Lewis Hine

Lewis Hine video can be seen here ..


LEWIS HINE 

1908 and Lewis Hine is against Child labour.  He travelled south to document child labour in the textile mills.  The owners would not welcome him.

The rural way of life could no longer support the families and they were forced to work in the textile mills and mines.

Some of the places he visited he couldnt get past the front door as he was unwelcome.  He did sometimes lie and say he was photographing the machinery and then get to the children that way.  Another time he waited and 35 boys came out aged 9 -15 all having worked there for years.  He had taken their picture.

Some of the workers were so small they had to climb on  the machines.  He photographed the whole staff of the cotton mill in clifton and it was the largest number of children he had ever seen.

He would try and make friends with the children recording things like their height and writing down their stories.  Many suffered horrible injuries losing limbs and fingers, but this was brushed under the carpet, these things happen .. the management took no notice.
The children suffered mental and physical degeneration from working in such poor conditions.
The children were unable to complain... Hine wanted to document all child labour.

Hine had a love for the children and wanted to improve their lives and conditions.