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Italian Immigrant
Lewis Wickes Hine (mentioned on object), 1910
Hine portrayed the European immigrants who came to America at the beginning of the 20th century. Life was hard in a big city where hundreds of thousands of people were looking for ways to make a living. Italian women were employed in ‘sweatshops’, sewing workshops, where they were grievously exploited. Even children, like this barefoot newspaper boy, were sent out to earn money.
- Artwork typephotograph
- Object numberRP-F-2011-72
- Dimensionsheight 253 mm x width 203 mm, height 242 mm x width 193 mm
- Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk