hine, lewis wickes

Recounts photographer Lewis Hines' fight against child labor in the early 1900s and discusses how his work and the work of others revealed truths about the issue to the public.

Profiles the life and work of Lewis Hine, best known for his series of photographs showing Americans at work from the early twentieth century through the Great Depression, including young children who worked long hours in order to help their struggling families.

A collection of photographs by Lewis Hine that profile children workers of the early twentieth century.

Explores the extent of child labor in the United States in the nineteenth century and reveals how the photography of Lewis Hine and others helped illuminate children's sordid working conditions and bring about the establishment of child labor laws.

Text and accompanying photographs show the use of children as industrial workers, interwoven with the story of Lewis W. Hine who took these photographs and whose life work made significant difference in the lives of others.