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Lewis Wickes Hine — Breaker Boys In Coal Chute, South Pittston, Pennsylvania

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.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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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.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1911
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Industrial, Monochrome, American, Documentary Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Historical, 1910s, Child Labor, Black and White, Social Realism

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