Similarities Between Hine And Jacob Riis
Analyzing Photographs
“In the early 20th century, Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine used the new medium of photography to document the experiences of the working poor. Riis is best known for his investigations of life in 9the New York City tenements, while Hine produced several photo essays on child labor.“ (Ackerman 1)
Mr. Jacob August Riis was born in Ribe, Denmark on May 3rd 1849 and died on May 26th 1914. Riis was a journalist and social reformer. Riis is the “son of Niels Edward Riis, a Latin teacher, and Carolina Lundholm.” (Cross 1) “Unable to find steady employment and spurned by Elisabeth Gortz, the young woman who in 1876 would marry him, Riis emigrated in 1870 to the United States. For the rest of his life he regularly compared the sociability and the close relationships of life in Ribe with the impersonality and harsh precariousness of American urban life.” (Cross 1) Riis lost a series of jobs in the Northeast for several years, until “he was hired in 1877 as a police reporter by the Tribune.” …show more content…
Lewis Wickes Hine was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on September 26th 1874 and died on November 4th 1940. Hine was a Photographer. Mr. Hine is the “son of Douglas Hine, the operator of a coffee, and Sarah Hayes.” (Seixas 1) “Hine left Oshkosh after graduating from high school and working at a variety of menial jobs” (Seixas 1) in 1900 Hine enrolled at the University of Chicago for a year, and in 1901 he began teaching nature study in New York City at the Ethical Culture School. “Hine added photography to his school teaching in 1903 or 1904.” (Seixas 1) “In 1904 he married Sara Ann Rich. While teaching he attended New York University's School of Education and received a Pd.M. (education) degree in 1905.” (Seixas 1) By 1906 Hine was taking pictures as a “Freelance” (Seixas 1) photographer for NCLC. “In the summer of 1908 he left the school to do photography full time, beginning a career built around a sympathetic portrayal of workers' humanity and dignity.” (Seixas
“In the early 20th century, Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine used the new medium of photography to document the experiences of the working poor. Riis is best known for his investigations of life in 9the New York City tenements, while Hine produced several photo essays on child labor.“ (Ackerman 1)
Mr. Jacob August Riis was born in Ribe, Denmark on May 3rd 1849 and died on May 26th 1914. Riis was a journalist and social reformer. Riis is the “son of Niels Edward Riis, a Latin teacher, and Carolina Lundholm.” (Cross 1) “Unable to find steady employment and spurned by Elisabeth Gortz, the young woman who in 1876 would marry him, Riis emigrated in 1870 to the United States. For the rest of his life he regularly compared the sociability and the close relationships of life in Ribe with the impersonality and harsh precariousness of American urban life.” (Cross 1) Riis lost a series of jobs in the Northeast for several years, until “he was hired in 1877 as a police reporter by the Tribune.” …show more content…
Lewis Wickes Hine was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on September 26th 1874 and died on November 4th 1940. Hine was a Photographer. Mr. Hine is the “son of Douglas Hine, the operator of a coffee, and Sarah Hayes.” (Seixas 1) “Hine left Oshkosh after graduating from high school and working at a variety of menial jobs” (Seixas 1) in 1900 Hine enrolled at the University of Chicago for a year, and in 1901 he began teaching nature study in New York City at the Ethical Culture School. “Hine added photography to his school teaching in 1903 or 1904.” (Seixas 1) “In 1904 he married Sara Ann Rich. While teaching he attended New York University's School of Education and received a Pd.M. (education) degree in 1905.” (Seixas 1) By 1906 Hine was taking pictures as a “Freelance” (Seixas 1) photographer for NCLC. “In the summer of 1908 he left the school to do photography full time, beginning a career built around a sympathetic portrayal of workers' humanity and dignity.” (Seixas