Guiding a beam, Empire State Building
Guiding a beam, Empire State Building

Currently not on view

Guiding a beam, Empire State Building,

ca. 1931

Lewis Wickes Hine, 1874–1940; born Oshkosh, WI; died Hastings-on-Hudson, NY; active New York City, NY
x1973-47

Information

Title
Guiding a beam, Empire State Building
Dates

ca. 1931

Maker
Lewis Wickes Hine
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 9.3 x 12 cm. (3 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 10.2 x 12.7 cm. (4 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
x1973-47
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Manhattan, New York, Empire State Building

Inscription
Inscribed in graphite, verso: 570 [underlined in red crayon] / E39 [encircled in red crayon]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped: Lewis W. Hine / Interpretive Photography / Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
workers, figures (representations), cityscapes, rope, beams (structural elements), men, skyscrapers, construction

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