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Lewis Hine: Croplands Photographs

100 Lewis Hine photographs of croplands, from the Library of Congress archive.

Suckering tobacco on Lowe farm. Lewis W. Hine. See 4485.  Location:…, Kentucky, 1916

Suckering tobacco on Lowe farm. Lewis W. Hine. See 4485. …

1916

Orval Riggins. See card and report. L.W. Hine.  Location:…, Kentucky, 1916

Orval Riggins. See card and report. L.W. Hine. Location:…

1916

Field-workers, Goodrich Tobacco Farm, near Gildersleeve, Conn. See…, Connecticut, 1917

Field-workers, Goodrich Tobacco Farm, near Gildersleeve,…

1917

Field-workers, Goodrich Tobacco Farm, near Gildersleeve, Conn. See…, Connecticut, 1917

Field-workers, Goodrich Tobacco Farm, near Gildersleeve,…

1917

Norma Lawrence is 10 years old and picks from 100 to 150 pounds of…, Oklahoma, 1916

Norma Lawrence is 10 years old and picks from 100 to 150…

1916

Group blocking out the sugar beets on a Wisconsin farm. See Hine…, 1915

Group blocking out the sugar beets on a Wisconsin farm. See…

1915

Six-year old Henry and three-year old Hilda, beet workers on a…, Wisconsin, 1915

Six-year old Henry and three-year old Hilda, beet workers…

1915

Six-year old Henry and three-year old Hilda, beet workers on a…, Wisconsin, 1915

Six-year old Henry and three-year old Hilda, beet workers…

1915

A Deere pulling machine, two horses. These merely loosen the soil,…, Colorado, 1915

A Deere pulling machine, two horses. These merely loosen…

1915

[Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of…

1916

Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a…, Oklahoma, 1916

Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of…

1916

Henry Kaiser, twelve-year old beet worker from Potter, Wisconsin,…, 1915

Henry Kaiser, twelve-year old beet worker from Potter,…

1915

Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from10 to 20 pounds a day. Mother…, Oklahoma, 1916

Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from10 to 20 pounds a day.…

1916

Beet workers home after a few prosperous years near Sterling,…, Colorado, 1915

Beet workers home after a few prosperous years near…

1915

(See label 4010) Eight-year-old boy tugging at the beets. There is a…, Colorado, 1915

(See label 4010) Eight-year-old boy tugging at the beets.…

1915

Campbell family picking cotton. W.W. Campbell, Route 1, Box 64,…, Oklahoma, 1916

Campbell family picking cotton. W.W. Campbell, Route 1, Box…

1916

Group of children, 7-9-11-13-14 years old, hoeing corn for father on…, Wisconsin, 1915

Group of children, 7-9-11-13-14 years old, hoeing corn for…

1915

Katie Wohn, twelve-year-old topper. Said she cut a hole in her leg…, Colorado, 1915

Katie Wohn, twelve-year-old topper. Said she cut a hole in…

1915

[Eight-year-old girl (see label 4006). She is very skilful [sic]…, Colorado, 1915

[Eight-year-old girl (see label 4006). She is very skilful…

1915

[Eight-year-old girl (see label 4006). She is very skilful [sic]…, Colorado, 1915

[Eight-year-old girl (see label 4006). She is very skilful…

1915

Rural Accident. Four weeks after the accident Clinton was using his…, 1915

Rural Accident. Four weeks after the accident Clinton was…

1915

Eight-year-old girl (see label 4006). She is very skilful [sic]…, Colorado, 1915

Eight-year-old girl (see label 4006). She is very skilful…

1915

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for MR. J. P. Daws,…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for MR.…

1916

Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr. J.P. Daws,…, Oklahoma, 1916

Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr.…

1916

All these children were working in the sugar beets for Louis Startz,…, Wisconsin, 1915

All these children were working in the sugar beets for…

1915

[Cleo Campbell, 9 years old, picks 75 to 100 pounds of cotton a day.…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Cleo Campbell, 9 years old, picks 75 to 100 pounds of…

1916

[Beet workers, ten years, twelve years, fourteen years and eighteen…, Colorado, 1915

[Beet workers, ten years, twelve years, fourteen years and…

1915

Beet workers, ten years, twelve years, fourteen years and eighteen…, Colorado, 1915

Beet workers, ten years, twelve years, fourteen years and…

1915

[Families of Henry and John Miller: boy of eleven years, girl of…, Colorado, 1915

[Families of Henry and John Miller: boy of eleven years,…

1915

Families of Henry and John Miller: boy of eleven years, girl of…, Colorado, 1915

Families of Henry and John Miller: boy of eleven years,…

1915

[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age…, Colorado, 1915

[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children…

1915

[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age…, Colorado, 1915

[Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children…

1915

Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of this age…, Colorado, 1915

Ten-year-old Mollie Steuben topping beets. Many children of…

1915

[12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The…, Colorado, 1915

[12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping…

1915

[Three adults and six children from seven years to twelve years hard…, Colorado, 1915

[Three adults and six children from seven years to twelve…

1915

Three adults and six children from seven years to twelve years hard…, Colorado, 1915

Three adults and six children from seven years to twelve…

1915

12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping beets. The…, Colorado, 1915

12 year old Lahnert boy, near Ft. Collins, Colo., topping…

1915

Two families were represented here, topping beets on farm near Ft.…, Colorado, 1915

Two families were represented here, topping beets on farm…

1915

[13 and 14-year old boys (the youngest) cutting asparagus on farm…, Oklahoma, 1917

[13 and 14-year old boys (the youngest) cutting asparagus…

1917

[Part of Walker family pulling and piling beets. See label 4018.] …, Colorado, 1915

[Part of Walker family pulling and piling beets. See label…

1915

[Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from 10 to 20 pounds a day. Mother…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from 10 to 20 pounds a day.…

1916

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr. J. P. Daws,…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr.…

1916

[Seven-year-old Maggie Wohn pulls and piles the beets. See preceding…, Colorado, 1915

[Seven-year-old Maggie Wohn pulls and piles the beets. See…

1915

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have…, Kentucky, 1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They…

1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have…, Kentucky, 1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They…

1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have…, Kentucky, 1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They…

1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have…, Kentucky, 1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They…

1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have…, Kentucky, 1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They…

1916

Nine-year old Pauline Reiber topping beets, a dangerous and hard job…, Colorado, 1915

Nine-year old Pauline Reiber topping beets, a dangerous and…

1915

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They will have…, Kentucky, 1916

[Picking strawberries on Clagett and Covington farm. They…

1916

[Picking strawberries on Collets farm.]  Location: [Bowling Green…, Kentucky, 1916

[Picking strawberries on Collets farm.] Location: [Bowling…

1916

The Marnielli family. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton,…, New Jersey, 1910

The Marnielli family. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near…

1910

La Grossa family, 2 children and mother. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown,…, New Jersey, 1910

La Grossa family, 2 children and mother. Forsythe's Bog,…

1910

6-year old Jewel Walker. See 4564 and 4565.  Location: Comanche…, Oklahoma, 1916

6-year old Jewel Walker. See 4564 and 4565. Location:…

1916

Typical farm home surrounded by tobacco and corn.  Location: Warren…, Kentucky, 1916

Typical farm home surrounded by tobacco and corn. …

1916

Conrad Elrod, R 3, hoeing strawberries.  Location: Warren…, Kentucky, 1916

Conrad Elrod, R 3, hoeing strawberries. Location: Warren…

1916

10-year old girl picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill.  Location:…, Missouri, 1916

10-year old girl picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. …

1916

12-year old boy carrying heavy crate of tomatoes on farm of W.T.…, Missouri, 1916

12-year old boy carrying heavy crate of tomatoes on farm of…

1916

13-year old boy picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill.  Location:…, Missouri, 1916

13-year old boy picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. …

1916

Vera Hill, 5 years old picks 25 pounds a day. See 4580.  Location:…, Oklahoma, 1916

Vera Hill, 5 years old picks 25 pounds a day. See 4580. …

1916

Fred Hill, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds of cotton a day.…, Oklahoma, 1916

Fred Hill, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds of cotton…

1916

11-year old girl picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill.  Location:…, Missouri, 1916

11-year old girl picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. …

1916

Edith, 11 years old and Blanche 13. Each picks about 100 pounds of…, Oklahoma, 1916

Edith, 11 years old and Blanche 13. Each picks about 100…

1916

A typical farm home. Tobacco and corn surrounding the house. …, Kentucky, 1916

A typical farm home. Tobacco and corn surrounding the…

1916

13 and 14-year old boys (the youngest) cutting asparagus on farm near…, Oklahoma, 1917

13 and 14-year old boys (the youngest) cutting asparagus on…

1917

Workers scattered all around but lost in the foliage. Tobacco farm of…, Kentucky, 1916

Workers scattered all around but lost in the foliage.…

1916

Hayward and Harry Bentley suckering the tobacco.  Location:…, Kentucky, 1916

Hayward and Harry Bentley suckering the tobacco. Location:…

1916

Hayward and Harry Bentley suckering the tobacco.  Location:…, Kentucky, 1916

Hayward and Harry Bentley suckering the tobacco. Location:…

1916

General view of Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. with…, New Jersey, 1910

General view of Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton,…

1910

[Family of W.T. Frakes, Route 5, Lawton, Okla. Mother said 6-year old…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Family of W.T. Frakes, Route 5, Lawton, Okla. Mother said…

1916

[Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla.…

1916

[Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to…, Oklahoma, 1916

[Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla.…

1916

[6-year old Warren Frakes. Mother said he picked 41 pounds yesterday…, Oklahoma, 1916

[6-year old Warren Frakes. Mother said he picked 41 pounds…

1916

[Nine year old Mollie Keller and her two sisters, 10 and 13 yrs old,…, Colorado, 1915

[Nine year old Mollie Keller and her two sisters, 10 and 13…

1915

[Willie Nall, 11 years old; Raymond Jones, 10 years old; Denver…, Kentucky, 1916

[Willie Nall, 11 years old; Raymond Jones, 10 years old;…

1916

Marshintonio family. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J.…, New Jersey, 1910

Marshintonio family. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near…

1910

General view of White's Bog.  Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey, 1910

General view of White's Bog. Location: Browns Mills, New…

1910

A young berry picker on a Rock Creek farm near Baltimore, Md. …, Maryland, 1909

A young berry picker on a Rock Creek farm near Baltimore,…

1909

Group of Workers on Smart's Bog.  Location: South Carver [vicinity],…, Massachusetts, 1911

Group of Workers on Smart's Bog. Location: South Carver…

1911

Group of workers on Smart's Bog.  Location: South Carver [vicinity],…, Massachusetts, 1911

Group of workers on Smart's Bog. Location: South Carver…

1911

Group of Workers on Smart's Bog.  Location: South Carver [vicinity],…, Massachusetts, 1911

Group of Workers on Smart's Bog. Location: South Carver…

1911

Bertha Brandt, 9 years old. Picks berries on a Rock Creek farm near…, Maryland, 1909

Bertha Brandt, 9 years old. Picks berries on a Rock Creek…

1909

Name: George Sajdak, a Polish boy who picks berries on a Rock Creek…, Maryland, 1909

Name: George Sajdak, a Polish boy who picks berries on a…

1909

Annie Bissie, a little picker in the fields near B[alti]more. (See…, Maryland, 1909

Annie Bissie, a little picker in the fields near…

1909

Johnnie Goldberg and father on a Rock Creek farm. Boy worked at Young…, Maryland, 1909

Johnnie Goldberg and father on a Rock Creek farm. Boy…

1909

A young berry picker on Bottomley's farm, near Baltimore, Md. She…, Maryland, 1909

A young berry picker on Bottomley's farm, near Baltimore,…

1909

Laura, a nine-year-old berry picker on Rock Creek, near Baltimore,…, Maryland, 1909

Laura, a nine-year-old berry picker on Rock Creek, near…

1909

View of the berry fields near Baltimore, Md. Many girls and boys, old…, Maryland, 1909

View of the berry fields near Baltimore, Md. Many girls and…

1909

Young pickers on Swift's Bog. All working: including baby in…, Massachusetts, 1911

Young pickers on Swift's Bog. All working: including baby…

1911

Bringing in one measure. Location: Falmouth - Plimmey [?] Bog,…, Massachusetts, 1911

Bringing in one measure. Location: Falmouth - Plimmey [?]…

1911

Carrie Maderyos ready to pick. Said 12 years old - 2nd year picking.…, Massachusetts, 1911

Carrie Maderyos ready to pick. Said 12 years old - 2nd year…

1911

Justina, said 7 years old, and Amelia said 9 years old. Working on…, Massachusetts, 1911

Justina, said 7 years old, and Amelia said 9 years old.…

1911

Work that Educates. Weeding with his father, John Spargo. Bennington,…, Vermont, 1914

Work that Educates. Weeding with his father, John Spargo.…

1914

Wohn family, near Sterling Colo. See photos and labels preceding. …, Colorado, 1915

Wohn family, near Sterling Colo. See photos and labels…

1915

Seven-year-old Maggie Wohn pulls and piles the beets. See preceding…, Colorado, 1915

Seven-year-old Maggie Wohn pulls and piles the beets. See…

1915

Missing. Pulling beets.  Location: [Colorado?], 1915

Missing. Pulling beets. Location: [Colorado?]

1915

Mary Gomez, 10 years old. Lives Waquoit. Picked 19 pails one day,…, Massachusetts, 1911

Mary Gomez, 10 years old. Lives Waquoit. Picked 19 pails…

1911

Girl who said she was 11 picking and carrying cranberries. Location:…, Massachusetts, 1911

Girl who said she was 11 picking and carrying cranberries.…

1911

Walter Silva. Said 10 years old. Picks 3 or 4 pails a day. Location:…, Massachusetts, 1911

Walter Silva. Said 10 years old. Picks 3 or 4 pails a day.…

1911

Celia Perry. A young picker living in Rochester, Mass. Rochester…, Massachusetts, 1911

Celia Perry. A young picker living in Rochester, Mass.…

1911

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