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Untitled (mechanic)

Artist Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940)
Dateca. 1920s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 13/16 × 4 3/4 inches (17.3 × 12.07 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 5 inches (17.78 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1473
SignedArtist's stamp on sheet verso, top, in black ink: "LEWIS W. HINE / INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY / HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "1M"; On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "251"; On sheet verso, bottom, stamped in black ink: "DUPLICATE"; On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "72 159 3967 [crossed out]"; On sheet verso, bottom center, in pencil: "D".
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DescriptionImage of a man using a wrench to tighten a bolt on a large machine. The man leans over in profile and wears overalls with a long-sleeved shirt and short-brimmed hat.Provenance
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1980;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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