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Photo Analysis Worksheet -- Lewis Hine – Child Labor in America[1]

Section One:

Describe the photograph in your own words. What do you see in this photograph? In your description include the following information.

Its category on the website, The History Place - Child Labor in America .
The photo caption written by Lewis Hine.

Section Two:

Now study the photograph more carefully. Form an overall impression of the photograph and then examine individual items.

You might find it useful to divide the photo into quadrants or sections. That way you might see new details.

You might also find it helpful to use the chart on the next page. In this you can list the people, objects and activities in the photograph.

People	Objects	Activities

Section Three:

Using your description (step one) and closer observations (step two) list two to three things you can conclude about the ways that this image tells you about child labor in the early decades of the 20^th century.

Section Four:

Finally, describe what you believe to have been Lewis Hine’s intention in taking this particular photograph. Specifically, how did he decide to use his camera as a means for social reform?