Chapter 9: An Urban Society "A Hard Life" Introduction      In this chapter, you learned that children were regularly employed as workers during the late 1800s. From the factories to the fields, child laborers worked long hours and lived grueling lives. Log on to the Internet to find out more about the nation's young workers around the turn of the twentieth century. Destination Title: The Library of Congress: National Child Labor Committee Collection Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Begin at Library of Congress National Child Labor Committee Collection Web site. Examine the photographs and read the accompanying text, then answer the following questions. You can enlarge the photographs by clicking on them. 1. What various jobs are depicted in these photographs? 2. What words would you use to describe life in the residences for workers at the Seacoast Canning Company? 3. What is the general expression on the faces of the child workers in these photographs? Why might this be so? 4. Based on these photographs, which of the jobs depicted do you consider to be the worst? Why?