Untitled 1910

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"Untitled" is a 1910 photograph by Lewis Hine, a renowned American social documentary photographer known for his poignant depictions of working-class life in the early 20th century. The image features a young boy, likely a worker, with a somber expression and a cap bearing the emblem of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Hine's photograph, a powerful example of social realism, highlights the harsh realities of child labor in the early 1900s, prompting viewers to reflect on the historical context and the plight of these young workers.

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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.