Records of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1789 - 2015. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions. 1903 - 1972. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions of the 63rd Congress Committee on the District of Columbia. 4/7/1913 - 3/3/1915. Photograph of 5 year old Willie (William Fre

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Records of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1789 - 2015. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions. 1903 - 1972. Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions of the 63rd Congress Committee on the District of Columbia. 4/7/1913 - 3/3/1915. Photograph of 5 year old Willie (William Frederick Tear, 490 Louisiana Ave.) one of Washington's youngest news-boys. He is a kind of free-lance, helps other boys out, and roams around the city on his little velocipede, with all the recklessness of extreme youth. Gets lost occasionally. He was so immature that he couldn't talk plain, and yet he was pretty keen about striking people for nickels.

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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940

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Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940), an American photographer, began his career as a teacher at the Ethical Culture School in New York City. He first used a camera to record activities at the school. Subsequently he photographed immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the shocking condition of child laborers throughout the U.S., the activities of the American Red Cross in World War I, and workers in various industries. He was commissioned to create photo-essays for industry and periodicals. His early pho...