Portrait of Glassworkers

1912

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image features four young individuals in a workshop setting. In the foreground on the left, a boy is standing and looking directly into the camera. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, overalls, and a cap. His facial features include large eyes and short hair under the cap. In the middle and background, three other boys are sitting at a workbench engaged in an activity. They are dressed in long-sleeved shirts, overalls, and caps. Various tools and small glass bottles are scattered on the workbench. The surroundings show industrial machinery, tools hanging on the walls, and a wooden crate marked with chalk drawings on the right. The background includes a brick wall and machinery components, contributing to the workshop's busy atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print (real photo postcard)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.9 × 12 cm (3 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.9 × 14 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.94


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: PiL; by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: 19.8.RL KL077; upper center stamped in black ink: GREENSBURG / MAR 11 / 10-AM / 19 12 / PA.; upper right green one-cent stamp; by unknown hand, center left in black ink: Hello Bill / What do you / think of this it / is a flashlight of the / machine where I / work [illegible]; center right: Mr. Bill Sauer / Box 519 / Pomeroy / Ohio


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