Lewis Hine

Quotes

• “There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.”
• “While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.”
• “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t have to lug a camera.”

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Key facts

Born

Lewis Wickes Hine , ( 1874-09-26 ) September 26, 1874, Oshkosh, Wisconsin , U.S.

Died

November 3, 1940 (1940-11-03) (aged 66), Dobbs Ferry, New York , U.S.

Education

University of Chicago , Columbia University , New York University

Known for

Social reform

Movement

Documentary; social realism

Patrons

Russell Sage Foundation , National Child Labor Committee , Works Projects Administration

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