Man Astride Beam, Empire State Building

Lewis Wickes Hine

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Lewis Wickes Hine (American, 1874–1940). Man Astride Beam, Empire State Building, 1930. Gelatin silver print, image: 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (48.9 x 38.7 cm) sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (50.2 x 39.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Naomi and Walter Rosenblum, 1990.241.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

Man Astride Beam, Empire State Building

Date

1930

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

image: 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (48.9 x 38.7 cm) sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (50.2 x 39.4 cm)

Inscriptions

Inscribed in black ink on verso: "Interpretive Photography Hastings on Hudson, New York"

Markings

Stamped in ink on center verso: "Lewis W. Hine"

Credit Line

Gift of Naomi and Walter Rosenblum

Accession Number

1990.241.2

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