Nov 10, 2011

Whitesbog cranberry pickers posing with boxes used to collect and transport cranberries.

Lewis W. Hines was a Photographer working for the Child Labor Committtee who took the pictures in this collection. Click Here for his biography.

Click Here to find out what happened in 1910 Wikipedia.
Click Here to listen to Silver Threads Among the Gold by Frank Combs 1910.
Elizabeth C. White allowed Mr. Hines and Mr.Brown to do their work at Whites Bog without knowing they were attempting to show children working in inappropriate conditions.
Click Here for Who Picked Your Cranberries? This article distortedhow children were treated at Whites Bog. Elizabeth White reaponded to their charges and was able to show how inaccurate the article was.