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FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN: CHILDREN AT WORK
Photos courtesy of the Library of Congress

A Family Affair

A Family Affair

A family works 14 hours a day on their beet farm

Working in the Field

Working in the Field

Unknown Location - 1920

Family Beet Farm

Family Beet Farm

Minnesota - 1937

Working at a Young Age

Working at a Young Age

Unknown Location - 1902

Laundry Time

Laundry Time

Children started working as soon as they could, regardless of age

Harvesting Hay

Harvesting Hay

A child drives a team pulling a load of hay

Field Work

Field Work

Five children, ages 7-14, work to support their family - Alabama - 1936

Field Work

Field Work

North Carolina - 1939

Work and Play

Work and Play

8-year-old Driving Team

8-year-old Driving Team

Massachusetts - 1915

Young Girl Cooks for Family of 9

Young Girl Cooks for Family of 9

Tennessee - 1936

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