[Worker with goggles and a pipe, Empire State Building]

[Worker with goggles and a pipe, Empire State Building]

Photograph

Lewis W. Hine

Maker
American, 1874–1940

[Worker with goggles and a pipe, Empire State Building]

1930–1931
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (24.4 × 19.5 cm)
Paper: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 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
Stamped in blue on verso, TC: Lewis W. Hine \ Interpretive Photography \ HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON \ NEW YORK
Inscribed in black ink on verso, TC: One of the thousands of craftsmen \ who built "Empire State."
Inscribed in pencil on verso, B: 110 lines \ 1 pt rule all around \ on photo—no white \ 1 pt rule around no white \ 9180 \ 3—1 \ 110 \ 23 [circled] \ Today [circled] \ 9 \ Friday [obstructed by adhesive]
Stamped in blue on verso, RC: Leave Rearers \ CROP AS [illegible]
Inscribed in blue crayon on verso, BC: A [circled] \ 3 5/8 x 7 1/2
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