Lewis W. Hine
Four year old cotton picker. Waxahachie [vicinity], Texas.

ArtistAmerican, 1874–1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Four year old cotton picker. Waxahachie [vicinity], Texas.
  • from the series Child Labor
DateOctober 1913
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 3 15/16 in. (11.1 × 10 cm)
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 3 15/16 in. (11.1 × 10 cm)
Credit LineGift of Murray H. Bring
Object number84.324.9
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceMurray H. Bring; given to MFAH, 1984.
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