Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. Whitall Tatum packer testing bottles before putting them into the carton at the lower right hand corner. He takes up four bottles at

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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. Whitall Tatum packer testing bottles before putting them into the carton at the lower right hand corner. He takes up four bottles at a time and turns them over to judge imperfections in the glass, color, weight, and shape. This has become a very high skilled job since the standards set by the machine production so nearly approach perfection.

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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...