145th years of Lewis W. Hine

145th years of #LewisHine, was an #American #sociologist and #photographer. Hine used his #camera as a #tool for #socialreform. His #photographs were instrumental in changing #childlabor laws in the United States.




After Hine's death, his son Corydon donated his #prints and #negatives to the #PhotoLeague, which was dismantled in #1951. The Museum of Modern Art #MOMA was offered his #pictures and did not accept them, but the #GeorgeEastmanHouse did. 








(26 September 1874 – 3 November 1940)

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