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Lewis Wickes Hine — Child Labor on the Farm

Lewis Wickes Hine

Child Labor on the Farm

1930

Agricultural child labor receives the same scrutiny Hine applied to industrial exploitation in this rural scene. His comprehensive approach to documenting youth labor helped broaden protective legislation beyond urban settings.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Child Labor on the Farm, 1930

Agricultural child labor receives the same scrutiny Hine applied to industrial exploitation in this rural scene. His comprehensive approach to documenting youth labor helped broaden protective legislation beyond urban settings.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1930
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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American, Documentary Photography, Early Twentieth Century, Gelatin Silver Print, Labor, Melancholic, Children, Rural, Black and White, Social Realism

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