[Worker on cable, Empire State Building construction]

[Worker on cable, Empire State Building construction]

Photograph

Lewis W. Hine

Maker
American, 1874–1940

[Worker on cable, Empire State Building construction]

1931
Gelatin silver print
Image: 3 13/16 × 4 15/16 in. (9.7 × 12.5 cm)
Paper: 4 1/8 × 5 1/8 in. (10.5 × 13 cm)
Gift of the Photo League Lewis Hine Memorial Committee
Inscriptions Stamped in black on verso, LC: LEWIS W. HINE \ INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY \ HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK
Inscribed in pencil on verso, LC: High up on Empire State
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TC: Safety \ at \ work
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TRC: 583
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