Untitled 1911

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This black and white photograph titled “Untitled” was taken by Lewis Hine in 1911, capturing two men working in a field. One man holds a barrel, while another leans over a second barrel in the background. Hine was a social documentary photographer known for his powerful images of American laborers, particularly children, in the early 20th century. His work exposed the difficult conditions and low wages faced by many workers in the United States during the Progressive Era. This photograph, like many of his other works, serves as a powerful reminder of the often unseen struggles of those who toil in the fields, factories, and mines.

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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.