Hine, Lewis W.
American (1874-1940)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Power House Mechanic
SERIES TITLE: (Powerhouses) series

1920
gelatin silver print
16.8 x 11.7 cm.
Gift of the Photo League, New York: ex-collection Lewis Wickes Hine
GEH NEG: 42240
78:0999:0013

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Dupry, Alan. --Lewis Hine.-- Granada, Spain: Diputacion Provincial de Granada, 1991. p. 92.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p 585, cov.//
GEH submitted this image, among others, to the Museum Education Site Licensing Project - Round 1, 1994.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Survey of the History of 20th Century Photography", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Gallery, March 1985 - April 1987, 1985.//
"Lewis Hine", France, Paris, Musée Carnavalet, November 5, 1990 - January 6, 1991.//
"Lewis W. Hine: Human Documents", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - North Gallery, March 3 - May 31, 1992.//
"Lewis W. Hine: Americans at Work", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Travel, *** no exhib date given ***.//
"Lewis Hine: Passionate Journey; Photographs 1905-1939", Germany, Cologne, Römisch-Germanisches Museum, September 12 - December 29, 1996.//

INSCRIPTION: verso-(stamped) "Lewis W. Hine Interpretive Photography Hastings-on- Hudson, New York" (signature and handwritten notations in ink by artist) "Mechanic at steam pump in electric power house" "Hine" (in pencil) "IM"

NOTES: Catalogued 1/85, HA/PB, updated 1/92, MMD.

SUBJECT: people, at work