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At CIO: Maritime labor meeting. Washington D.C. July 7. Scene at C.I.O. headquarters today when John L. Lewis met with 26 leaders of maritime labor groups to discuss a possible inauguration of a coordinated unionization drive in the industry. 7/7/37

At CIO: Maritime labor meeting. Washington D.C. July 7. Scene at C.I.O...

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Dr. George W. Lewis, Raymond W. Young

Dr. George W. Lewis, Raymond W. Young

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John L. Lewis, U.M.W. Convention, 2/1/38

John L. Lewis, U.M.W. Convention, 2/1/38

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[John L. Lewis] - Public domain portrait photograph

[John L. Lewis] - Public domain portrait photograph

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Big business men talk with Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. Five of the nation's outstanding business men conferred today with the president at the White House, they are shown just before entering the White House, they are, left to right: Colby Chester, Chairman of the Board of the National Manufacturers Assoc.; Ernest P. Weir, President of the National Steel Corp.; Lewis Brown, President of the Johns-Manville Co.; Alfred P. Sloan, Chairman of the Board of General Motors; and M.W. Clement, Pres. of the Pennsylvania R.R., 1/11/38

Big business men talk with Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. Five ...

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Advisory Committee of National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs, Republican National Committee. Miss Marion Martin, Assistant Chairman, Republican National Comte.; Mrs. Charles W. Lewis, Baltimore, Md., treasurer; Mrs. Eleanor Snodgrass, Repub. Indiana Federation of WRC; Mrs. Albert Vestal, 4th vice president, from Indiana; Miss Katherine Byrne, Rep. Commte, council of Rep. Women; Mrs. Martin Evans, Montana State Federation; Mrs. James R. Arniell Jr., president; Mrs. William E. Evans, 2nd vice president, California; Miss S.M.R. O'Hara, Pennsylvania, Repub. Pennsylvania Council; Mrs. George W. Rogers, Republican Michigan Federation; Mrs. Edward E. Gann, Repub. League of Repub. Women, District of Columbia; Mrs. Fred Murphy, 3rd vice pres., Michigan; Mrs. William Scott, secretary, District of Columbia

Advisory Committee of National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs,...

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Galento puts up 10-grand note as challenge to Joe Louis. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Roly Poly Tony Galenton today deposited with the D.C. Boxing Commission ten thousand dollars as a challenge to Joe Louis for a championship bout. Tony claims Joe Louis ran out on him when he accepted a bout with John Henry Lewis instead. Left to right - sitting- Secretary Harvey L. Miller of the D.C., Boxing Commission - Tony Galento, Joe Jacobs, his manager. Standing is Herman Taylor, Philadelphia promoter whose schedules bout between Galento and Louis was postponed because of Tony's illness, 11/9/38

Galento puts up 10-grand note as challenge to Joe Louis. Washington, D...

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Washington, Lewis County, Centralia. Cafe on U.S. 99, formerly the "Oasis"

Washington, Lewis County, Centralia. Cafe on U.S. 99, formerly the "Oa...

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"Catskinner" and bulldozer. They work on contract. Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader, Washington. See general caption number 41

"Catskinner" and bulldozer. They work on contract. Western Washington,...

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S. Lewis Hutcheson, residence on Meadowcroft Ln., Greenwich, Connecticut. Sharp view of entrance porch

S. Lewis Hutcheson, residence on Meadowcroft Ln., Greenwich, Connectic...

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Wadsworth R. Lewis, residence in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Rear facade

Wadsworth R. Lewis, residence in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Rear facade

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Lewis S. Cates, residence on Riversville Rd., Greenwich, Connecticut. Bedroom, to bed

Lewis S. Cates, residence on Riversville Rd., Greenwich, Connecticut. ...

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Americans all. In the armed forces and on the production line, Americans of every race and creed fight shoulder to shoulder to defeat the forces which threaten to destroy our liberties. Here, George Knockel (bucking rivet) and Lewis Ward work on the fuselage of a P-47 pursuit ship in an Eastern aircraft factory. Republic Aircraft Corporation

Americans all. In the armed forces and on the production line, America...

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Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Helena National Forest

Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Helena National Forest

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Washington, D.C. Captiol transit streetcar and bus operators checking their daily receipts. The women are Frances Lewis and Hattie B. Sheehan

Washington, D.C. Captiol transit streetcar and bus operators checking ...

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Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A short-horned bull at the farm of C.C. Lewis and Sons

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A short-horned bull at the farm of C.C....

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Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Jr., residence in Rhinebeck, New York. Entrance detail

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Jr., residence in Rhinebeck, New York. Entra...

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A.L. Lewis School. General view, interior

A.L. Lewis School. General view, interior

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Bishop Reilly High School, Francis Lewis Blvd. and Queens Expressway, Jamaica, Long Island. Entrance, sharp from sidewalk

Bishop Reilly High School, Francis Lewis Blvd. and Queens Expressway, ...

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Bishop Reilly High School, Francis Lewis Blvd. and Horace Harding Blvd., Jamaica. Library from below

Bishop Reilly High School, Francis Lewis Blvd. and Horace Harding Blvd...

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'Top Hat' formation, first sight along the Columbia River by Lewis and Clark on their expedition. Oregon

'Top Hat' formation, first sight along the Columbia River by Lewis and...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Log cabin at the Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp Historic District, also known as West Virginia University Jackson's Mill, a historic 4-H camp and national historic district near Weston in Lewis County, West Virginia

Log cabin at the Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp Historic District, also known...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The camp was established in 1921 as the first statewide 4-H camp in the United States. The district includes buildings related to the ... More

A large barn, grain elevator, and warehouse in tiny Lewis settlement north of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado

A large barn, grain elevator, and warehouse in tiny Lewis settlement n...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Pine Street Dump Scavenger.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Pine Street Dump Scavenger. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lew...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stevens Creek Bridge, Spanning Stevens Creek on Stevens Canyon Highway, Packwood, Lewis County, WA

Stevens Creek Bridge, Spanning Stevens Creek on Stevens Canyon Highway...

Significance: The Stevens Creek Bridge represents a transition in the park road bridges from standard reinforced concrete arches to arched girder designs. Its stone facing is characteristic of the National Par... More

Holter Hydroelectric Facility, Dam & Power House, End of Holter Dam Road, Wolf Creek, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Holter Hydroelectric Facility, Dam & Power House, End of Holter Dam Ro...

Significance: The Holter Hydroelectric Facility is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana and the consolidation of most of the state's electric industry into The Montana Powe... More

[Lewis Richie, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait]

[Lewis Richie, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

James Riley House, Mossyrock, Lewis County, WA

James Riley House, Mossyrock, Lewis County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-132 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

York Bridge, Federal Aid Secondary Route 280, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

York Bridge, Federal Aid Secondary Route 280, Helena, Lewis and Clark ...

Significance: As a pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss structure, the bridge is not particularly significant for structural or engineering reasons. It is however, historically associated with the Helena Po... More

Andrew Jackson to William B. Lewis, February 4, 1825

Andrew Jackson to William B. Lewis, February 4, 1825

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3 P.M. Some of the boys at a busy trolley junction. 3 brothers, Salvatore, 9 yrs. (in front), Joseph, 11 yrs. (cripple), Lewis, 13 yrs. (between these 2). "We would be murdered if we shop craps." Boy at left sold me pair of dice for 2 c[en]ts. - what he would have to pay for more.  Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.

3 P.M. Some of the boys at a busy trolley junction. 3 brothers, Salvat...

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Drawer-in.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Drawer-in. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Lewis Payne, the conspirator who attacked Secretary Seward, standing in overcoat and hat]

[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Lewis Payne, the conspirator who attacked ...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865.

Harlow Lewis Calvert Farmstead, South side of U.S. Route 50, 1.9 miles south of Guysville, Guysville, Athens County, OH

Harlow Lewis Calvert Farmstead, South side of U.S. Route 50, 1.9 miles...

Significance: The Harlow Lewis Calvert Farmstead is a rare surviving example of Allegheny agricultural practices, land uses and farm architecture. Purchased by Harlow L. Calvert in 1867 following his return fro... More

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger #9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenge...

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John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenger #9. 15 years of age. In service 1 year. Visits houses of prostitution. Sometimes smokes. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

John Towers, 627 S. Connell Street. Postal Telegraph Company, Messenge...

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Lewis Pierson House, Horsehill Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Lewis Pierson House, Horsehill Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-538 Survey number: HABS NJ-689 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction

[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about 3 months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a little school girl coming for some other purpose.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Rhea Quintin - 14 years old. Hand drawing in on Webb frame. Been at i...

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Lawrence Burns - Doffer - 14 years. Pocasset Mills. 43 Langley St. Eye defect.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Lawrence Burns - Doffer - 14 years. Pocasset Mills. 43 Langley St. Eye...

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Kerr Thread Ball field at noon hour. See 4212.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Kerr Thread Ball field at noon hour. See 4212. Location: Fall River, ...

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Lewis Morrison's magnificent new Faust

Lewis Morrison's magnificent new Faust

U2743 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted 1889 by Edw. J. Abraham." "Under the management of Edward J. Abraham." Created by "The Springer Litho. Co., N.Y." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of... More

Mary Creed selling bakery goods.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Mary Creed selling bakery goods. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Le...

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[Stamping labels. Boston Index Card Co., 113 Purchase Street.]  Location: [Boston, Massachusetts]. / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Stamping labels. Boston Index Card Co., 113 Purchase Street.] Locati...

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W. C. Child Ranch, State Highway 279, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

W. C. Child Ranch, State Highway 279, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, ...

Significance: This 740 acre ranch was once part of a spread of nearly 3,000 acres acquired by W.C. Child, an early Montana prospector. He invested his mining fortune here, building a huge stone and wood barn, ... More

Talcottville Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek at Cheese Factory Road, Talcottville, Lewis County, NY

Talcottville Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek at Cheese Factory Road, Talc...

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[Family of J.H. Burch, Route 1, Rockfield, Ky. Boys 12, 14 and 17 (stripping tobacco) working during school hours. Have been out a good deal. Go to Quarry School (6-12). Two families represented in photo. See special card and Kentucky report.  Location: [Warren County--Rockfield, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Family of J.H. Burch, Route 1, Rockfield, Ky. Boys 12, 14 and 17 (str...

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This photo shows what was formerly a chicken coop, in which during the berry season the Arnao family live on Hitchen's farm, Seaford, Del. 17 children and 5 elders live in this made over chicken coop. The age of 10 of the children is given below: 1 Child is 3 years old; 1 Child is 4 years old; 1 Child is 5 years old; 1 Child is 6 years old; 2 Children are 7 years old; 1 Child is 9 years old; 1 Child is 10 years old; 1 Child is 11 years old; 1 Child is 13 years old. Another photo in this collection shows the Arnao family on Truitt's Farm. On the day of the investigation no berries being picked on Hitchen's Farm. The family went over to the Truitt's farm to pick. [Handwritten notation:] See them picking strawberries (Sept 28, 1910) in photos & labels 1128-1129-1130. Edward F. Brown, Investigator.  Location: Seaford, Delaware / Photo by [Lewis W. Hine].

This photo shows what was formerly a chicken coop, in which during the...

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Samuel T. Hauser House, 720 Madison Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Samuel T. Hauser House, 720 Madison Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark Co...

Significance: Samuel T. Hauser went up the Missouri River in 1862, to the head of navigation, Ft. Benton, Montana, intending to cross from there to the gold fields in Idaho. Strikes at Gold Creek and Bannack i... More

King Philip Card Room. Rosawna - 14 years, 959 Globe St., Doffer on Jack Speeders. Pushing a truck of empty bobbins.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Card Room. Rosawna - 14 years, 959 Globe St., Doffer on Ja...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lewis Morrison in his new play, The master of the ceremonies by Coate & Cotton.

Lewis Morrison in his new play, The master of the ceremonies by Coate ...

C246544 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The diamond necklace. Created and "copyright 1897, The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Management of Edw. J. Abra[ha]m. No. 5580. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection ... More

The Milk Booth at the State 4 H Fair at Charleston, West Virginia.  Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

The Milk Booth at the State 4 H Fair at Charleston, West Virginia. Lo...

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15 year old sweeper - Spinning and Spooling room - Berkshire Cotton Mills.  Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

15 year old sweeper - Spinning and Spooling room - Berkshire Cotton Mi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Holter Hydroelectric Facility, House No. 1, End of Holter Dam Road, Wolf Creek, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Holter Hydroelectric Facility, House No. 1, End of Holter Dam Road, Wo...

Significance: The Holter Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant as one of the most intact hydroelectric generating plants and operators' camps on the Missouri-Madison Project. House No. 1 contr... More

Paradise River Second Crossing Bridge, Spanning Paradise River at Narada Cut-off on Nisqually Road, Packwood, Lewis County, WA

Paradise River Second Crossing Bridge, Spanning Paradise River at Nara...

Significance: The Narada Cut-Off Bridge is the only surviving historic example in the park of a plain reinforced concrete girder bridge devoid of any specific details designed to harmonize with the landscape en... More

Employees' poster, Pocasset Mill.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Employees' poster, Pocasset Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts...

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A typical Spinner Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A typical Spinner Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A typical Spinner Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C.  Location: Lancaster, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A typical Spinner Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. Location: Lancaster, S...

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Mule room - Group of back boys 14 -16 years old. Overseer kept two boys out of picture because below par physically. Two boys on right had adenoids so that they had great difficulty in breathing. See individual pictures.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Mule room - Group of back boys 14 -16 years old. Overseer kept two boy...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jack Ryan, 6 years old and Jesse Ryan, 10 years old. Onem Smith, 12 years old and lives at 1506 S. Robinson St. Onem said: "I never have been in school in my life but I got a pretty good education - sellin papers." Been selling here 6 months. See report on Truants by L.W. Hine. These boys are truants who were photographed during school hours.  Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Jack Ryan, 6 years old and Jesse Ryan, 10 years old. Onem Smith, 12 ye...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lewis Day to Andrew Jackson, April 29, 1844

Lewis Day to Andrew Jackson, April 29, 1844

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Row of Coal miners shanties on Elk River at Bream, West Virginia.  Location: Bream, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Row of Coal miners shanties on Elk River at Bream, West Virginia. Loc...

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Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, 812 Sinclair Lewis Avenue, Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN

Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, 812 Sinclair Lewis Avenue, Sauk Centre, S...

Significance: Boyhood home of American author, Sinclair Lewis. Lewis was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1930, becoming the 1st American to be so honored. His novel, "Main Street," was partly based ... More

King Philip Mill. Drawer-in - Young learner - 14 years old, Yvette Frappier, and teacher who has been a drawer-in 9 years. Only girl in department has been learning a few weeks. Drawing thread through an eye in the harness.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Mill. Drawer-in - Young learner - 14 years old, Yvette Fra...

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Group of women in sweatshop of Mr. Sentrei, 87 Ridge Street, second inner court. Small girl is Mamie Gerhino, 202 Elizabeth Street. She might have been 14 years old. Photo 5 P.M., February 21, 1908. Witness Mrs. Lillian Hosford.  Location: New York, New York (State) / by Lewis W. Hine.

Group of women in sweatshop of Mr. Sentrei, 87 Ridge Street, second in...

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[Spooler Tender - 15 years Berkshire Cotton Mills.]  Location: [Adams, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Spooler Tender - 15 years Berkshire Cotton Mills.] Location: [Adams,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lewis Morrison's magnificent Faust

Lewis Morrison's magnificent Faust

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Lewis Wallace to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, June 21, 1864  (Case of Francis Hawks; endorsed by Henry S. Lane)
Baynard House, Lewis Road (moved to MD-Chesapeake City Vicinity), Harrington, Kent County, DE

Baynard House, Lewis Road (moved to MD-Chesapeake City Vicinity), Harr...

Significance: An almost untouched example of a mid- to late-18th century country Georgian house. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS DE-159 Building/structure... More

Dearborn River High Bridge, Spanning Dearborn River, Augusta, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Dearborn River High Bridge, Spanning Dearborn River, Augusta, Lewis an...

Significance: The King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio constructed this four-span, half-deck Pratt truss over the Dearborn River in 1897. The half-deck configuration of the bridge is unusual in that the floor... More

Dearborn River High Bridge, Spanning Dearborn River, Augusta, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Dearborn River High Bridge, Spanning Dearborn River, Augusta, Lewis an...

Significance: The King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio constructed this four-span, half-deck Pratt truss over the Dearborn River in 1897. The half-deck configuration of the bridge is unusual in that the floor... More

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River along Hauser Dam Road, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...

Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... More

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River along Hauser Dam Road, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...

Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... More

Lewis & Clark Bridge, Spanning Lewis & Clark River at Milepoint 4.78, on Warrenton Highway (Highway No. 9), Astoria, Clatsop County, OR

Lewis & Clark Bridge, Spanning Lewis & Clark River at Milepoint 4.78, ...

Significance: It is Oregon's only remaining single-leaf bascule draw span built before WWII and is an early moveable span bridge designed by state bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough. The bridge is significant ... More

Conrad Kohrs House, 804 Dearborn Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Conrad Kohrs House, 804 Dearborn Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark Count...

Significance: This house was purchased by Conrad Kohrs in 1900 after he and his wife moved to Helena from their ranch at Deer Lodge. This was Kohrs' home until his death there in 1920. Kohrs had come to Monta... More

Typesetting. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

Typesetting. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W....

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Evening recreation of the "Young Holy Ghosters" - Ages 15 - 25, average is 18 - all mill workers - all Portuguese. Whole House on George Street. Great need of leadership.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Evening recreation of the "Young Holy Ghosters" - Ages 15 - 25, averag...

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Francis Lewis House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL

Francis Lewis House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, L...

Survey number: HABS AL-671 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eight-year-old, Jennie Camillo, lives in West Maniyunk, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia). For this summer she has picked cranberries. This summer is at Theodore Budd's Bog at Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. This is the fourth week of school in Philadelphia and these people will stay here two weeks more. Her look of distress was caused by her father's impatience [?] over her stopping in her tramp to he "bushelman" at our photographer's request. Witness, E.F. Brown, Sept. 27, 1910.  Location: Pemberton, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Eight-year-old, Jennie Camillo, lives in West Maniyunk, Pennsylvania (...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bona fide crap game - Sunday. Mill boys. Near King Philip Mill. Near Tuttle St. 14-16 year old mill boys. See 4190.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Bona fide crap game - Sunday. Mill boys. Near King Philip Mill. Near T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening Posts and newspapers at the entrance to the State Capitol. He did not know his age, nor much of anything else. He was said to be 5 or 6 years old. Nearby, I found Jack who said he was 8 years old, and who was carrying a bag full of Saturday Evening Posts, which weighed nearly 1/2 of his own weight. The bag weighed 24 pounds, and he weighed only 55 pounds. He carried this bag for several blocks to the car. Said he was taking them home.  Sacramento, California / Lewis W. Hine.

Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening ...

A little girl standing on a sidewalk holding a bag. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnao family, 831 Catherine St., Rear # 2. Whole family works. Jo is 3 years old. Boy is 6 years old, Girl is 9 years old. We found this family, children and all working on Hichens farm, Cannon, Del., May 28th 1910, before school closed. See photos #1582, #1586, and labels. This is the fourth week of school and the mother said they would be here for 15 or 20 days more. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness, E.F. Brown.  Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Arnao family, 831 Catherine St., Rear # 2. Whole family works. Jo is 3...

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General view of Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. with Padrone. Sept. 29, 1910. Witness, E. F. Brown.  Location: Pemberton, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

General view of Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. with ...

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Lewis A. Thomas to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 30, 1864  (Cover letter)
112 Lewis Avenue North (House), Watertown, Carver County, MN

112 Lewis Avenue North (House), Watertown, Carver County, MN

Significance: This structure, together with neighboring 200 Lewis Avenue North and 108 Lewis Avenue North (HABS Nos. MN-130 and MN-129, respectively), is the surviving core of the initial settlement of Watertow... More

Applying for Working Certificates.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Applying for Working Certificates. Location: Fall River, Massachusett...

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Accident case - Union Hospital. Molla Mesuretta, 17 years. Weaver at Sagamore Mill. Worked two years. Laceration and partial evulsion of tip of finger and nail. Hurt September 1915 while cleaning loom in motion. "They all clean when the machine is going." She will always be handicapped. Not able to go back yet. Finger is tender. Nail split and finger tip cit to the quick. Wages $7.50; compensation $4.67. Finger that she needs most in weaving was hurt.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Accident case - Union Hospital. Molla Mesuretta, 17 years. Weaver at S...

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Henry Hudson The celebrated and unfortunate navigator, abandoned by his crew in Hudson's Bay the 11th of June 1610 / / Drawn by F. Davignon ; Lith. of Lewis & Brown, 37 John St. N.Y.

Henry Hudson The celebrated and unfortunate navigator, abandoned by hi...

Print shows Henry Hudson, his son John, and seven crew members adrift in a small boat after the mutiny of the crew of the Discovery, which is sailing away in the Hudson Bay. Library of Congress copy is trimmed... More

Thomas Jefferson to Lewis D. Belair, May 10, 1818

Thomas Jefferson to Lewis D. Belair, May 10, 1818

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William Berkeley Lewis to Andrew Jackson, March 28, 1844

William Berkeley Lewis to Andrew Jackson, March 28, 1844

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C. W. Lewis House, 27 South Seventh Street, Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, FL

C. W. Lewis House, 27 South Seventh Street, Fernandina Beach, Nassau C...

Significance: The Lewis house is an interesting example of tabby concrete construction in Florida. Built of poured Portland cement, the structure is the only remaining domestic example of tabby in Fernandina B... More

James Lequlla, newsboy, 12 years of age. Selling newspapers 3 years. Average earnings 50 cents per week. Selling newspapers own choice. Earnings not needed at home. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 7 hours per day. Investigator, Edward F. Brown.  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., May 1910.

James Lequlla, newsboy, 12 years of age. Selling newspapers 3 years. A...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window for a Catholic Church in Lewis or Portland, Maine. Shows the Holy Family: Young Christ at carpentry with Joseph, and Mary reads with spinning wheel and symbols]

[Design drawing for stained glass window for a Catholic Church in Lewi...

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5:30 A.M. Boys working in Bates Mfg. Co. Youngest one has been there one year.  Location: Lewiston, Maine / Lewis W. Hine.

5:30 A.M. Boys working in Bates Mfg. Co. Youngest one has been there o...

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Edward Simon Lewis House, 456 N Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Edward Simon Lewis House, 456 N Street Southwest, Washington, District...

Significance: Interesting example of Federal style townhouse. Onetime residence of newspaper correspondents Ernie Pyle and Lewis J. Heath. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Su... More

Atlas of Lewis Co., New York /

Atlas of Lewis Co., New York /

LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 5674 On cover: A. Pomeroy & Co. Includes index and maps of New York state and the United States. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. ... More

Lagonda Agricultural Works, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, Warder, Brokaw & Child / E. Forbes, del. ; lith. of G.W. Lewis, N.Y.

Lagonda Agricultural Works, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, Warder, B...

Scenes of Lagonda Agricultural Works: men harvesting grain, and harvesting machinery. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Cong... More

Lewis Llewellyn Cato House, 823 West Barbour Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL

Lewis Llewellyn Cato House, 823 West Barbour Street, Eufaula, Barbour ...

Survey number: HABS AL-554 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction

Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond School.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond Scho...

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Lewis House, Avon Center Road, Avon, Lorain County, OH

Lewis House, Avon Center Road, Avon, Lorain County, OH

Survey number: HABS OH-245 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

Holter Hydroelectric Facility, Mechanic's Garage, End of Holter Dam Road, Wolf Creek, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Holter Hydroelectric Facility, Mechanic's Garage, End of Holter Dam Ro...

Significance: The Holter Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant as one of the most intact hydroelectric generating plants and operators' camps on the Missouri-Madison Project. The garage contri... More

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