A photograph of breaker boys at Pittston, Pennsylvania | January 1911

Breaker boys photographed by Lewis Hine in 1911 at Pittston, PA.

Explore Lewis Hine’s 1911 photograph of breaker boys in Pittston, Pennsylvania, capturing the harsh realities of child labor in the coal mines. This image, part of Hine’s work for the National Child Labor Committee, highlights the young workers’ lives and the efforts to reform labor practices. Read the Full Story.