Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Scott's Run, West Virginia. Employed bachelor at home in Sessa Hill - This scene is typical of hundreds of bachelors who belong to a group of immigrants whose family was s

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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. Employed bachelor at home in Sessa Hill - This scene is typical of hundreds of bachelors who belong to a group of immigrants whose family was separated by immigration restrictions. This man may, or may not, have a wife in another country.

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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...