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Lewis Hine: Labor Housing Photographs

32 Lewis Hine photographs of labor housing, from the Library of Congress archive.

One of the young workers of the Merrimack Mill. See Hine report. …, Alabama, 1913

One of the young workers of the Merrimack Mill. See Hine…

1913

[Mexicans. Beet workers and the shacks they live in near Rocky Ford,…, Colorado, 1915

[Mexicans. Beet workers and the shacks they live in near…

1915

Mexicans. Beet workers and the shacks they live in near Rocky Ford,…, Colorado, 1915

Mexicans. Beet workers and the shacks they live in near…

1915

A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills, Clinton, S.C.…, South Carolina, 1908

A row of houses of the cotton mill people. Lydia Mills,…

1908

The summer quarters of a beet worker's family on a Colorado farm near…, 1915

The summer quarters of a beet worker's family on a Colorado…

1915

A dilapidated "renters" home near West. The Tripp farm. Five in the…, Texas, 1913

A dilapidated "renters" home near West. The Tripp farm.…

1913

[Housing conditions Adelaide Mill. The village is run down and…, Alabama, 1914

[Housing conditions Adelaide Mill. The village is run down…

1914

[Some of the shacks in "St. Petersburg," the district in which the…, Colorado, 1915

[Some of the shacks in "St. Petersburg," the district in…

1915

[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in which the beet…, Colorado, 1915

[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in…

1915

[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in which the beet…, Colorado, 1915

[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in…

1915

[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in which the beet…, Colorado, 1915

[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in…

1915

["We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed in this…, South Carolina, 1912

["We give them houses to live in." About 50 persons housed…

1912

This is where the mill children live. Compare photo 342. Lancaster,…, South Carolina, 1901

This is where the mill children live. Compare photo 342.…

1901

Housing conditions in mill settlement, Water Valley, Miss., not good.…, Mississippi, 1911

Housing conditions in mill settlement, Water Valley, Miss.,…

1911

George Cross's home and some of the family. Sanitation below the…, South Carolina, 1912

George Cross's home and some of the family. Sanitation…

1912

A four-family house crowded close to the Chace Cotton Mill,…, Vermont, 1909

A four-family house crowded close to the Chace Cotton Mill,…

1909

Row of mill houses belonging to Holden, Leonard Co., woolen mill,…, Vermont, 1909

Row of mill houses belonging to Holden, Leonard Co., woolen…

1909

Home of Kettles family. Housing conditions in the mill settlement at…, Mississippi, 1911

Home of Kettles family. Housing conditions in the mill…

1911

Willie Lee, 24 Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. 10 years old. Been in mill…, North Carolina, 1908

Willie Lee, 24 Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. 10 years old.…

1908

Group of "Model Tenements" occupied by the workers in Augusta (Ga.)…, Georgia, 1909

Group of "Model Tenements" occupied by the workers in…

1909

Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt.  Location:…, South Carolina, 1913

Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt. …

1913

Reproduction New York Factory Investigating Commission cannery…, 1913

Reproduction New York Factory Investigating Commission…

1913

Shack in which the Reibers live, 10 x 15 ft. with a small shed…, Colorado, 1915

Shack in which the Reibers live, 10 x 15 ft. with a small…

1915

Some of the workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill live in shacks…, Georgia, 1913

Some of the workers in the Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill live in…

1913

Housing conditions, Floyd Cotton Mill.  Location: Rome, Georgia, 1913

Housing conditions, Floyd Cotton Mill. Location: Rome,…

1913

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-1913.) Housing conditions,…, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-1913.) Housing conditions,…

1912

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-1913.) Housing conditions, Lonsdale,…, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-1913.) Housing conditions,…

1912

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Housing conditions, Elm St.,…, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Housing conditions,…

1912

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Housing conditions, Elm Street,…, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Housing conditions,…

1912

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View of back yard, 70 Borden…, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View of back yard, 70…

1912

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Privies and back-yards,…, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Privies and…

1912

Mill Village, Winona Cotton Mills, Miss. Fairly good conditions…, Mississippi, 1911

Mill Village, Winona Cotton Mills, Miss. Fairly good…

1911

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