Overview
In the early 1900s, the National Child Labor Committee hired photographer Lewis Hine to document children at work in factories, on farms, and on streets. Hine recorded the names and ages of some of the children. In this lesson, students analyze photographs of children at work in Vermont. Students use census records to learn more about these children and to consider the complex reasons for child labor.
Using Census Records To Tell Their Stories (PDF)
Files for The Children in Lewis Hine's Photographs to print, save or project.
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Addie Card |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-01824 (outside link) |
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Alfred Higgs |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-03981 (outside link) |
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Anna Grenier |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-01731 (outside link) |
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Carl Brown |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-00309 (outside link) |
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Clarence Noel |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-01827 (outside link) |
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John Friedman |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-01842 (outside link) |
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Morris Levine |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-03979 (outside link) |
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Sadie Finnigan (Sarah) |
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Library of Congress photo LC-DIG-nclc-01718 (outside link) |
All photographs and captions are from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
National Child Labor Committee Collection, photographer Lewis W. Hine.
National Child Labor Committee Collection, photographer Lewis W. Hine.
Worksheets To Print
Resources for Educators
- Answer Key for Census Analysis Worksheets (PDF)
- Vermont Child Labor History Timeline (PDF)
Reading for Students
Assessment
