In the wake of the Great Depression, the United states suffered a setback in the progress of labor laws; particularly in child labor laws. At this time, families could not afford to send their children to school and therefore, sent them to work in the textile factories to contribute their share. Lewis Hine documents the children who have fallen victim to the economy of the 1930s and the unfair pay and working conditions of textile factories.
Hine, Lewis. Child in Carolina Cotton Mill. 1932. Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Hine, Lewis. Smoking Children. 1930. Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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