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Our Documents: Keating Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 PrimaryOur Documents: Keating Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 Primary
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US National Archives
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Our Documents: Keating Owen Child Labor Act of 1916

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This online resource provides the complete text and image of the original document of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 along with comprehensive document information. This act "limited the working hours of children and forbade the interstate sale of goods produced by child labor."

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