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Lewis Wickes Hine — Fries, Virginia

Lewis Wickes Hine

Fries, Virginia

1911

Documenting the textile industry's reliance on child labor, this Virginia mill photograph exemplifies Hine's commitment to social reform through visual journalism.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Fries, Virginia, 1911

Documenting the textile industry's reliance on child labor, this Virginia mill photograph exemplifies Hine's commitment to social reform through visual journalism.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1911
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Twentieth Century, Documentary, American, Photograph, Gelatin Silver Print, Labor, Portrait, Sepia, Social Realism

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