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Joseph Puma: A Child Mineworker Photographed by Lewis Hine in 1911

Summary by Wynning History
In 1911, renowned activist photographer Lewis W. Hine arrived in Pittston, Pennsylvania, documenting the harsh reality of child labor in the anthracite coal fields for the National Child Labor Committee. His mission was clear: to expose the exploitation of young mineworkers and reveal the widespread abuse of Pennsylvania’s lax child labor laws. One of Hine’s most striking images from that visit shows a young boy seated on a loaded mine car, deep…
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Wynning History broke the news in on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
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