An Albanian woman from Italy at Ellis Island, 1905

An Albanian woman from Italy at Ellis Island, 1905

Lewis Wickes HineWW-UNK-323781
·gelatin silver print on baryta paper·width: 178 cm, height: 240 cm

Rijksmuseum / Public Domain

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width: 178 cm, height: 240 cm
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Rijksmuseum

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Lewis Wickes Hine
Lewis Wickes Hine

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.

Oshkosh, WI, United States

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Dimensions
width: 178 cm, height: 240 cm
Watts ID
WW-UNK-323781

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Rijksmuseum
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rijksmuseum
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Artist

Lewis Wickes Hine

Lewis Wickes Hine

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