 The anthracite coal mining industry, and its extensive use of child labor in the early part of the 20th century, was one of the industries targeted by the National Child Labor Committee and its hired photographer, Lewis Hine.Many of Hine's subjects were photographed in the mines and coal fields in and around Pittston between 1908 and 1912.The impact of the Hine photographs led to the enactment of child labor laws across the country.