| Possible answers:
• Students could argue that he saw these women as one commodity among many needed to keep his factory operating.
• He may have viewed these women with paternal interest, since they were an important part of his operation.
• He may have viewed them with suspicion, because periods of socializing among workers could provide an environment in which they could organize.
Visual Source 18.4: Inside the Factory: Lewis Hine, Child Labor, 1912
Q. What impressions of factory life does Hine seek to convey in this photograph?
Possible answers:
• the intense labor
• the crowded and dirty conditions
• the use of child labor
Q. How do the women and children in this image compare with those in Visual Source 18.3?
Possible answers:
• Here, the women are depicted at work rather than at leisure, and inside rather than outside.
• Their clothing is less substantial and they are less likely to have shoes.
• The supervision by factory management is much more clear.
Q. How would you imagine a conversation between Hine and Crowe discussing these two images?
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