Wagon boy or "tail boy" helping to load the wagon

c. 1914

Lewis Hine

Associated Names
Lewis Wickes Hine

Artist, American, 1874 - 1940

This is a photograph of a street scene in front of a shop. The image captures a person outside a store balancing a stack of boxes. The person is dressed in vintage attire with a cap and knickerbocker-style pants. In the background, there are large doors and a window with a sign that reads "THE GLOBE THE… TUBE… MERCERIZER." The scene has a classic, early 20th-century urban feel. The texture of the building’s façade and the shadows suggest it is a sunny day. The photograph captures a candid moment of daily street life, with attention to balance and proportion in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 12 × 17.1 cm (4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 12.8 × 17.8 cm (5 1/16 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.143.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in black ink: H3471; upper right in graphite: H.3471/351; by unknown hand (the artist?), center to center right in black ink: Wagon boy or "tail / boy" helping to / load the wagon.; center to lower right, stamped in black: This photograph is loaned by the / NATIONAL CHILD LABOR COMMITTEE, / with the distinct understanding that / credit will be given to the Committee in / publication.; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: RWFA2236

Wikidata ID

Q64157446

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