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The Library of Congress The breaking point In the series Stepping out of time to date for sure one of the most compelling images I have found in the Lewis Hine collection you can see the weight of the world on this unknown woman's shoulder. Our world we live in today was made by men and women like her. I claim no rights other than colorizing this image if you wish to use let me know The breaking point. A heavy load for an old woman. Lafayette St., below Astor Pl., N.Y. Location: New York, New York (State) Contributor Names Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer Created / Published 1912 February. Subject Headings - Women. - Laborers. - Clothing industry. - Lifting & carrying. - City & town life. - United States--New York (State)--New York. - New York (State)--New York Format Headings Photographic prints Notes - Title from NCLC caption card. - Attribution to Hine based on provenance. - In album: Tenement homework. - Hine no. 2842. - General information about the Lewis Hine child labor photos is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc Medium 1 photographic print. Call Number/Physical Location LOT 7481, no. 2842 [P&P] Source Collection Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Digital Id nclc 04165 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.04165 Control Number ncl2004003419/PP Reproduction Number LC-DIG-nclc-04165 (color digital file from b&w original print) Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication.
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Poor woman - what you say is true - she does appear to be carrying the weight of the world. Then she has to do whatever needs doing and carry it all back again the next day - what a hard life.