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Lewis Wickes Hine — Hosiery Worker

Lewis Wickes Hine

Hosiery Worker

1937

Captured during the Great Depression, this gelatin silver print exemplifies Hine's commitment to documenting American industrial workers with dignity and humanity. The photograph forms part of his lifelong mission to reveal the faces behind America's manufacturing economy.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Hosiery Worker, 1937

Captured during the Great Depression, this gelatin silver print exemplifies Hine's commitment to documenting American industrial workers with dignity and humanity. The photograph forms part of his lifelong mission to reveal the faces behind America's manufacturing economy.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1937
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Industrial, Monochrome, Documentary, American, Photograph, Gelatin Silver Print, Labor, Portrait, Realism, Modern

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