
Lewis Wickes Hine
Breaker Boys In Coal Chute, South Pittston, Pennsylvania
1911
Dangerous working conditions for children become starkly apparent in this image of boys sorting coal. The photograph contributed to growing public awareness about child labor abuses in American industry.
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- Gelatin silver print
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