Italian Immigrant from Albania at Ellis Island, from the series Ellis Island
Italian Immigrant from Albania at Ellis Island, from the series Ellis Island

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Italian Immigrant from Albania at Ellis Island, from the series Ellis Island,

1905

Lewis Wickes Hine, 1874–1940; born Oshkosh, WI; died Hastings-on-Hudson, NY; active New York City, NY
x1973-17

Information

Title
Italian Immigrant from Albania at Ellis Island, from the series Ellis Island
Dates

1905

Maker
Lewis Wickes Hine
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 17.8 x 12 cm. (7 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 18 x 12.7 cm. (7 1/16 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
x1973-17
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York, Ellis Island

Inscription
Inscribed in graphite, verso: 3711 [GEH negative number]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Inscribed in negative, upper and lower left corners: B1462 [in reverse]
Culture
American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
portraits, women, figures (representations), immigrants

Italian Immigrant from Albania at Ellis Island

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