Workers in Bridgeton, N.J. (1909)
Description:
It was industrial labor of this type that Appalachian Trail founder Benton MacKaye saw as so damaging to the health and well-being of Americans. He hoped that his trail project would give workers like these men and boys at a glass works in 1909, the opportunity to spend a little time in nature, where they might heal some of the damage inflicted on them by the hazards of their work.
Collection:
Builders
Date:
1909
Creator:
Department of Commerce and Labor. Children's Bureau
Subject
BuildersContributor
Mills KellyFormat
Black and white photographSource:
National Archives and Records Administration
Tags
Rights
No known restrictionsCitation
Department of Commerce and Labor. Children's Bureau, “Workers in Bridgeton, N.J. (1909),” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 5, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/639.