Sadie Pfeiffer, Spinner in a Cotton Mill

Lewis Wickes Hine (mentioned on object), 1908-11-30

A young girl at work in a factory, or a boy selling newspapers on the street: Hine typified them. He worked as a photographer for the National Child Labour Committee, gave lectures, and filled files with images of children at work everywhere in America. Even then the photographer and his employer knew that a picture can say so much more than words. Photographs literally helped bring an end to child labour.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2011-73
  • Dimensionsheight 127 mm x width 178 mm, height 125 mm x width 171 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk