Lewis Hine

"Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and photographer. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States..."


from Wikipedia


See also Selected Photographs







Lewis Hine, Tipple Boy, 1908 ©

Lewis Hine, Sweeper and Doffer In Cotton Mill, 1908 ©

Lewis Hine, Child Laborer, Newberry, South Carolina, 1908 ©

Lewis Hine, Power House mechanic working on steam pump, 1920 ©

Lewis Hine, Peace, an Ellis Island Madonna, 1904 ©

Lewis Hine, Midnight at the glassworks, 1908 ©

Lewis Hine, Italian immigrants at Ellis Island, New York, 1905 ©

Lewis Hine, Italian Immigrant, East Side, New York City, 1910 ©

Lewis Hine, Empire State Building Construction Worker Touching The Top Of The Chrysler Building, 1930 ©

Lewis Hine, Archives Gov, 1930 ©

Lewis Hine, Big Wheel in Waco, 1913 ©

Lewis Hine, A Practical Education, 1913 ©

Lewis Hine, Byron, 1911 ©

Lewis Hine, Buster and Eldridge, 1912 ©

Lewis Hine, Breaker Boys, 1911 ©

Lewis Hine, Bibb Mill Girls, 1909 ©

Lewis Hine, Baseball Glass Workers, 1908 ©

Pictures from HERE