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Lewis Hine — [Annie Card] anaemic little spinner in North Pownal Cotton Mill, Vermont, August,
Lewis Hine

[Annie Card] anaemic little spinner in North Pownal Cotton Mill, Vermont, August,

A haunting gelatin silver print by documentary photographer Lewis Hine captures a young, pale girl identified as Annie Card, employed as a spinner in the North Pownal Cotton Mill in Vermont. Her slight, fragile frame stands in stark contrast to the imposing industrial machinery surrounding her, underscoring the physical toll of child labor on her developing body. Taken in August as part of Hine's crusading work for the National Child Labor Committee, the image serves as both a historical document and a powerful indictment of the exploitative labor practices of the early twentieth century.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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October 1, 2013

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