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Lewis Hine: Rest Periods Photographs

80 Lewis Hine photographs of rest periods, from the Library of Congress archive.

Newberry Mills, (S.C.) Noon hour. Dec. 3, 08. Witness Sara R. Hine. …, South Carolina, 1908

Newberry Mills, (S.C.) Noon hour. Dec. 3, 08. Witness Sara…

1908

Newberry Mills (S.C.) Noon hour. All are working here. Witness, Sara…, South Carolina, 1908

Newberry Mills (S.C.) Noon hour. All are working here.…

1908

Newberry Mills, Newberry, S.C. Going home to dinner. Dec. 3/08.…, South Carolina, 1908

Newberry Mills, Newberry, S.C. Going home to dinner. Dec.…

1908

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the days…, Georgia, 1913

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the…

1913

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the days…, Georgia, 1913

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the…

1913

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the days…, Georgia, 1913

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale, Ga. During the…

1913

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale Ga. During the days…, Georgia, 1913

Noon hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale Ga. During the…

1913

[Kerr Thread. Young workers on Ball Ground at noon. Two leagues -…, Massachusetts, 1916

[Kerr Thread. Young workers on Ball Ground at noon. Two…

1916

[Kerr Thread. Young workers on Ball Ground at noon. Two leagues -…, Massachusetts, 1916

[Kerr Thread. Young workers on Ball Ground at noon. Two…

1916

Noon hour, Merchants Mill. Girls flirting with passersby.  Location:…, Massachusetts, 1916

Noon hour, Merchants Mill. Girls flirting with passersby. …

1916

Kerr Thread - Noon. Young workers. Nearly all 14-16 years old. …, Massachusetts, 1916

Kerr Thread - Noon. Young workers. Nearly all 14-16 years…

1916

Charlie going to dinner. See Photo and label 2254. Knitting Mill.…, Virginia, 1911

Charlie going to dinner. See Photo and label 2254. Knitting…

1911

Going to dinner. See photo and label 2256. Knitting Mill. June 1911.…, Virginia

Going to dinner. See photo and label 2256. Knitting Mill.…

1911

Group around gate of Durfee Mill at noon. 15 year old boy was looking…, Massachusetts, 1916

Group around gate of Durfee Mill at noon. 15 year old boy…

1916

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt and…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Young workers adolescence and younger in Manomet, Nonquitt…

1912

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory.  Location: Moberly, Missouri, 1910

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory. Location: Moberly,…

1910

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory.  Location: Moberly, Missouri, 1910

Noon hour at Brown Shoe Factory. Location: Moberly,…

1910

Noon hour Brown Shoe Factory. Note young girl in photo - not the…, Missouri, 1910

Noon hour Brown Shoe Factory. Note young girl in photo -…

1910

Noon hour at Avondale Mills. I saw this young girl working at her…, Alabama, 1910

Noon hour at Avondale Mills. I saw this young girl working…

1910

One of the many young girls working in the Natick (R.I.) Mills. Noon…, Rhode Island, 1909

One of the many young girls working in the Natick (R.I.)…

1909

Noon hour. Goodall Worsted Co., Sanford, Me. These are not the…, Maine, 1909

Noon hour. Goodall Worsted Co., Sanford, Me. These are not…

1909

Noon hour, Sanford Mfg. Co. Sanford, Me.  Location: Sanford, Maine, 1909

Noon hour, Sanford Mfg. Co. Sanford, Me. Location:…

1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to 509.…, Georgia, 1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to…

1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to 509.…, Georgia, 1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to…

1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to 509.…, Georgia, 1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to…

1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. One of the little ones at work…, Georgia, 1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. One of the little…

1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to 509.…, Georgia, 1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. See photos 500 to…

1909

Dangerous Noon-hour Recreation. Doffer boys and others from Pacific…, Massachusetts, 1910

Dangerous Noon-hour Recreation. Doffer boys and others from…

1910

Noon-hour card game--Mill Boys. Pacific Mills.  Location: Lawrence,…, Massachusetts, 1910

Noon-hour card game--Mill Boys. Pacific Mills. Location:…

1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngster…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour, Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Group going out at noon from the Kilburn Mills. Little girl running…, Massachusetts, 1911

Group going out at noon from the Kilburn Mills. Little girl…

1911

Noon hour Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the youngsters…, Vermont, 1910

Noon hour Holden-Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Some of the…

1910

Noon hour, April 17, 1909. Natick (R.I.) Mills. Location: Natick,…, Rhode Island

Noon hour, April 17, 1909. Natick (R.I.) Mills. Location:…

1909

Noon hour, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C.  Location: Lancaster, South…, South Carolina, 1908

Noon hour, Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location:…

1908

One of the young doffers in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va.,…, Virginia, 1911

One of the young doffers in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries,…

1911

Lunch Time, 14th St., N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State), 1910

Lunch Time, 14th St., N.Y. Location: New York, New York…

1910

Noon Hour. Queen City Mill, Burlington, Vt. I saw several girls much…, Vermont, 1909

Noon Hour. Queen City Mill, Burlington, Vt. I saw several…

1909

Noon hour. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co., Somersworth, N.H. …, New Hampshire, 1909

Noon hour. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co.,…

1909

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co.,…, New Hampshire

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg.…

1909

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co.,…, New Hampshire

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg.…

1909

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co.,…, New Hampshire

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg.…

1909

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg. Co.,…, New Hampshire

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Boys working in Great Falls Mfg.…

1909

Some of the youngsters going to dinner. Noon hour. They all work in…, New Hampshire, 1909

Some of the youngsters going to dinner. Noon hour. They all…

1909

Noon hour. Herman Rette (right hand), Arsene Lussier. Both been…, Vermont, 1909

Noon hour. Herman Rette (right hand), Arsene Lussier. Both…

1909

Noon hour ball-game at Quidwick Co. Hill, Anthony, R.I. All of them…, Rhode Island, 1909

Noon hour ball-game at Quidwick Co. Hill, Anthony, R.I. All…

1909

Noon Hour at Quidwick Mill, Anthony, R.I. Location: Anthony, Rhode…, Rhode Island, 1909

Noon Hour at Quidwick Mill, Anthony, R.I. Location:…

1909

Noon hour, Sanford Mfg. Co. Sanford, Me. Some young boys and girls…, Maine, 1909

Noon hour, Sanford Mfg. Co. Sanford, Me. Some young boys…

1909

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Some of the small girls working in the Great…, New Hampshire

Noon hour, May 19, 1909. Some of the small girls working in…

1909

Noon hour, May 26, 1909. These boys and many smaller ones work in…, New Hampshire

Noon hour, May 26, 1909. These boys and many smaller ones…

1909

Noon hour, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill, Warren, R.I. Location: Warren,…, Rhode Island

Noon hour, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill, Warren, R.I.…

1909

Noon hour, Ivey mill, Hickory, N.C. Location: Hickory, North Carolina, 1908

Noon hour, Ivey mill, Hickory, N.C. Location: Hickory,…

1908

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. We had not seen these children…, Georgia, 1909

Noon hour, King Mfg. Co., Augusta, Ga. We had not seen…

1909

Noon-hour Indian Head Cotton Mills. Some of the girls are much…, Alabama, 1910

Noon-hour Indian Head Cotton Mills. Some of the girls are…

1910

Noon hour. Two of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills, Laurel,…, Mississippi, 1911

Noon hour. Two of the young workers in Laurel Cotton Mills,…

1911

Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the Laurel Cotton…, Mississippi, 1911

Noon hour. Two of the young doffer-boys working in the…

1911

Noon at Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. Three of the young workers.…, Mississippi, 1911

Noon at Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. Three of the…

1911

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. Location: McComb,…, Mississippi, 1911

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. Location:…

1911

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. All work. Location:…, Mississippi, 1911

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. All work.…

1911

Noon, May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Foundry, 9 to 10…, Missouri

Noon, May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Foundry,…

1910

Noon hour May 12th, 1910. These girls work 9 to 10 hours a day in…, Missouri

Noon hour May 12th, 1910. These girls work 9 to 10 hours a…

1910

Boys going to lunch. They work in Inland Type Foundry.  Location: St.…, Missouri, 1910

Boys going to lunch. They work in Inland Type Foundry. …

1910

Noon May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Factory. 9 to 10…, Missouri

Noon May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Factory.…

1910

Noon May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Factory. 9 to 10…, Missouri

Noon May 12th, 1910. Girls working in Inland Type Factory.…

1910

One of the young helpers in Richmond Spinning Mills. Noon-hour. …, Tennessee, 1910

One of the young helpers in Richmond Spinning Mills.…

1910

Little Goldie and her sister going to dinner. (See labels 1848 &…, Tennessee, 1910

Little Goldie and her sister going to dinner. (See labels…

1910

Noon hour, Winona (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work.  Location: Winona,…, Mississippi, 1911

Noon hour, Winona (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work. …

1911

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. All work. Location:…, Mississippi, 1911

Noon hour, Delta Cotton Mills, McComb, Miss. All work.…

1911

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