Lewis W. Hine

Lewis W. Hine

American Photographer · 1874–1940

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Lewis Hine was trained to be an educator in Chicago and New York. A project photographing on Ellis Island with students from the Ethical Culture School in New York galvanized his recognition of the value of documentary photography in education. Soon after, he became a sociological photographer, establishing a studio in upstate New York in 1912. For nearly ten years Hine was the photographer for th

A Group of Young Fellows Working in a Cannery in Indianapolis, Indiana

A Group of Young Fellows Working in a Cannery in Indianapolis, Indiana

Getty Museum · August 1908

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A Midnight Crap Game.

A Midnight Crap Game.

Getty Museum · 1910

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A Rear Tenement Bedroom, NY East Side

A Rear Tenement Bedroom, NY East Side

Getty Museum · negative 1910; print 1920s–1930s

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A Rear Tenement Bedroom, NY East Side

A Rear Tenement Bedroom, NY East Side

Getty Museum · negative 1910; print 1920s–1930s

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[Berry Pickers' Housing Conditions, Baltimore, Maryland]

[Berry Pickers' Housing Conditions, Baltimore, Maryland]

Getty Museum · 1909

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[Black Steel Worker] Baldwin Locomotive Works, Eddystone, Pennsylvania

[Black Steel Worker] Baldwin Locomotive Works, Eddystone, Pennsylvania

Getty Museum · 1937

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[Bowery Bread Line]

[Bowery Bread Line]

Getty Museum · negative 1906; print 1920s–1930s

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[Bowling Academy]

[Bowling Academy]

Getty Museum · 1909

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Candy Maker, N.Y. City

Candy Maker, N.Y. City

Getty Museum · about 1920

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[Coal Miner Workers, Pennsylvania]

[Coal Miner Workers, Pennsylvania]

Getty Museum · 1911

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Connecticut Newsgirls (Hartford?)

Connecticut Newsgirls (Hartford?)

Getty Museum · about 1912–1913

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Cotton Mill Worker

Cotton Mill Worker

Getty Museum · about 1908

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Cotton-Mill Worker, North Carolina

Cotton-Mill Worker, North Carolina

Getty Museum · 1908

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[Cotton Mill Workers, South Carolina]

[Cotton Mill Workers, South Carolina]

Getty Museum · 1908

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[Couple Rolling Cigarettes in Tenement Home, N.Y.]

[Couple Rolling Cigarettes in Tenement Home, N.Y.]

Getty Museum · about 1910

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Cranberry Picker, New Jersey

Cranberry Picker, New Jersey

Getty Museum · 1913

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[Crowd of Newsies, Including One Girl]

[Crowd of Newsies, Including One Girl]

Getty Museum · 1910

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[Doffer Boys, Macon, Georgia]

[Doffer Boys, Macon, Georgia]

Getty Museum · January 1909

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[Edward St. Germain and Sister, Delia, Phoenix, R.I.]

[Edward St. Germain and Sister, Delia, Phoenix, R.I.]

Getty Museum · April 8, 1909

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Eight Year Old Jack Driving a Horse Rake

Eight Year Old Jack Driving a Horse Rake

Getty Museum · n.d.

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[Eleven Year Old Peanut Vendor, Delaware]

[Eleven Year Old Peanut Vendor, Delaware]

Getty Museum · August 6, 1911

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[Empire State Building (McClain Brothers)]

[Empire State Building (McClain Brothers)]

Getty Museum · 1931

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Empire State Building, New York

Empire State Building, New York

Getty Museum · 1931

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Engineer in Power-House. A DESIGN.

Engineer in Power-House. A DESIGN.

Getty Museum · about 1920s ?

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Factory Worker

Factory Worker

Getty Museum · 1931

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[Farm Scene, Massachusetts]

[Farm Scene, Massachusetts]

Getty Museum · 1915

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[Five Western Union Messenger Boys]

[Five Western Union Messenger Boys]

Getty Museum · about 1910 ?

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[Four Newsies at an Entrance to the Subway, New York City]

[Four Newsies at an Entrance to the Subway, New York City]

Getty Museum · July 1910

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[Fourteen year old spinner, Brazos Valley Cotton Mill, West Texas]

[Fourteen year old spinner, Brazos Valley Cotton Mill, West Texas]

Getty Museum · November 1913

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[Four Workers, Glass Factory, West Virginia]

[Four Workers, Glass Factory, West Virginia]

Getty Museum · 1908

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Four Young Boys with Foreman, Loray Mill, Gastonia, North Carolina]

Four Young Boys with Foreman, Loray Mill, Gastonia, North Carolina]

Getty Museum · November 1908

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Freight Brakeman, New York Central Lines

Freight Brakeman, New York Central Lines

Getty Museum · 1921

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[Furniture Factory Worker or Printer?]

[Furniture Factory Worker or Printer?]

Getty Museum · about 1930s ?

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[Gizzi Family, New York City, Making Roses]

[Gizzi Family, New York City, Making Roses]

Getty Museum · January, 1930

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[Gracie Clark, Spinner, With Her Family, Hunstville, Alabama]

[Gracie Clark, Spinner, With Her Family, Hunstville, Alabama]

Getty Museum · November 13, 1913

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[Gracie Clark, Spinner, with Her Family, Huntsville, Alabama]

[Gracie Clark, Spinner, with Her Family, Huntsville, Alabama]

Getty Museum · negative November 1913; print 1930s

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[Group of boys who work at the Brown Shoe Factory, Moberly, Missouri]

[Group of boys who work at the Brown Shoe Factory, Moberly, Missouri]

Getty Museum · October 1910

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[Group of Male Cotton Workers]

[Group of Male Cotton Workers]

Getty Museum · 1911

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[Group of men and boys gathered outside]

[Group of men and boys gathered outside]

Getty Museum · about 1910

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[Group of Oyster Shuckers, Biloxi, Mississippi]

[Group of Oyster Shuckers, Biloxi, Mississippi]

Getty Museum · about 1911

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Heart of the Turbine

Heart of the Turbine

Getty Museum · 1930

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[Herbert, a Doffer, and Walter, a Spinner, Cotton Mill, Magnolia, Mississippi]

[Herbert, a Doffer, and Walter, a Spinner, Cotton Mill, Magnolia, Mississippi]

Getty Museum · 1910

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Home Workers - Cracking Nuts, New York City

Home Workers - Cracking Nuts, New York City

Getty Museum · 1911

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Home Work, Plate, New York

Home Work, Plate, New York

Getty Museum · 1911

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[Home Work (Woman at Sewing Machine)]

[Home Work (Woman at Sewing Machine)]

Getty Museum · about 1910–1915

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In an Old-Fashioned Textile Mill (Spinner).

In an Old-Fashioned Textile Mill (Spinner).

Getty Museum · 1912

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Interior of Berry Pickers' Shack, Maryland

Interior of Berry Pickers' Shack, Maryland

Getty Museum · 1913

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Jo Bodeon, a "back-roper" in mule room. Chase Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vermont

Jo Bodeon, a "back-roper" in mule room. Chase Cotton Mill, Burlington, Vermont

Getty Museum · May 7, 1909

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[John Madison and Floyd Root, Eurika Cotton Mills, Chester, South Carolina]

[John Madison and Floyd Root, Eurika Cotton Mills, Chester, South Carolina]

Getty Museum · November 1908

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[Lacemakers (2 Women, 2 children), New York City]

[Lacemakers (2 Women, 2 children), New York City]

Getty Museum · December 1911

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[Machinist]

[Machinist]

Getty Museum · about 1930s ?

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[Man with Girl at Spinning Machine, South Carolina Cotton Mill]

[Man with Girl at Spinning Machine, South Carolina Cotton Mill]

Getty Museum · 1908

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Man with Micrometer Measuring a Shaft to a Thousandth of an Inch.

Man with Micrometer Measuring a Shaft to a Thousandth of an Inch.

Getty Museum · about 1920s

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Mechanic and Steam Pump

Mechanic and Steam Pump

Getty Museum · 1921

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[Messenger Boy for Mackay Telegraph Company, Waco, Texas]

[Messenger Boy for Mackay Telegraph Company, Waco, Texas]

Getty Museum · September 1913

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[Mill Workers, New Hampshire]

[Mill Workers, New Hampshire]

Getty Museum · 1909

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[Mill Workers Outside Mill, Massachusetts]

[Mill Workers Outside Mill, Massachusetts]

Getty Museum · 1911

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[Morris Small and John Lewis, Chester, South Carolina]

[Morris Small and John Lewis, Chester, South Carolina]

Getty Museum · November 1908

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[Moulder's Helper, Baldwin Locomotive Plant]

[Moulder's Helper, Baldwin Locomotive Plant]

Getty Museum · 1937

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[Mr. Smith, Overseer at Wylie Mill, With four children, Chester, South Carolina]

[Mr. Smith, Overseer at Wylie Mill, With four children, Chester, South Carolina]

Getty Museum · November 1908

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