Lewis Wickes Hine - Photographs from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago New York Wednesday, October 1, 2014 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gift of David Vestal, 1965
    Gift of Mr and Mrs. Harry Lunn, 1979 (2 prints)
    Gift of Hugh Edwards, 1986

  • Catalogue Essay

    Titles include:

    (i) 6 cents a gross. Make regularly from 10 to 12 gross a day. 122 Sullivan St. Mr. Malatesta - Helps because Health too bad work out. Mrs. Malatesta; Frank Malatesta, age 14; John Malatesta, age 11; Lizzie Malatesta, age 4. Boys w[or]k Sat. aft[ernoon] & evenings till 10 or 11. Lizzie separates petals. Location: New York, New York (State), January, 1908 (0007-A)

    (ii) Some of the Smaller Boys 9, 16 and 11 years old, New Haven, Conn., March 1908 (630)

    (iii) Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Otis Mehaffy. 4 years in mill. Small boy "helps sister" Saturdays and after school, November 1908 (333)

    (iv) Untitled (Playing Checkers), circa 1920

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Selected Images

1908-1920
Four gelatin silver prints.
Three approximately 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (10.8 x 15.9 cm)
One 9 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. (23.8 x 34.3 cm)

Two numbered '630', '333', respectively, in pencil on the verso.

Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for $6,000

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Photographs from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

New York Auction 1 October