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Child Labor Photograph Discussion
Focusing on Details: Discussion Topic
Examine the documents included in this activity and write your response in the space provided.
What do you think the boys might be thinking? Create a short speech or thought bubble that represents what one of the boys may be thinking.
Your Response
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Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga.
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Conclusion
Child Labor Photograph Discussion
Focusing on Details: Discussion Topic
Brainstorm short speeches or thought bubbles from other perspectives on child labor.
- What would a parent, factory owner, muckraker, or consumer have to say about these conditions?
- What people would support child labor, and why? What would be the arguments for it or against it?
Your Response
Document
Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga.
1/19/1909
The original caption for this image, taken by photographer Lewis Hine, reads: Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. Many youngsters here. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Children's Bureau.
National Archives Identifier:
523148Full Citation: Photograph 102-LH-488; Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga.; 1/19/1909; Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga. Many youngsters here. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins., ; Records of the Children's Bureau, ; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/bibb-mill, April 18, 2024]
Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Ga.
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