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Lewis Wickes Hine — Young Driver In West Virginia Coal Mine

Lewis Wickes Hine

Young Driver In West Virginia Coal Mine

1908

Dangerous child labor practices are exposed as a boy operates heavy mining equipment in hazardous underground conditions.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Young Driver In West Virginia Coal Mine, 1908

Dangerous child labor practices are exposed as a boy operates heavy mining equipment in hazardous underground conditions.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1908
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, American, Documentary Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Labor, Poignant, Child, Portrait, Social Issues, Modern

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