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http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/61526/lewis-w-hine-fourteen-year-old-spinner-brazos-valley-cotton-mill-west-texas-american-november-1913/
The photo 'Fourteen year old spinner, Brazos Valley Cotton Mill, West Texas' I believe is a propaganda instead of a portrait. The inscription on the photo states "Spinner in a southern/cotton mill. The Federal Child Labor Law prohibits the use of children under 14 in mills shipping/good[s] in interstate commerce./Property of the/National Child Labor Com./105 E. 22nd St./NYC" this helps the view understand the context and since it states about child labor instead of giving information about the actual girl, it wants to focus on the propaganda purpose of the image. Another reason why I believe it is propaganda instead of a portrait is because it is not focused on her it doesn't demonstrate who she is instead it shows what she is doing.
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