No Time for School in 1911- Child Miners Group before Child Labor Laws
Identifier:
030160
Collection Number:
A&M 1658
Title:
No Time for School in 1911- Child Miners Group before Child Labor Laws
Date:
1911
Creator:
National Child Labor Committee, Washington, D. C.
Description:
"No Time for School in 1911- Shown is a typical group of youngsters, aged nine to fourteen, at the end of a ten-hour shift in a W. Va coal mine in 1911. A day's wages averaged 50-75 cents. Known as 'breaker boys,' these children worked six days a week breaking up large chunks of coal, picking out slate and other impurities, and greasing coal cars. The A.F. of L. fought for passage of effective child labor laws to prohibit such exploitation of youthful workers in many mines, mills and factories."
Subjects:
Child labor--West Virginia., Coal mines and mining--West Virginia., Child labor--Law and legislation--United States., Portraits--State Federation of Labor.
