Lewis W. Hine
Sixteen year old messenger boy entering “crib” in Red Light District. San Antonio, Texas.

Sixteen year old messenger boy entering “crib” in Red Light District. San Antonio, Texas.

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Sixteen year old messenger boy entering “crib” in Red Light District. San Antonio, Texas.
ArtistAmerican, 1874–1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sixteen year old messenger boy entering “crib” in Red Light District. San Antonio, Texas.
  • from the series Child Labor
DateOctober 1913
Place depictedSan Antonio, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (11.3 × 16.4 cm)
Sheet: 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Murray H. Bring
Object number84.324.3
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceMurray H. Bring; given to MFAH, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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