[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 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.2 × 19.1 cm)
Paper: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Gift of the Photo League Lewis Hine Memorial Committee
1977.0154.0045
Inscriptions Stamped in blue on verso, TC: Lewis W. Hine \ Interpretive Photography \ HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON \ NEW YORK
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TC: 1C3 \ A mechanic on Empire State \ Received award for craftsmanship.
Inscribed in red crayon on verso, RC: 5E [circled]
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