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Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and photographer who played a significant role in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States [1].
Early Life:
  • Hine was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on September 26, 1874.
  • After his father's death, he worked and saved money for a college education.
  • He studied sociology at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and New York University.
  • Hine became a teacher in New York City at the Ethical Culture School, where he encouraged his students to use photography as an educational medium [2].
Photography and Social Reform:
  • Hine's interest in photography as a tool for social change and reform began during his visits to Ellis Island, where he photographed thousands of immigrants arriving in New York Harbor.
  • Between 1904 and 1909, he took over 200 photographs and realized the potential of documentary photography in advocating for social change [1].
  • Hine became the staff photographer of the Russell Sage Foundation in 1907, documenting life in steel-making districts and the people of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a sociological study called The Pittsburgh Survey.
  • In 1908, he joined the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) as a photographer, focusing on documenting child labor in the Carolina Piedmont to support the NCLC's efforts to end the practice .
  • Hine's work for the NCLC was often dangerous, as he faced threats and violence from factory police and foremen who wanted to hide the immorality of child labor .
  • During and after World War I, Hine photographed American Red Cross relief work in Europe.
  • In the 1920s and early 1930s, he created a series of "work portraits" that highlighted the human contribution to modern industry.
  • Hine was commissioned to document the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930, capturing the workers' dangerous positions and risks they faced .
  • During the Great Depression, Hine worked for the Red Cross and the Tennessee Valley Authority, documenting drought relief and life in the mountains of eastern Tennessee .
Later Life and Legacy:
  • In 1936, Hine was selected as the photographer for the National Research Project of the Works Projects Administration, but his work there was not completed.
  • Hine faced professional struggles in his later years, losing government and corporate patronage and experiencing financial difficulties.
  • He died on November 3, 1940, at the age of 66 .
  • Hine's photographs played a crucial role in supporting the NCLC's lobbying efforts, leading to the creation of the Children's Bureau in 1912 and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which eventually ended child labor in the United States .
  • After his death, his son donated his prints and negatives to the Photo League, and his work is now held in various public collections, including the George Eastman Museum and the Library of Congress .
  • Hine's photographs continue to be recognized for their impact, and in 2016, Time published altered versions of several of his original photographs of child labor in the US .

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