1. Industrial Revolution Western Europe & United States 1800-1900

9. Child Labor - A Photo Essay 9 year old working in a textile mill

10. A ten year old girl at a textile mill. Children made up 25% of the work force at this mill.

11. Lost Youth – These 12 year olds can’t read because they work 12 hour days at a factory. 1890

12. Machines weren’t turned off when the children had to fix broken bobbins.

13. Young boy in a glass factory. He is 13 years old and has worked here for 5 years.

14. Boys separate coal from rock . The overseer beats the boys into compliance. Black lung was a serious problem here.

15. 12 year old coal miner. Works deep underground in very dangerous conditions.

16. These boys report for work at the mine at 10:00 pm. They are waiting in the elevator shaft to be taken below. Notice there is no gate or fence to keep the children from falling below!

17. This 5 year old must separate the oysters from their shells. You can see by the huge pile behind him that his work never ends.

18. What sort of future does our society have if our children can’t get an education?

19. That’s it! Now for a few Slides! Who is a good clicker?

21. Steam Engine

22. Steam Ship

23. Telegraph

24. Refrigeration

25. Child Labor

26. Child Labor

27. Child Labor

28. Worker Families