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Lewis Wickes Hine — Old Time Garment Shop, New York City

Lewis Wickes Hine

Old Time Garment Shop, New York City

1912

Cramped sweatshop conditions in New York's garment district expose the exploitation hidden within America's growing consumer economy.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Old Time Garment Shop, New York City, 1912

Cramped sweatshop conditions in New York's garment district expose the exploitation hidden within America's growing consumer economy.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1912
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

20th Century, New York, Documentary, American, Photograph, Gelatin Silver Print, Labor, Urban, Black and White, Social Realism

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