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Lewis Wickes Hine — Miner's Boy, Scott's Run, West Virginia

Lewis Wickes Hine

Miner's Boy, Scott's Run, West Virginia

1936

Economic hardship persists into the Depression era, evident in the worn clothing and serious expression of a miner's son.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Miner's Boy, Scott's Run, West Virginia, 1936

Economic hardship persists into the Depression era, evident in the worn clothing and serious expression of a miner's son.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1936
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Documentary, American, Gelatin Silver Print, Melancholic, Historical, Child, Portrait, 1930s, Social Realism

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