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Lewis Hine — Her First Penny, Italian Child at Ellis Island
Lewis Hine

Her First Penny, Italian Child at Ellis Island

Lewis Hine's gelatin silver print captures a poignant moment of an Italian child at Ellis Island holding their first penny. This iconic documentary photograph, likely printed after 1917, documents the immigrant experience during America's peak immigration period. The image serves as a powerful testament to childhood, poverty, and the hopes associated with arrival in a new country.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, probably printed after 1917.

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April 8, 2021

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Lewis Hine, Her First Penny, Italian Child at Ellis Island

Lewis Hine's gelatin silver print captures a poignant moment of an Italian child at Ellis Island holding their first penny. This iconic documentary photograph, likely printed after 1917, documents the immigrant experience during America's peak immigration period. The image serves as a powerful testament to childhood, poverty, and the hopes associated with arrival in a new country.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, probably printed after 1917.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Immigration, Documentary, American, Early Twentieth Century, Gelatin Silver Print, Emotional, Social Commentary, Child, Portrait, Black and White

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