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Old Time Freight Brakeman, NY Central
Old Time Freight Brakeman, NY Central

Old Time Freight Brakeman, NY Central

Artist Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940)
Dateca. 1925
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 11/16 × 3 5/8 inches (11.91 × 9.21 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 5 inches (17.78 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1453
SignedArtist's stamp on sheet verso, top, in black ink: "LEWIS W. HINE / INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY / HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON / NEW YORK"
InscribedOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "Old-time freight brakeman / N.Y. Central"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "1R1"; On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "51" [circled]; On sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "72.159.159.P"
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DescriptionImage of a man (brakeman) leaning off the side of a railroad car. He's wearing overalls with a vest, long-sleeved shirt, neckerchief, and hat.Provenance
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1973;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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