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[New York: National Child Labor Committee, 1917]. Hine, Lewis. Vintage gelatin silver photograph 4 3 /4 x 6 3/4 in. [12.07 x 17.15 cm.] on 5 x 7 in. [12.70 x 17.79 cm.] single weight photographic paper. The top blank corners are slightly chipped; there is a tiny closed tear to the blank top margin, with no loss to the image. In pencil on the blank reverse is written "4702" which is the image identification number. A very good print. Item #54638
Lewis Hine began working as a freelance photographer for the NCLC in 1906, documenting child labor in American industries, primarily from New England through the Southern states. Often he was in peril of physical harm, since the mill and factory owners wanted to keep the public uninformed of working conditions, which were less than ideal. His photographs were widely published in books and magazine and were instrumental in gaining reforms to the labor laws.
This vintage gelatin silver photograph is a contact print from Hine's original negative and conforms in all aspects with the same image in the NCLC collection held at the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division, and may be viewed at: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018678540/.
Price: $750.00