1273792 Joe (Jose) Mello, aged 8 or 9 works as a mill sweeper in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1911 (b/w photo). by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lewis Hine was an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee who documented from 1908-1912 the working conditions and exploitation of children in all types of industries. Researcher comment \'There was no certificate for this boy at the superintendent\'s office and the birth records are ambiguous\'); American, out of copyright.