Five gelatin silver prints by Lewis Hine capture the harsh realities of child labor in early twentieth-century America, documenting young workers in factories, mines, and fields with unflinching clarity. Hine's precise photographic eye transforms these images into powerful social documents, revealing the physical toll and lost innocence of children thrust into dangerous industrial labor. Created for the National Child Labor Committee, these works stand as both artistic achievements and catalysts for sweeping labor reform legislation.