Power House Mechanic
at George Eastman Museum
Lewis Hine
American1874–1940
About
Lewis Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs taken during times such as the Progressive Era and the Great Depression captured young children working in harsh conditions, playing a role in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States.
Notable works
Soldier Thrown in Air
at National Gallery of Art
Hartford Newsboys
at National Gallery of Art
Wagon boy or "tail boy" helping to load the wagon
at National Gallery of Art
Addie Card, 12 years old. Spinner in cotton mill, North Pownal, Vermont
at National Gallery of Art
Works in the collection
6 works
Power House Mechanic
at George Eastman Museum
Soldier Thrown in Air
at National Gallery of Art
Hartford Newsboys
at National Gallery of Art
Wagon boy or "tail boy" helping to load the wagon
at National Gallery of Art
Addie Card, 12 years old. Spinner in cotton mill, North Pownal, Vermont
at National Gallery of Art
Lena Lochiavo - 11 years old, basket (and pretzel) seller, at Sixth Street Market in front of saloon entrance, Cincinnati, Ohio
at National Gallery of Art
More by Lewis Hine in institutions
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
George Eastman Museum
Rochester, United States
