Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Camden, New Jersey - Cabinet making. RCA Victor. Cabinet assembler - assembling waist (front and ends of cabinet). This assembler also puts two key rails into place. He is

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Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Camden, New Jersey - Cabinet making. RCA Victor. Cabinet assembler - assembling waist (front and ends of cabinet). This assembler also puts two key rails into place. He is a skilled cabinet maker. Although the work does not appear to require skill, only a man who has a thorough knowledge of cabinet-making can do this part of the assembling job properly. The conveyor requires 20 minutes to make a complete revolution.

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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...