A Group of Messenger Boys, Bridgeport, Conn.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Lewis Hine
American, 1874 - 1940
DateMarch 1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/8 x 5 5/8in. (11.1 x 14.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSeven boys wearing uniforms including caps and jackets stand on the sidewalk in front of a commercial building. Some boys wear neckties. Signs on the building read: "WESTERN UNION / TELEGRAPH / AND / CABLE OFFICE" "NIGHT / BURG..." "ADT / MESSENGERS / FURNISHED". A metal hatchway in the sidewalk appears to lead to a basement.
Object number2001.53.3
Inscribed"635" written in pencil on verso, upper left and lengthwise in right margin. In another hand, lower right corner: "PC [in circle] 702". Accession number in pencil, lower right.On View
Not on view
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