Interior of Tobacco Shed, Hawthorn Farm
PhotographerPhotographed by
Lewis Hine
(American, 1874 - 1940)
Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 6 1/4in. (11.4 x 15.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1992.58.1
DescriptionThree young girls stand at long wooden tables in the interior of a wooden shed. All three girls wear dresses and hair ribbons. The two girls in the foregrund wear black stockings. the legs of the third girl are not visible. Tobacco leaves lie in piles on the tables. Light shines through the slats in the shed.
Label TextThe photographer Lewis Hine worked for the National Child Labor Committee beginning in 1906. The photographs that he took documenting child labor in America were instrumental in the helping to pass laws limiting child labor. Hine's photographs include pictures of Connecticut children working in textile mills, selling newspapers, and working on tobacco farms. These three little girls are shown working on a tobacco farm in Hazardville, Connecticut.
Status
Not on view
