 – 1987. Large photomurals, a video showing a variety of workplaces, and audio segments in which workers talk about their experiences on the job make "The Way We Worked" an environmental experience.
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These 31 photos chronicle some of the most trying times in the history of the American econo…
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When Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1933, he took swift action to counter the effects of the Great Depression. His so-called New Deal resulted in some of America's greatest and most enduring social programs while creating massive public works projects that put millions of unemployed Americans back to work. You may also like: Best private colleges in every state Lewis Hine // U.S. National Archives You don't have any notifications. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.
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Vintage Photos By Lewis W. Hine
Vintage Photos By Lewis W. Hine Newsboy asleep on steps, circa 1912. (Lewis W. Hine) This website uses cookies to give you the best, most relevant experience. Using this website means you're OK with this. You can find out more about cookies by following this link. Accept
The Photos That Helped End Child Labor in the United States
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters. In the early 1900s, Lewis Hine left his job as a schoolteacher to work as a photographer for the National Child Labor Committee, investigating and documenting child labor in the United States. As a sociologist, Hine was an early believer in the power of photography to document work conditions and help bring about change.
And the Youth Shall Lead Us – Teaching for Change – Medium
In light of the outpouring of youth activism for stricter gun laws and against the militarization of schools, Teaching for Change shares these examples of young people at the forefront of social movements throughout U.S. history. We hope these can be useful in the classroom to inform and inspire this generation of activists. Many youth were among the 19th century abolitionists and the people who were active on the Underground Railroad.
Best of OldPicsArchive Part 1
3,000 men who helped build the 810 ft high Chase Manhattan Bank in New York . August 1964. It has 60 floors, with 5 basement floors, and is 248 meters (813 ft) tall, making it the 15th tallest building in New York City, the 43rd tallest in the United States, and the 200th tallest building in the world. 6 December 1952 Fleet Street, London -Great Smog in 1952. 60s London girls protesting for mini skirts 1910 – Addie Laird, 12-yr-old spinner in cotton mill By Lewis Hine 1948.
Child Labor in America 100 Years Ago
At the start of the 20th century, labor in America was in short supply, and laws concerning the employment of children were rarely enforced or nonexistent. While Americans at the time supported the role of children working on family farms, there was little awareness of the other forms of labor being undertaken by young hands. In 1908, photographer Lewis Hine was employed by the newly-founded National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) to document child laborers and their workplaces nationwide.
Small Fates 1912
Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.
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