[Charles E. Sexton and other bricklayers at work on the Empire State Building]

[Charles E. Sexton and other bricklayers at work on the Empire State Building]

Photograph

Lewis W. Hine

Maker
American, 1874–1940

[Charles E. Sexton and other bricklayers at work on the Empire State Building]

1930–1931
Gelatin silver print
Image: 3 5/8 × 4 11/16 in. (9.2 × 11.9 cm)
Paper: 4 × 4 15/16 in. (10.1 × 12.5 cm)
Gift of the Photo League Lewis Hine Memorial Committee
Inscriptions Stamped in black on verso, TC: LEWIS W. HINE \ INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY \ HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK
Inscribed in pencil on verso, OA: 467 \ The "best bricklayer in N.Y." \ high up on Empire State \ 562
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