Looking through Hine's album, there was a common them among every photo in the portfolio, struggle. The struggles ranged from everyday labor, to child labor, to poverty and so on. This picture especially had captivated me Looking at the woman in a physical manor, you can see that she is carrying a very heavy burden. Not only is this woman carrying big trunks in her hands, but she is also carrying a very bulky sac on her back. Although this woman is carrying more than she should probably be carrying, she shows no sign whatsoever of struggle. Her face is blank in a sense. She is not cringing or showing in any way that she is in pain from the load she is carrying. The significance of this photo all relates back to the hard times of what could possibly be during the great depression. Back then, the people often had very hard struggles, but they never let the struggles overcome them. Rather, they dealt with their problems and moved on. The photo of this woman proves that she is a very strong person, and isn't letting this massive labor get the best of her.
Another thing that I found quite interesting in Hines photo's was the simplicity of the backgrounds. Although some of them you could tell that they were in a factory or somewhere with lots of items in the background, he somehow was able to in a way fade those objects in the background to focus on the individuals struggles, but at the same time keeping those subtle object in the background present, to help showcase the persons struggles.
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