I'm writing a history of an art museum--a museum old enough to have spent its early years pursuing mission that few of us would recognize today in an art museum. In the 1910s, this art museum was far more interested in the the education of young children than it was in owning a Rembrandt. Why? Because children were routinely exploited as workers. Lewis Hine was a photographer who documented child labor conditions and helped to change national values so that children could have an education and a childhood. This is one of his pix--from the Library of Congress--an oyster shucker. She did not know how old she was.
Governor: NYC Movie Theatres Can Reopen
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Governor Andrew Cuomo said “cinemas in the city will be permitted to
operate at 25% capacity, with no more than 50 people. Moreover, other
safety measures ...
5 years ago

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