Neil Gallagher worked since the age of nine years old at a Pennsylvania mine for $0.83 a day. His leg was crushed between two cars and had to be amputated. Still, he received nothing from the mining company. At the time this photograph was taken, Neil was living in New York City unemployed. (Image from Library of Congress)
1. How is this photograph different from ones above?
2. How will Neil's injury affect the rest of his life (especially professionally)?
3. Do you believe companies should be held liable for injuries that happen on the job?
4. Why do you think Neil moved to New York City from a mining town in Pennsylvania?
5. The average wage in 1900 in the United States was $2.00 per day. Do you believe $0.83 is a fair wage for a child working in the mines? Why?
6. Compare and contrast your life when you were nine years old to the life Neil lived at the age of nine.
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