Lewis W. Hine
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.

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.

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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.
ArtistAmerican, 1874–1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 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.
  • from the series Child Labor
DateOctober 1913
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 7/16 × 6 3/8 in. (11.3 × 16.2 cm)
 Sheet: 4 9/16 × 6 3/8 in. (11.6 × 16.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Murray H. Bring
Object number84.324.11
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceMurray H. Bring; given to MFAH, 1984.
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Lewis W. Hine
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.
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.8
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Lewis W. Hine
Four year old cotton picker. Waxahachie [vicinity], Texas.
October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.9
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October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.4
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October 1913
Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
84.324.3
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Enamel and plasticized canvas
2007.673
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October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.10
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Lewis W. Hine
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October 1913
Gelatin silver print
76.275
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October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.5
A dilapidated “renters” home near West, Texas.
Lewis W. Hine
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November 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.7
Curtis Hines. Western Union Messenger #36. Houston, Texas.
Lewis W. Hine
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October 1913
Gelatin silver print
84.324.2