Child Labor - Lewis Wickes Hine

Lewis Wickes Hine was born to Douglas Hull Hine (1829-1892) and Sarah L. Hayes (born 1832) in Oshkosh Wisconsin, and had siblings Lizzie May (born 1858), Hattie M. (1860-1862), and Lola C. Hine born in 1868. He married Sarah Ann Rich (1874-1939) and they had one son Corydon Lewis Hine (1912-1988). Lewis was a popular American photographer best remembered for the photographs he took documenting child labor. He took a series of photos in 1910 documenting child workers in an attempt to change child labor laws. He was trying to change the poor conditions of these children by making them visible to everyone. His Child labor photographs, many of which can be found on AncientFaces, were instrumental in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States. See also Before Child Labor Laws: Every Boy & Girl had a Job for more photos taken by Lewis.