Lewis Hine
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Lewis Hine was an American sociologist and pioneering documentary photographer whose powerful images of child labor and working conditions helped drive social reform in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewis Hine canonical | 2 |
| Lewis Wickes Hine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2508375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewis Hine Context triple: [Dorothea Lange, influencedBy, Lewis Hine]
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A.
Jacob Riis
Jacob Riis was a pioneering Danish-American social reformer, journalist, and photographer whose stark images and writings about New York City’s tenement slums helped spur early 20th-century urban and housing reforms.
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B.
Russell Lee
Russell Lee was an American photographer best known for his extensive documentary work for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, capturing vivid images of rural and small-town life.
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C.
Walker Evans
Walker Evans was a prominent American photographer renowned for his stark, influential images of everyday life during the Great Depression.
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D.
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an influential American documentary photographer best known for her powerful images of the Great Depression that humanized the plight of displaced and impoverished people.
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E.
Walter Fuller
Walter Fuller was a British-born journalist, editor, and political activist known for his work in progressive and pacifist causes in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewis Hine Target entity description: Lewis Hine was an American sociologist and pioneering documentary photographer whose powerful images of child labor and working conditions helped drive social reform in the early 20th century.
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A.
Jacob Riis
Jacob Riis was a pioneering Danish-American social reformer, journalist, and photographer whose stark images and writings about New York City’s tenement slums helped spur early 20th-century urban and housing reforms.
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B.
Russell Lee
Russell Lee was an American photographer best known for his extensive documentary work for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, capturing vivid images of rural and small-town life.
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C.
Walker Evans
Walker Evans was a prominent American photographer renowned for his stark, influential images of everyday life during the Great Depression.
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D.
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an influential American documentary photographer best known for her powerful images of the Great Depression that humanized the plight of displaced and impoverished people.
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E.
Walter Fuller
Walter Fuller was a British-born journalist, editor, and political activist known for his work in progressive and pacifist causes in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary photographer
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ social reformer ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1900 ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
child labor reform
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social justice ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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surface form:
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
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| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1874-09-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-11-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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New York University ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | National Child Labor Committee ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hine ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary photography
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social documentary ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lewis Hine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lewis Wickes Hine
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| genre | social documentary photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Lewis ⓘ |
| influenced |
documentary photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documenting working conditions in the early 20th century
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photographs of child labor in the United States ⓘ use of photography as a tool for social reform ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Child Labor Committee ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Era reform ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Construction photographs of the Empire State Building
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Photographic series on child labor for the National Child Labor Committee ⓘ Photographs of Ellis Island immigrants ⓘ |
| occupation |
photographer
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sociologist ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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surface form:
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Dobbs Ferry, New York
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surface form:
Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
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surface form:
Ethical Culture School, New York
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| usedMedium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lewis Hine Description of subject: Lewis Hine was an American sociologist and pioneering documentary photographer whose powerful images of child labor and working conditions helped drive social reform in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lewis Wickes Hine