They look as if they came from everywhere and are of every age, as they are depicted as crusty, old men with white beards or youth who are barely in their teens with white teeth gleaming in a big smile. They look surprisingly relaxed and at home in their perch high in the sky. They seem at ease and unafraid as they handle huge plates of iron and swing enormous steel beams. This was the workday of the common laborer in the 1930s, working with their hands and their muscles in dangerous places. These are the ancestors of current Americans, who dared to risk their lives, yet showed pride in their work,...

If it weren't for the camera and for the skill of the photographer, one would never be able to see how these men from the past labored so hard to build the skyscrapers Americans are now familiar with.
Lewis Hines was a careful reporter of life in his day and viewers are still awed at his valuable skill in depicting his times.

Works Cited

Troncale, Anthony T. "About Lewis Wickes Hine." The New York Public Library. 2007. Website: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/hinex/empire/biography.html.