[Charles E. Sexton, bricklayer on the Empire State Building]

[Charles E. Sexton, bricklayer on the Empire State Building]

Photograph

Lewis W. Hine

Maker
American, 1874–1940

[Charles E. Sexton, bricklayer on the Empire State Building]

1930–1931
Gelatin silver print
Image: 13 9/16 × 10 9/16 in. (34.4 × 26.8 cm)
Paper: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
Gift of the Photo League Lewis Hine Memorial Committee
Inscriptions Blindstamp embossed on recto, BRC: LEWIS W. HINE \ HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.
Typed on applied label on verso, TC: AMERICANS AT WORK [underlined] \ Charlie Sexton \ Craftsman Bricklayer \ on Empire State Building \ Photo-study by Lewis W. Hine
Stamped in black on verso, TC: LEWIS W. HINE \ INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY \ HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK
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