Children in Jharia’s coal mines | Childhoods lost to smoke, fire and an endless struggle for survival
When houses and shacks collapse into cracks that open up in the hollowed-out ground beneath them, they have to live in ruins. Some crawl out of the coal mine entrances or scurry across smoking rubbish heaps like pitch-black shadows, dressed in rags, faces covered in black dust.
Photograph: Sourav Das
Reduce-Reuse -Recycle
Rubbish
Rage-Rebel-Revolt ?
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/12/rubbish-children-living-patagonia-argentina-vast-dumps
Original (Spanish language) https://www.lanacion.com.ar/comunidad/vivir-del-basural-asi-crecen-los-ninos-que-comen-juegan-y-se-visten-con-lo-que-otros-tiran-nid11122025/
#Argentina #capitalism #childlabour #exploitation #Patagaonia #Poverty #workingpoor
Postal Telegraph Messengers, Indianapolis, (Indiana has no age limit for mes'grs.) Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets.
#PostalTelegraphMessengers #Cablegrams #CommercialCables #Indianapolis #Commercial #Boys #EarlythCentury #PostalTelegraph #Cablegram #HistoricalPhotograph #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Photography
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018673749/
Homework pictures taken in connection with investigation (see report TE-NY-39). Location: New York, New York (State)
#Photograph #Sepiatoned #Earlythcentury #Nostalgic #Child #NewYork #Girl #Scissors #Dress #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Photography #NewYorkNewYork
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018678677/
"Heiney"? one of Dallas' young news-boys. Many of them here. Location: Dallas, Texas.
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million at the 2020 census, after Houston and San Antonio. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex it anchors is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous metropolitan area in Texas, at 7.5 million people. Dallas is the core city of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern U.S. and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the seat of Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles (1,000 km2) and extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.
Texas is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population. Texas is nicknamed the "Lone Star State" for the single star on its flag, symbolic of its former status as an independent country, the Republic of Texas.
#Newsboy #Historicalphotograph #Dallas #Texas #Early20thcentury #Heiney #News-boy #newsboy #historicalphotograph #newspapers #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Photography
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018677627/
Young Driver in Mine, (W. Va.) Over 10 hours a day, underground. Sept. 1908. Location: West Virginia.
West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Mountainous, it is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055.
#mining #underground #YoungDriver #Mine #WestVirginia #Horse #Railway #Mining #Underground #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Photography
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018673773/
A.D.T. Messenger Boy, Indianapolis, 10 P.M. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Nicknamed "the Hoosier State", Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th state on December 11, 1816.
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets.
#Photography #Bicycle #Indianapolis #20th-century #Vintage #MessengerBoy #Night #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Indiana #Indianapolis,Indiana
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018673752/
Greek Bootblacks in Indianapolis, Ind. Witness, E.N. Clooper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North
Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Nicknamed "the Hoosier State", Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th state on December 11, 1816.
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets.
#GreekBootblacks #Indianapolis #Indiana #Meeting #Bar #Greek #Photograph #Bootblacks #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Photography #Clooper #N #Indianapolis,Indiana
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018673702/
A.D.T. Messenger Boy, Indianapolis, 10 P.M. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets.
#Photograph #Bicycle #Cap #Bird #StreetLamp #Indianapolis #Cyclist #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Photography #Indianapolis,Indiana
https//www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018673752/
A.D.T. Messenger Boy, Indianapolis, 10 P.M. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Nicknamed "the Hoosier State", Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th state on December 11, 1816.
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets.
#A.D.T. #Photograph #Man #Bicycle #Night #Indianapolis #MessengerBoy #Vintage #ChildLabor #ChildLabour #LewisHine #Photography #Indiana
https//www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018673752/
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