CMST 3CY3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lewis Hine, Urban History
19 Sep 2017
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Identify the argument that the author is trying to make. Lewis hine photographed child labour, yet historians neglect his art. We focus on the disrupted symbolism of hine"s street-labour photographs. Photos represented ideas like masculinity and entrepreneurial spirit of being in a new urban life. Takes on a neglected, but important part of history: revealing things about children, their choices and urban environment. Hine"s photographs were hugely popular among the reforming classes. According to owen lovejoy that the evils present in the us system was recognized because of. Hine"s skill, devotion, vision focused his camera on the social problems. Stereopticon slides of his photographs that was accompanied by speeches condemning child labour: would package, and rent out his lectures for exhibitions around the world. Hine worked to frame child street labour as on of the worst types of child labour: photographs played out fundamental myths rags-to-riches, newsboys becoming little businessmen .
