I can across this old photo in the archive of Lewis Hine, and I thought one of you might be able to ID the gun in it, and if not, you might be interested in seeing it.
Lewis Hine traveled around the country during the late 1800s and early 1900s photographing in factories, on city streets and other places in an effort to raise awareness and eventually stop child labor. He and others in the movement were obviously successful. (I work as photojournalist, so that's why I've studied all this).
Unlike some photographers doing similar things at the time like Jacob Riis, Hine had what many consider to be an advanced sense of the art of photography as well as all the cunning skills need to get into factories and other places. Many of his photos are not just compelling for their content, they are compelling because Hine shot them well.
I was going through his work and I came across a photo called "The Bunny Hunter."
The notes that go along with Hine's photos are usually scarce. In this case, he wrote, "December 1908. Dillon, South Carolina. Charley Baxley. Has doffed 4 years at Dillon Mills. Gets 50 cents a day. Had been out hunting."
Accounting for inflation, seems like the kid was getting about $12 a day in today's money.
Any idea what the gun in the photo is? I bet this kid was crack shot after four years of hunting rabbits every day.
Lewis Hine traveled around the country during the late 1800s and early 1900s photographing in factories, on city streets and other places in an effort to raise awareness and eventually stop child labor. He and others in the movement were obviously successful. (I work as photojournalist, so that's why I've studied all this).
Unlike some photographers doing similar things at the time like Jacob Riis, Hine had what many consider to be an advanced sense of the art of photography as well as all the cunning skills need to get into factories and other places. Many of his photos are not just compelling for their content, they are compelling because Hine shot them well.
I was going through his work and I came across a photo called "The Bunny Hunter."
The notes that go along with Hine's photos are usually scarce. In this case, he wrote, "December 1908. Dillon, South Carolina. Charley Baxley. Has doffed 4 years at Dillon Mills. Gets 50 cents a day. Had been out hunting."
Accounting for inflation, seems like the kid was getting about $12 a day in today's money.
Any idea what the gun in the photo is? I bet this kid was crack shot after four years of hunting rabbits every day.