Lewis Wickes Hine photographs, 1909-1915.

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Lewis Wickes Hine photographs, 1909-1915.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/378936347

The collection consists of Hines photographs depicts mainly child laborers inside and outside of mills. Locations are in Georgia and include Augusta, Lindale, Rome, Rossville, and Tifton. There are also photographs of a mill family in Tifton, a mill village in Augusta, and other miscellaneous views.

20 items (0.25 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7398052

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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...