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Lewis Hine: Smoking Photographs

20 Lewis Hine photographs of smoking, from the Library of Congress archive.

Messenger boy working for Mackay Telegraph Company. Said fifteen…, Texas, 1913

Messenger boy working for Mackay Telegraph Company. Said…

1913

Young Cigarmakers in Englehardt & Co., Tampa, Fla. There boys looked…, Florida, 1909

Young Cigarmakers in Englehardt & Co., Tampa, Fla. There…

1909

A study of ages. The boy on the right said, "I ain't old enough to…, Massachusetts, 1913

A study of ages. The boy on the right said, "I ain't old…

1913

Newsboy smoking cigarets [sic] on 4th & Orange Sts. Investigator,…, Delaware, 1910

Newsboy smoking cigarets [sic] on 4th & Orange Sts.…

1910

Street gang - cor[ner] Margaret & Water Streets - 4:30 P.M. …, Massachusetts, 1916

Street gang - cor[ner] Margaret & Water Streets - 4:30 P.M.…

1916

[Street gang - cor[ner] Margaret & Water Streets - 4:30 P.M.] …, Massachusetts, 1916

[Street gang - cor[ner] Margaret & Water Streets - 4:30…

1916

[Group of workers. The smallest boy in the middle of group is…, Massachusetts, 1911

[Group of workers. The smallest boy in the middle of group…

1911

[Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in public was…, Massachusetts, 1911

[Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in…

1911

[Alfred Beniot, 191 North St. Sweeper in Bennett Mill, in spinning…, Massachusetts, 1912

[Alfred Beniot, 191 North St. Sweeper in Bennett Mill, in…

1912

Bleach-room boy--Joseph Tillotson, 17 years, 162 Hampshire Street.…, Massachusetts, 1910

Bleach-room boy--Joseph Tillotson, 17 years, 162 Hampshire…

1910

Boy with cigarettes, works in American Locomotive Works as messenger.…, New York (State), 1910

Boy with cigarettes, works in American Locomotive Works as…

1910

Boys going to work in the American Locomotive Works.  Location:…, New York (State), 1910

Boys going to work in the American Locomotive Works. …

1910

Adelard Gagnon (smallest), 32 Palmer St.  Location: Salem,…, Massachusetts, 1911

Adelard Gagnon (smallest), 32 Palmer St. Location: Salem,…

1911

Rene Barbin, 61 Perkins St., works in lower Spinning Room #2. Rene,…, Massachusetts, 1911

Rene Barbin, 61 Perkins St., works in lower Spinning Room…

1911

Boys described in #2602 and #2619.  Location: South Framingham,…, Massachusetts, 1911

Boys described in #2602 and #2619. Location: South…

1911

A.D.T. Boys. "They all smokes." Location: Birmingham, Alabama, 1910

A.D.T. Boys. "They all smokes." Location: Birmingham,…

1910

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Cigarettes, Spruce St., Italian…, Rhode Island

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Cigarettes, Spruce…

1912

Group in front of Indian Mfg. Co. Everyone in photo was working. …, Massachusetts, 1911

Group in front of Indian Mfg. Co. Everyone in photo was…

1911

Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in public was…, Massachusetts, 1911

Group in front of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Everyone in…

1911

Arthur Chalifoux, 3 Rand St. (4th boy from left). Works in Eclipse…, Massachusetts, 1911

Arthur Chalifoux, 3 Rand St. (4th boy from left). Works in…

1911

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