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Coalmine--Pennsylvania Jan. 1911, Breaker Boys
Coalmine--Pennsylvania Jan. 1911, Breaker Boys
Object number1998.9.21

Coalmine--Pennsylvania Jan. 1911, Breaker Boys

Date1911
Artist (American, 1874-1940)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSight: 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (12.07 x 17.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alverta Van Dusen Lewis, class of 1938, in memory of her husband C. McKenzie Lewis, Jr.
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedInscribed (Verso, ): 1945/Coalmine-Penn Jan 1911/Breaker Boys/Hine
BibliographySteinorth, 1996. p.103; Orville, 1992 p.91 fig.3DescriptionPennsylvania, January 1911, Breaker Boys Also Known as Breaker Boys, 1911, From :“Child Labor” Mines Series
To be matted with 1998.9.20
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