Lewis Hine

Photographer & Muckraker:Child Labor

"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." -- Lewis Hine, 1908

Step 1: Observation• Study the photograph for 60 seconds. Form an

overall impression of the photograph and then examine individual items. Next, divide the photo into quadrants and study each section to see what new details become visible. Then fill out the chart below.

People Objects Activities

Step 2: Inference

• Based on what you have observed above, list three things you might infer from this photograph.

• What two questions does this photograph leave you with?

Lewis Hine Photographer of Child Labor

Industry he investigated Concerns people had

Lewis Hine

Photographer & Muckraker:Child Labor

"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." -- Lewis Hine, 1908