Photograph of Glass Factory Worker Rob Kidd
6/23/1911
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From 1907 to 1918, photographer Lewis Wickes Hine documented child labor across the country for the National Child Labor Committee. Hine took this image of Rob Kidd on June 23, 1911, in a glass factory in Alexandria, Virginia. The passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938 regulated minimum ages and hours for most working children in the United States.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Children's Bureau.
National Archives Identifier: 523439
Full Citation: 102-LH-2260; Photograph of Glass Factory Worker Rob Kidd; 6/23/1911; National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine, ca. 1912–ca. 1912; Records of the Children's Bureau, Record Group 102; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-glass-factory-worker-rob-kidd, September 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
