Lewis W. Hine
Messenger boy in the heart of the “Reservation” delivering messages. Dallas, Texas.

Messenger boy in the heart of the “Reservation” delivering messages. Dallas, Texas.

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Messenger boy in the heart of the “Reservation” delivering messages. Dallas, Texas.
ArtistAmerican, 1874–1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Messenger boy in the heart of the “Reservation” delivering messages. Dallas, Texas.
  • from the series Child Labor
DateOctober 1913
PlaceDallas, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 5/8 × 6 5/8 in. (11.7 × 16.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Murray H. Bring
Object number84.324.5
Not on view

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