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Documentary photographer Lewis W. Hine (1874-1940) also achieved fame as a social reformer. Best known for pictures of immigrants, child laborers, and industrial workers, Hine viewed his subjects with compassion and their harsh surroundings with an unflinching eye. Looking for Lost Baggage, Ellis Island, 1905, captured the uncertain hope of newly arrived immigrants. hide information

Documentary photographer Lewis W. Hine (1874-1940) also achieved fame as a social reformer. Best known for pictures of immigrants, child laborers, and industrial workers, Hine viewed his subjects with compassion and their harsh surroundings with an unflinching eye. Looking for Lost Baggage, Ellis Island, 1905, captured the uncertain hope of newly arrived immigrants. This stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on June 13, 2002 as part of the Masters of American Photography series .