Child Labor
Weighing the Evidence
About this Activity
- Created by:C. Hanrahan
- Historical Era:The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
- Thinking Skill:Historical Analysis & Interpretation
- Bloom's Taxonomy:Analyzing
In this activity, students examine photographs of child labor to decide whether the benefits of added family income outweighed the risks of child labor.
https://docsteach.org/activities/student/14-child-laborDocuments in this activity
- 9 P.M. in an Indiana Glass Works. Indiana
- A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill
- A nine year old newsgirl. Hartford, Connecticut.
- A typical glass works boy, night shift. Said he was 16 years old. 1 A.M. Indiana
- Flashlight photo 6 P.M. going home from King Mfg. Co. Two of the smallest boys been in mill 2 years. One of the larger for 4 years. Augusta, Ga.
- Francis Lance, 5 years old, 41 inches high. He jumps on and off moving cars at risk of life. St. Louis, MO
- Glass blower and mold boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch; then an hour's rest and 4 1/2 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next. Grafton, W. Va.
- Photo of boys working in Arcade Bowling Alley. Photo taken late at night. The boys work until midnight and later. Trenton, N.J.
- Photograph of a Young Shrimp Picker Named Manuel
- Photograph taken after midnight on April 17, 1912, G St. near 14th. These boys, 10, 11, and 12 years old, were stuck with over fifty papers in their hands, and vowed they would stay until they sold ou
- Putting bottles into the Annealing Oven. 1 A.M. Indianapolis, Ind.
- Western Union Messengers on night duty, 10:30 P.M. Left to right, Joseph Strassburg (had just gotten off), Leo Lipschitz, Robert Strassburg (brother of Joseph). Boys could not be over 12 years old. Al