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Lewis Wickes Hine — VisualArtsDB

Lewis Wickes Hine

b. 1874 — d. 1940

Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

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Born 1874 — Died 1940

1900s

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A Madonna of the Tenements

A Madonna of the Tenements

Slavic Group, Ellis Island

+78

1910s

John Gibson, 13-Year-Old Newsboy, Wilmington, Delaware

Woman Garment Worker

Woman Garment Worker

Untitled (Workman)

Untitled (Workman)

Tenement

Tenement

+98

1920s

Slavic Miner's Wife, New Dubois, Pennsylvania

Slavic Miner's Wife, New Dubois, Pennsylvania

Brakeman on Coal Train, Pennsylvania

Brakeman on Coal Train, Pennsylvania

Young Miner, Pennsylvania

Young Miner, Pennsylvania

Wife, Child, and Home of Pennsylvania Coal Miner

Wife, Child, and Home of Pennsylvania Coal Miner

+23

1930s

High on the Empire State Building, N.Y.

High on the Empire State Building, N.Y.

Child Labor on the Farm

Child Labor on the Farm

American Locomotice Engineer

Derrick Worker on the Empire State Building

Derrick Worker on the Empire State Building

+16

Works

231 artworks

Rural Scene In Central Maine, Many Oxen Are Still Used

Rural Scene In Central Maine, Many Oxen Are Still Used

, 1930

Living Quarter Of "Out-Of-Works" In Patterson, New Jersey

Living Quarter Of "Out-Of-Works" In Patterson, New Jersey

, 1930

Worker at Grinding Machine

Worker at Grinding Machine

, 1930

Worker Giving High-Signal to the Derrick Crew

Worker Giving High-Signal to the Derrick Crew

, 1930

Welders on the Empire State Building

, 1930

Workers on the Empire State Building

, 1930

Breaker Boys Are No Longer Needed, This Is A Modern Breaker

Breaker Boys Are No Longer Needed, This Is A Modern Breaker

, 1930

The Mines Today By Cables (Electric Driven). This Is The Power Room Of A Pennsylvania Coal Mine

The Mines Today By Cables (Electric Driven). This Is The Power Room Of A Pennsylvania Coal Mine

, 1930

These Miners Like Their Lunch And A Little Rest In Such Low-Ceilinged Entries

These Miners Like Their Lunch And A Little Rest In Such Low-Ceilinged Entries

, 1930

Climbing up the Beams on the Empire State-100 Stories Up

Climbing up the Beams on the Empire State-100 Stories Up

, 1931

Poor Rural Family Living In A Smoke-House, Oklahoma, In Care Of Red Cross

Poor Rural Family Living In A Smoke-House, Oklahoma, In Care Of Red Cross

, 1931

Row of Bachelor Shacks At Scott's Run, West Virginia Mines

Row of Bachelor Shacks At Scott's Run, West Virginia Mines

, 1936

WPA Relief Checks Given Out To Unemployed Miners, Scott's Run, West Virginia

WPA Relief Checks Given Out To Unemployed Miners, Scott's Run, West Virginia

, 1936

Miner's Boy, Scott's Run, West Virginia

Miner's Boy, Scott's Run, West Virginia

, 1936

Hosiery Worker

Hosiery Worker

, 1937

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