Lewis Hine

                                              Lewis Hine

DOB: September 26, 1874

DOD: November 3, 1940

Origin of Birth: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Education: University of Chicago, Columbia University, New York University 

Jobs: Professor/teacher, Photographer

      

  Lewis Hine was an American photographer and sociologist who used photography as a way to prove social reform was necessary in America. Hine started out as a teacher on Ellis Island, New York and photographed many immagrants traveling through. These photos inspired him to further his career in photography because he realized that phots could be used for social reform. 

                                                             

   

  Lewis began his career as a photographer for the Russell Sage Foundation, taking photos of the people and life in the steel-making districts of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1908, he began working for the NCLC. Swine took many pictures of child laborers and used them for change to child labor laws in the U.S. 

                                                     

 Hine was recruited to photograph the Empire State Building during its construction. He photographed the workers, the building, and put himself at risk to get a good shot.

                                                      
 
Lewis Hine worked with the American Red Cross during and after World War 1 and during the Great Depression. In both, situations, he used his photos for the greater good, showing how the Red Cross was helping Americans and Europeans during a crisis.

Lewis Hine died on November 3, 1940 Dobbs Ferry Hospital in New York, he was 66 years old.