Making Apparatus for Laboratory c. 1937
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"Making Apparatus for Laboratory" is a black and white photograph by Lewis Hine, a renowned American photographer known for his social documentary work. The photograph, taken in 1937, depicts a worker meticulously crafting scientific glassware with a blowtorch. The image captures the detail and skill involved in the process, highlighting the often unseen labor behind scientific advancements. The photograph's composition draws the viewer's eye to the worker's focused gaze and the intricate glass apparatus in his hands. Hine's work is a valuable record of American industry and its workers, providing a glimpse into the lives of people often overlooked in historical narratives.
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Lewis Hine was a documentary photographer, educator, and social reformer. Trained in sociology, Hine taught at the progressive Ethical Culture School in New York City before turning his attention to photography. As a photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), Hine traveled the United States to document children in unsafe working conditions in factories, mines, fields, and city streets. Over ten years, he created an indelible record of the human cost of an exploitative labor market, documenting the tired faces of children at the end of their shifts, or even children mutilated by industrial machinery. These disturbing photographs were used in publications and presentations created by Hine and the NCLC, and ultimately promoted sweeping policy changes designed to protect children.
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