I see 2 small girls, one the age of 3 and the other 6. Behind them is a wooden wall. Their clothing is dirty and their shoes are old. I think the flowers in their hands are for their mother or maybe someone gave it to them when they were probably asking for money or working for it. The texture of the wood seems scratchy. The dark color in the middle of their dresses is dark which hints dirtiness. The proportion of the smaller child hints that she is younger than the taller one.
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I see a mother holding her child. A man in the background with others, but his eyes seem to be piercing/stern. There's a fence dividing the mother and her child from the rest of the people I believe they're immigrants. The mother has a feeling that she should and will protect the child from anything new and threatening in this land. What is the man looking at? Is he looking at Lewis Hine taking the picture of both of them? He seems mad. There's emphasis on the mother and child, they're the center of attention at this moment. There's line behind them, diagonal line, it forms a diamond-like shape because it's just the fence. There's movement coming from the people behind them, they seem to be interested in what the photographer, Lewis Hine, is doing.
Below I see a young girl, she looks about 17 or younger. She's holding a tray of chocolates, 6 trays of chocolates. She has a slight smile, it's almost there but it's like it never happened. She doesn't seem happy, maybe she's miserable but she holds it back just so she can give her family a hand. I think her lips are stained with some lip gloss, she wants to seem mature because she's a young lady and maybe she wants to get out of this poverty she's in. There's a specific line I see, a curved line, it's all over her apron, it almost seems like a doily. What gives her face a smile is the lighting, it's placed in a specific spot where it adds a happy and sad side of her face. The texture of the chocolates she's holding seem to be a smooth surface, but if you hold them for more than a second they'll melt.
Below I see a little girl, with light-colored eyes. Her hair is that of a blonde but with a bit of brown intertwined.There is a huge machine behind her, I believe it's a cotton mill machine. Her clothes are dirty the environment is poor, but she still seems to have some hope in her beautiful, shining eyes. Maybe she clings on to the hope that she'll be able to be a normal kid and play with all the other children around her. Repetition is immediately seen with the white cotton looms on display. There's emphasis on her, she's the center of attention because Lewis is trying to speak up for the children that don't have a voice or thought in this society. The color of this photograph proves its' authenticity, it's in black and white, not color so people have a chance to imagine and be creative with the colors.
Below I see a 3 year old boy. His sweater is too big for him so his sleeves have been rolled up to the right length it should be to. His small face is covered by dirt, all I see are his beautiful, pure white eyes. His look is that of an innocent child. This causes me heartache because I see a little boy that needs to be taken care of clean, warm, fed, and I just want to hear him giggle his little heart out. This baby shouldn't be dirty but I think the family can't do anything because they all have to eat somehow, and if they all earn a bit of money then they won't starve. I see line in the background, the boards have a slight diagonal look, not so much vertical, but it's there. Proportion is present, he is centered in the middle to outcast the rest of the things behind him, but the boards behind him go above him to show how small and short he is. The color of this picture adds more antiquity and makes you wonder what has happened to this little boy since Lewis took this picture. Did he ever get out of poverty? Was he someone important to society? Does he look the same?
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Lewis HineThis is an inspirational blog for Lewis Hine. He was one of many great reformers America had. He contributed by using his vision and a camera, all he wanted to do was reveal the truth of Child Labor, Men taken advantage of, Poverty in America, and The Great Depression.
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