Straining backs, hands and eyes, those responsible for special stitching and fine work might sit close to windows in order to have better light while the sun shone. Others were forced to work under relatively-ineffective gas lights.
Photographer: Lewis Hine, ca. 1910
Kheel Center image identifier: 5783pb1f3f
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