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Little Mother, Pittsburgh

A work made of gelatin silver print.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1909

Artist:

Lewis Wickes Hine
American, 1874–1940

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Lewis Wickes Hine

Title

Little Mother, Pittsburgh

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1909

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; stamped and inscribed verso, across upper half, in black ink and graphite: "LEWIS W. HINE / INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY / HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK [stamped in black ink] / Little Mother, Pittsburgh [illegible] / 1909 / Also in "Tenements"; inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "716 / 12"

Dimensions

Image: 17.3 × 12.5 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Paper: 17.7 × 12.7 cm (7 × 5 in.)

Credit Line

Acquired through exchange with George Eastman House

Reference Number

1959.861

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