Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Scott's Run, West Virginia. Unemployed man attending meeting of the Workers Alliance Council - All of the men are unemployed. They indicate the age and type of unemployed

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Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Scott's Run, West Virginia. Unemployed man attending meeting of the Workers Alliance Council - All of the men are unemployed. They indicate the age and type of unemployed groupd on Scott's Runn. The younger men are native born and represent the second generation of Scott's Run miners. The Unemployed Council meets in the Shack Community Center.

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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...