Messenger Boy (Portrait of Richard Pierce)

Artist: Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874–1940)

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 4 5/8 × 3 1/2 in. (11.7 × 8.9 cm)
sheet: 6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.7 × 12.5 cm)

Credit Line

John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, B.A. 1959

Accession Number

2007.175.4

Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
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Object/Work type

gelatin silver prints, portraits

Subject

messengers

Inscriptions

Richard Pierce, 723 Walnut St., Wilmington, Del. Western Telegraph Co. Messenger No. 2. 14 years of age. 9 months in service. Works from 7 A.M. to 6 P.M. Smokes. Visits houses of prostitution. May, 1910.

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