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Lewis W. Hine | American kids
8 October 2019 - 25 January 2020
Lewis W. Hine, Tommie, a very young shoe shiner, Canal Street, New York City., USA, July 23rd 1924 © Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, National Child Labor Committee Collection
The images of the famous American photographer and sociologist, preserved in the Library of Congress: an investigation into child labour and the poor living conditions of children of immigrants in the United States, at the beginning of the 20th century.
The exhibition is part of the History & Photography project, which was also created for educational purposes, to “learn history through photography and the history of photography”, enhancing the historical photographic archives.