LewisHine

Lewis Hine is a famous American photographer. He was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on September 16, 1874. Hine first started taking pictures in 1904. He photographed immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. In 1908 he began photographing for the National Child Labor Committee to help them raise awareness about child labor in America. He hoped to possibly put an end to the atrocity. His photos were a prominent voice in the fight against child labor in America during the turn of the twentieth century. Lewis Hine produced a series of photographs that portrayed humans contributing to modernization and industrialization. He also included photographs of the workers building New York City's Empire State Building. Hine used a simple 5X7 View camera. Lewis Hine died on November 3, 1940.

This is a well known photograph by Lewis Hine of a man working on a steam pump.



Here is another photo of a young girl working in a factory. Hine most likely took this for the National Child Labor Committee.

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