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Documentaries strive to tell the truth but at the same time they also try to make a point. The images that are played tell a story from the perspective of the documentarian. Because of this ideological point of view it affects the constructed truth and the full story is never told. From the work of Lewis Hine to documentaries like “Titicut Follies” and “School Colors” there are distinct stories being told. But, the story being told is from the documentarians perspective and the story, as a whole, is never fully known. Through N. Rosenbaums documentary, “America and Lewis Hine,” we see Lewis Hine is considered to be pioneer of photographical social documentation. From documenting child labor to the construction of the Empire State building Hine claimed to document America. In his work on child labor Hine sometimes had a hard time gaining access into the workplace to take photographs. Often he would wait outside until crews got off work and would have children pose for pictures in group photos. The resulting picture often was of ten or fifteen children--dirty and tired from a day of work--staring miserably into the camera. When viewing these photos we assume that the conditions in the work place are harsh and the child