Worker in Cotton Mill, Rhode Island, 1909

Object Details

Date made
ca 1906-1918
maker
Hine, Lewis
Description
A Lewis Hine silver print from about 1906–1918, this image of a young boy working at a loom in a cotton mill in Rhode Island is one in a series of photographs made by Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. The photographs document child labor throughout America in the early 20th century. As a "sociological photographer" and one of the earliest practitioners of what has come to be known as photojournalism, Hine used his photography to raise public consciousness about the inhumane and dangerous working conditions to which children were being exposed every day. His work was instrumental in bringing about child labor laws and raising safety standards in the American workplace, a social movement that would secure the promise of childhood for future generations.
Location
Currently not on view
Place Made
United States: Rhode Island
Subject
Children
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Government, Politics, and Reform
Industry & Manufacturing
Photography
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
PG.72.78.10
accession number
302041
catalog number
72.78.10
Object Name
Photograph
photograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 16.7 cm x 11.7 cm; 6 9/16 in x 4 5/8 in
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-13d1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_1189016
Worker in cotton mill, Rhode Island, 1909