Thursday, January 13, 2011

Lewis W. Hine: Junk Gatherers (Just Kids)


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A pair of truants, tending their father's mules, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photo taken during school hours, near Oklahoma City. Boys are 9 and 11 years old: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

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Eleven-year-old bakery worker Glenn Dungey. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

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Eleven-year-old bakery worker Glenn Dungey. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

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Alley scene, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917.

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Junk gatherers, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

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Swipin' coal from the freight yards. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

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Just kids. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

[Small boy standing outdoors with dog]. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Small boy standing outdoors with dog, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

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A pair of truants, tending their father's mules, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photo taken during school hours, near Oklahoma City. Boys are 9 and 11 years old: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917

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Eleven-year-old bakery worker Glenn Dungey. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917


Photos from National Child Labor Committee Collection, Library of Congress