child labor reform photos

Objective Assessment


As you view each photograph take note about what you see. (note people, background, objects) Pretend you were describing the image to someone who could not see it. Try to avoid making judgments.

Where are these children? List any clues relating to their surroundings.
Describe any tools or objects you see.
Describe their clothing. What do their clothes reveal about their work?

Subjective Assessment


What questions do you have about each of these photographs?
Based on your observations, list three things you might infer about the lives of these children. (Be sure to consider Hine's notes about the photographs when considering this.


Photograph A: i see a young girl, shes dressed in a ragedey dress, shes very startled looking and cant remember her age. the girl is standing in a cotton mill next to a very large loom. her clothing is very plain, it looks to be a simple semi feminine looking top with a skirt. it reveals she does not make much profit working so what little she does make probably goes to either food and rent or food and family.

Photograph B: this photo is of a bunch of adolesent girls. the middle girl has a very disturbed look on her face, it is actually quite frightening. like horrifying. extremely. the other girls are also disturbed looking, nothing quite like the middle girl though. the girls clothing is very plain, simple dresses. it suggests their families are low income or more quite poor.

Photograph C: a very small girl in a large mill. according to the overseerer, she just happened in. she is dressed very poorly, and appears to be barefoot. she is surrounded by

Photograph D

Photograph E

Photograph F

Photograph G

Photograph H