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Lewis Wickes Hine

Lewis Wickes Hine

b. 1874 — d. 1940

Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

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Born 1874 — Died 1940

1900s

Untitled

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A Madonna of the Tenements

A Madonna of the Tenements

Printer and Craftsman

Printer and Craftsman

+117

1910s

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

Woman Garment Worker

Woman Garment Worker

Untitled (Workman)

Untitled (Workman)

Tenement

Tenement

+102

1920s

Untitled (A Fairly Modern Coal Mine, Electrified, In East Pennsylvania)

Untitled (A Fairly Modern Coal Mine, Electrified, In East Pennsylvania)

Eastern Pennsylvania Coal Miner

Eastern Pennsylvania Coal Miner

Childhood Days In A Coal District, Pennsylvania

Childhood Days In A Coal District, Pennsylvania

Breaker Boys in Pennsylvania Coal Mine

Breaker Boys in Pennsylvania Coal Mine

+30

1930s

Workers on the Empire State Building

Construction--Empire State Building

Construction--Empire State Building

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

Worker Giving High-Signal to the Derrick Crew

Worker Giving High-Signal to the Derrick Crew

+17

Works

282 artworks

Industrial Problems, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: It Is the Young Men of the district who go down in the course of industry.

Industrial Problems, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: It Is the Young Men of the district who go down in the course of industry.

, 1907

Industrial Problems, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Packing Stogies by the thousand.

Industrial Problems, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Packing Stogies by the thousand.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Filthy Yard. Menace to Health.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Filthy Yard. Menace to Health.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: McKees Rocks: First Floor below the level of the street; Leak roof; dilapidated walls. Occupied by Negroes.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: McKees Rocks: First Floor below the level of the street; Leak roof; dilapidated walls. Occupied by Negroes.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Typhoid Fever Was Epidemic in Pittsburgh for more than 35 years. In the 25 years prior to Jan. 1, 1908, there were 54857 cases reported to the Bureau of Health. 8149 of these persons died as a result of their sickness.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Typhoid Fever Was Epidemic in Pittsburgh for more than 35 years. In the 25 years prior to Jan. 1, 1908, there were 54857 cases reported to the Bureau of Health. 8149 of these persons died as a result of their sickness.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead Has No Playground. Little Playfellows who need a decent show.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead Has No Playground. Little Playfellows who need a decent show.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Insufficient Repair. Bad sanitation: Front door opening on unpaved, rubbish strewn alley.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Insufficient Repair. Bad sanitation: Front door opening on unpaved, rubbish strewn alley.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead. Has no Ordinance prohibiting privy vaults; No Ordinance requiring an adequate Water Supply. In 21 courts the Pittsburgh Survey found 26 Privy Vaults with 144 Compartments the Sole toilet accommodations for 1308 people. Only 3 tenements with running water in them. An average of 50 people to each yard hydrant or pump.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead. Has no Ordinance prohibiting privy vaults; No Ordinance requiring an adequate Water Supply. In 21 courts the Pittsburgh Survey found 26 Privy Vaults with 144 Compartments the Sole toilet accommodations for 1308 people. Only 3 tenements with running water in them. An average of 50 people to each yard hydrant or pump.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Accumulation. City Dump Heap.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Accumulation. City Dump Heap.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: McKees Rocks: Overcrowding: Two rooms; 8 in household.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: McKees Rocks: Overcrowding: Two rooms; 8 in household.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: This family sleeps, eats, and makes stogies in one room on Poplar Alley.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: This family sleeps, eats, and makes stogies in one room on Poplar Alley.

, 1907

Industrial Problems, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Rolling stogies by hand.

Industrial Problems, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Rolling stogies by hand.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead Has No Playground. Where Mill meets Town.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead Has No Playground. Where Mill meets Town.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Duquesne. Filthy drains, rubbish, deep mud; stables, privies and houses side by side.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Duquesne. Filthy drains, rubbish, deep mud; stables, privies and houses side by side.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Overcrowding. Contrary to Decency.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Overcrowding. Contrary to Decency.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead Has no Ordinance against Overcrowding. In 21 Courts the Pittsburgh Survey found 1308 Persons living in 505 Rooms. Out of 239 families 51 lived in one room tenements. 157 lived in tenements with an average of three or more persons to a room.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Homestead Has no Ordinance against Overcrowding. In 21 Courts the Pittsburgh Survey found 1308 Persons living in 505 Rooms. Out of 239 families 51 lived in one room tenements. 157 lived in tenements with an average of three or more persons to a room.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Overcrowding. 130 people lived in 63 rooms off this alley.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Overcrowding. 130 people lived in 63 rooms off this alley.

, 1907

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Insufficient Repair. Dilapidation; note condition of steps.

Housing, Conditions: United States. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Survey: Insufficient Repair. Dilapidation; note condition of steps.

, 1907

Indianapolis

, 1908

Girl Worker in Carolina Cotton Mill

, 1908

Carrying-in Boy, Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia

, 1908

Sadie Pfeifer, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina

Sadie Pfeifer, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina

, 1908

Untitled (Coal cars in mine)

Untitled (Coal cars in mine)

, 1908

Homework, Artificial Flowers, New York

, 1908

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