The Photos That Helped End Child Labor in the United States | Mother Jones

The Photos That Helped End Child Labor in the United States

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.