Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. T. C. Wheaton Co. A gaffer finishing a wide mouthed bottle. The man on the right takes the bottle from the blower on a rod and puts

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Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. T. C. Wheaton Co. A gaffer finishing a wide mouthed bottle. The man on the right takes the bottle from the blower on a rod and puts it on a gas flame, which may be seen behind the corrugated tin. When the neck of the bottle is re-heated to sufficient temperature, the gaffer on the left of this picture takes it over the fire and shapes it with iron tools by twirling it back and forth. The snapping-up boy then takes it over to be annealed.

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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...