Lewis Hine, a photographer for the National Child Labor Committee, captured photos of some of the children who made up the US labor force between 1908 and 1924. Hine traveled throughout the US, doc…

These pictures of child workers from the early 20th century make one appreciate their dull childhood

  • kindenough@kbin.earth
    15·
    8 days ago

    Damn we had it in the Netherlands, kids working the mines. We abolished slavery before child slavery. Catholic church pressed mothers pooping out baby’s as many as their womb allowed before dying to praise our god and work the mines. Fucking bleak.

    • nicerdicer@feddit.orgOPEnglish
      7·
      8 days ago

      Krass finde ich auch, wie diese Kinder im Gesicht gealtert sind. Das sind Greise im Körper von Kindern.

      Edit: Sorry, I forgot that the post was in English:

      It is remarkable how these children have aged (see their faces). These are old people in the bodies of children.