Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. One of the oldest mills (begun as horse blankets), original site and building, railway track; sold at auction, including mill powers of 25

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Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. One of the oldest mills (begun as horse blankets), original site and building, railway track; sold at auction, including mill powers of 250 horsepower, for $1000, down payment, $100 (December 1936) to characteristic new industry, Barashnik of Brooklyn, or Acme Quilting Company who is to make dining table pads; machinery bought $22,000. Springfield Blanket Company.

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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...