Hine, Lewis Wickes,, 1874-1940,, photographer.
Messenger boy working for Mackay Telegraph Company. Said fifteen years old. Exposed to Red Light dangers. Location: Waco, Texas.
1913 September.
1 photographic print.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Street trades.
Hine no. 3559.
Subjects:
Boys.
Messengers.
Telegraph industry.
Bicycles & tricycles.
Smoking.
United States--Texas--Waco.
Format: Photographic prints.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) 2004667950
General information about the Lewis Hine child labor photos is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/nclc.03870.
Call Number: LOT 7480, v. 3, no. 3559
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holloway steve 8 months ago | reply
he looks like a survivor. photographs like this always make me wonder what became of the subject.
radfordred 7 months ago | reply
what a wonderful photo
marywhite376 5 months ago | reply
I love old photos. they have a soul.
92Sasquatch 3 months ago | reply
Trollll!!