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  • Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Child Labor Committee, 1908 - 1912
    483 groundbreaking Lewis Hine photographs of child labor abuses for the National Child Labor Committee, 1908-1912. Shortly after the founding of the U.S. Children's Bureau in 1912, the Bureau received these Lewis Hine prints from the National Child Labor Committee. These materials are held by NARA's Still Picture Records (College Park MD).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 483 digitized images:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Child Labor Committee in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.
    8. Scroll down to the part of the description that says Includes 483 items. Click on that link to view the hit list for all 483 items.

    From the Collection:

    Manuel the young shrimp picker, 5 years old
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    ARC Identifier: 523394, Title: "Manuel the young shrimp picker, 5 years old and a mountain of child labor oyster shells behind him. He worked last year. Understands not a word of English. Biloxi, Miss., 02/20/1911", Local Identifier: NWDNS-102-LH-1984

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  • Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project
    501 photographs from this series have been digitized. The National Research Project on Re-employment Opportunities and Recent Changes in Industrial Techniques was organized in December 1935 as part of the National Research Program of the Works Progress Administration. Its purpose was to investigate recent changes in industrial techniques and evaluate their effects on employment. Between 1937 and 1941 the NRP published more than 700 reports on a broad variety of agricultural, manufacturing and mining activities. In late 1936 the distinguished documentary photographer, Lewis Hine, was hired as chief photographer for the Project. These materials are held by NARA's Still Picture Records (College Park MD).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 501 digitized images:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.
    8. Scroll down to the part of the description that says Includes 501 items. Click on that link to view the hit list for all 501 items.

    From the Collection:

    Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk
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    ARC Identifier: 518310, Title: "Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. Doubling., 1936 - 1937", Local Identifier: NWDNS-69-RP-20

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  • Records Relating to the Mexican Labor ("Bracero") Program, 1950 - 1964
    22 multi-page documents have been digitized from this series. The digitized documents relate to the Bracero Program, a Federally sponsored labor program during the 1950s -early 1960's, whereby migrant/migratory laborers from Mexico were provided for seasonal, mostly agricultural employment, often on the farms of California growers. The documents provide insight into Hispanic/Latino/Mexican immigration and labor history, including controversies which surfaced during the "farm labor movement" of the years thereafter. These materials are held by NARA's Pacific Region (San Bruno, CA).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 22 multi-page digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Bracero in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Letter from Walter Simcich
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    ARC Identifier: 296746, Title: "Letter from Walter Simcich, Field Representative, Local 78, United Packinghouse Workers of America, to Glenn E. Brockway, Regional Director, Bureau of Employment Security, Department of Labor., 02/27/1955"

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