Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Bachelor shacks in outskirts of Paterson, on quot;Molly Jan Brook.quot; About 20 men live there now (some of them old silk workers) and st

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Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Bachelor shacks in outskirts of Paterson, on quot;Molly Jan Brook.quot; About 20 men live there now (some of them old silk workers) and stay up there all winter. Man in one view worked in silk up to 5 years ago. On relief now.

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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...