Lewis Hine

Lewis Hine
Hine in c. 1930
Born
Lewis Wickes Hine

(1874-09-26)September 26, 1874
DiedNovember 3, 1940(1940-11-03) (aged 66)
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Columbia University
New York University
Known forSocial reform
MovementDocumentary; social realism
Patron(s)Russell Sage Foundation
National Child Labor Committee
Works Projects Administration

Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs were instrumental in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ Troncale, Anthony T. "About Lewis Wickes Hine". New York Public Library. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.

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