Lewis Hine's 1920 Power house mechanic working on steam pump, one of his "work portraits", shows a working class American in an industrial setting. The carefully posed subject, a young man with wrench in hand, is hunched over, surrounded by the machinery that defines his job. But while constrained by the machinery (almost a metal womb), the man is straining against it--muscles taut, with a determined look--in an iconic representation of masculinity. Photograph By Lewis W. Hine.

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Size: 2116px × 3000px
Photo credit: © Ken Hawkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: None

Keywords: bicep, industrial, industry, iron, labor, laborer, machine, male, man, mechanical, muscle, steam, steel, strain, strength, strong, tool, wrench