[The 8 and 10 yr. old children here are working beets on a farm near Sterling, Colo, from 5:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on rush days. Father said, "We have to get done."]. Location: [Sterling vicinity, Colorado] (LOC)

    Hine, Lewis Wickes,, 1874-1940,, photographer.

    [The 8 and 10 yr. old children here are working beets on a farm near Sterling, Colo, from 5:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on rush days. Father said, "We have to get done."]. Location: [Sterling vicinity, Colorado]

    [1915 October 22]

    1 photographic print.
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.

    Notes:
     In album: Agriculture.
    Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 4020.
    Hine no. 4022.

    Subjects:
     Girls.
    Boys.
    Agricultural laborers.
    Sugar industry.
    Hours of labor.
    United States--Colorado--Sterling.

    Format: Photographic prints.
    Glass negatives.

    Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

    Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

    Part Of: Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) 2004667950

    General information about the Lewis Hine child labor photos is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc

    Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.00345

    Call Number: LOT 7475, v. 2, no. 4022
    LC-H5- 4022

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      Bugmasterdesigns, stigc, drewsiff, cassiotones, and 19 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. chadhobbs (3 months ago | reply)

      if anything goes wrong from here out in my life.. I will look at this photo and say to myself, "At least I'm not an 8yr old beet farmer"

    3. Brooklyn Cyclist (3 months ago | reply)

      these people built this country, we are just users, shame on us, I'll put this picture on my desktop to remind me how fortunate I am

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