Lewis W. Hine
Sixteen year old messenger boy entering “crib” in Red Light District. San Antonio, Texas.
Artist
Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874–1940)American, 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)
Sheet: 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Murray H. Bring
Object number84.324.3
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Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
76.275
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.4
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.1
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.5
![Two families working together on Kimball farm, near Waxahachie. The four year old picks nine pounds a day regularly and the eleven year old picks three hundred pounds a day. Waxahachie [vicinity]. Texas.](/internal/media/dispatcher/83374/thumbnail)
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.8
![Four year old cotton picker who picks fifteen pounds a day regularly and a seven year old who picks fifty pounds a day. McKinney [vicinity], Texas.](/internal/media/dispatcher/83379/thumbnail)
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.11
![Four year old cotton picker. Waxahachie [vicinity], Texas.](/internal/media/dispatcher/83375/thumbnail)
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.9
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.2
Lewis W. Hine
November 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.7
Lewis W. Hine
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.10
Lewis W. Hine
1908–1909, printed 1930s (probably)
Gelatin silver print
91.708
