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 gaffer finishing necks of wide mouthed jars. He rotates the bottle on a sheet of iron pressing open the mouth with the

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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 gaffer finishing necks of wide mouthed jars. He rotates the bottle on a sheet of iron pressing open the mouth with the tool he is holding in his right hand. The jars are then taken by snapping-up boy to be annealed. The white formation on the right hand side of the picture is molten glass which has been hung there by the blowers. It is the excess glass which has been left over after they finished blowing the bottle.

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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...