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Lewis Hine

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Lewis Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer who lived from 1874 to 1940. His photographs taken during periods such as the Progressive Era and the Great Depression captured young children working in harsh conditions, playing a role in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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  • Introduction
    was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer
  • Article text
    His photographs taken during times such as the Progressive Era and the Great Depression captured young children working in harsh conditions, playing a role in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States.
  • Practices: Photography, Lead section
    Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 - November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer.
  • In Group: Documentary Photographers, Infobox: movement
    Documentary; social realism
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Wikidata Q347194, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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