Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Manchester, New Hampshire - Textiles. Pacific Mills. quot;Opener picker.quot; Cotton from several bales of different grades are mixed and go through the picker. This remov

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Records of the Work Projects Administration. 1922 - 1944. Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project. 1936 - 1937. Manchester, New Hampshire - Textiles. Pacific Mills. quot;Opener picker.quot; Cotton from several bales of different grades are mixed and go through the picker. This removes seed and foreign matter. The cotton then passes to the breaker lapper through sustical pipes.

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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...