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Boy (Millsweeper), Gastonia, North Carolina

Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874–1940)
1912

Medium/Technique Photograph, vintage gelatin silver print
Dimensions Sheet: 9.5 x 13.3 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Kennedy
Accession Number2008.1436
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs

DescriptionVerso, label: 3077 Gastonia, N.C. Oct. 1912 A boy who said eleven years old (apparently less) and that he was a sweeper in Loracy Cotton Mills, Gastonia N.C. during the past summer
ProvenanceAcquired by Richard Morehouse Gallery from dealer, 2004; acquired by Dr. J. Patrick Kennedy, 2004 (San Leandro, CA); by whom given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)