Children and Youth (89)

by Manor, Amy, Pronovost, Emily. Originally published as "4-H and Home Demonstration among African Americans", Green 'N' Growing, The History of Home Demonstration and 4-H Youth Development in North Carolina, NCSU Libraries. [...] (from NCSU Libraries.)

by Freeman, Margery. A boy and a girl from Bolghatty Island, Cochin, India A boy and a girl from Bolghatty Island, Cochin, India, watch someone preparing a meal. The girl is wearing a pink and white shirt and has her [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. A group of boys in Guanajuato, MexicoFive young boys laugh in front of the camera. They are standing in front of a stucco wall and holding each other by the shoulders. Guanajuato is a large city in [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. A nativity procession in Riobamba, Ecuador Two children begin a religious procession in costume through the streets of Riobamba, Ecuador. The children are most likely participating in a nativity [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . 6-year old Jewel Walker picks cotton in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Other pictures taken in Comanche include quotations from parents and children, and detail about their labor. For example, Jewel and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. A woman talks to a child in Saquisilí, EcuadorA woman talks to a child in Saquisilí, EcuadorA woman wearing traditional Andean clothing stoops to talk to a child. A tethered black dog lays at the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. A young boy holds a small child in Guanajuato, MexicoA young boy holds a small child in Guanajuato, MexicoA young boy holds a small child and smiles for the camera. The child is wearing a white [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Balinese children stand at edge of walled compoundFive Balinese children--two barely visible--stand peering out from the edge of a walled compound. The wall's corner post is seen at right and lush [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Balinese school children stand together in their red and white uniformsBalinese school children stand together in a dense crowd wearing their red and white uniforms. Throughout Indonesia, elementary [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Stevenson, George, Jr. Bastardy, as a legal term, designates the civil condition of a child born under illegitimate circumstances. Under English common law, children born out of lawful wedlock were classed as bastards. In [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Pearson, Susan. Better Baby contests were held throughout the nation, including in North Carolina, during the early decades of the twentieth century. The contests were a part of both the larger infant welfare [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Children couldn’t afford liberty bonds, but to encourage them to support World War I, the government sold war savings stamps, which is in Uncle Sam's left hand, worth 10 cents and 25 cents. Like war [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Buffaloes at the water collection tankBuffalo wallow in a hillside tank while three young children look after them. Water is a very precious resource in the mountains and people harvest it by [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Child in a basket in Saquisilí, Ecuador A woman places a sleeping child in a hand-woven basket. The child is wearing a lace bonnet and red socks. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Korstad, Robert. Child Labor by Robert Korstad Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 1999. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History Related [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Reimer, Kirstin, Willard, George-Anne. North Carolina children have worked, often alongside their parents, on family farms or elsewhere since colonial times. As the South industrialized, children began to leave home to find work in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Steven. Child Labor in Raleigh, North Carolina: Document Based Question by Steven Hill, BA, MA, NBCT, 2022. Directions: Using the primary and secondary sources provided, compose an essay that [...] (from LEARN NC North Carolina History: A Digital Textbook.)

by Freeman, Margery. Child walking in an alley in Guanajuato, MexicoA small boy walks down a narrow alley stairs. The stairs are hewn from rock and colonial buildings rise from either side of the stairs. Guanajuato is a [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Cline, Madison. No one was untouched by the Civil War, especially in the South. With casualties and a significant population of men away at war, tremendous hardships were created for the women and children left on [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Children in a parade in Puerto Vallarta, MexicoSeveral children march in a parade. It is unclear whether the parade is religious or cultural. Three children are carrying staffs with red ribbons. [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Popoviciu, Ciprian. Children in Lukla, NepalTwo children are seen sitting in front of a log building in Lukla, Nepal. The older child is wearing an orange and gray hooded sweatshirt and his arm is draped over the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Amspacher, Karen Willis. Coastal Life "Homegrown Skills: Creating a Way of Life at the Coast" by Karen Willis Amspacher Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 2009. Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by . Colonial woman and childrenColonial woman and children At a reenactment of the American Revolution at Minuteman National Park in Lexington/Concord, Massachusetts, a woman and two children walk [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Five ducks by an irrigation canal are called home for the nightFive ducks by an irrigation canal look up as they are called home for the night. As sunset approaches (always by 6 p.m. in places near [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . For you - they are giving their lives over there…Americans at home were reminded that their boys in uniform were “giving their lives over there” and encouraged to “give every cent” they could spare [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)