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Three Boys, One of 13 yrs, Two of 14 yrs, Picking Shade- Grown Tobacco on Hackett Farm, Buckland, Conn.
Image Not Available for Three Boys, One of 13 yrs, Two of 14 yrs, Picking Shade- Grown Tobacco on Hackett Farm, Buckland, Conn.

Three Boys, One of 13 yrs, Two of 14 yrs, Picking Shade- Grown Tobacco on Hackett Farm, Buckland, Conn.

PhotographerPhotographed by Lewis Hine American, 1874 - 1940
Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 6 5/8in. (11.4 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7 1/16in. (12.7 x 17.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionThree small boys are seated on the ground beside a field of tobacco plants, picking leaves from the bottom of the plants. All three wear caps. Two boys wear overalls. The other wears a sleeveless jersey or undershirt. A pole that probably holds tobacco netting is in the right background.
Object number2001.53.4
InscribedInscribed on verso in black ink, in Hine's hand: "Buckland, Conn. / 8-2-1917 / Three boys, one of 13 years, 2 of 14 years, picking shade-grown tobacco on a farm. The 'first picking' necessitates a sitting posture." Negative number "4865" inscribed in black ink, upper left, and in pencil, lengthwise in right margin. In pencil, in another hand, lower right: "pc [in circle] 899". Accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.
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