Caption

Scott's Run, West Virginia. Outdoor privy - Scene taken from the main highway. The stream is Scott's Run. This privy is typical of many improvised outdoor toilets on Scott's Run. It is made from an old automobile; the house at left is also improvised by the family who occupy it. A stream of water flows past the privy into Scott's Run, March 1937, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer, who used his camera as a tool for social reform. US,USA

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A06_071

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,4Mb (2,9Mb) / 14,5in x 17,0in / 4356 x 5090 (300dpi)

Keywords

Scott's Run West Virginia Outdoor privy Scene main highway stream Scott's Run privy typical many improvised outdoor toilets Scott's Run made old automobile house left improvised family occupy stream water flows past privy into Scott's Run March 1937 Lewis Hine Hine 1874 1940 American photographer camera tool social reform US USA America Americana Great Depression Lewis Wickes Hine Lewis W Hine reform movements documentary social change