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1) Locomotive
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Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
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English
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This photo-essay describes child labor in the United States at the beginning of the century and how Lewis Hine fought for reforms. A profile of the investigative photographer & how he used his camera to expose the horrors of forced child labor in the United States during the early 20th century. His dramatic photos are included.