Lewis W. Hine

American Photographer · 1874–1940

12 works on LinkedCulture

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

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Works

A Rear Tenement Bedroom, NY East Side

A Rear Tenement Bedroom, NY East Side

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

[Bowery Bread Line]

[Bowery Bread Line]

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

Connecticut Newsgirls (Hartford?)

Connecticut Newsgirls (Hartford?)

Getty Museum · about 1912–1913

Cranberry Picker, New Jersey

Cranberry Picker, New Jersey

Getty Museum · 1913

[Furniture Factory Worker or Printer?]

[Furniture Factory Worker or Printer?]

Getty Museum · about 1930s ?

Heart of the Turbine

Heart of the Turbine

Getty Museum · 1930

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

[Machinist]

[Machinist]

Getty Museum · about 1930s ?

Printer

Printer

Getty Museum · negative 1905; print 1930s

[Starting to "Jump the Derrick," Empire State Building]

[Starting to "Jump the Derrick," Empire State Building]

Getty Museum · about 1931

[Steamfitter, or Mechanic and Steam Pump]

[Steamfitter, or Mechanic and Steam Pump]

Getty Museum · negative 1921; print later

Ten-Year-Old spinner in N. Carolina Cotton Mill

Ten-Year-Old spinner in N. Carolina Cotton Mill

Getty Museum · negative 1908; print 1920s–1930s