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Lewis Wickes Hine — Worker Giving High-Signal to the Derrick Crew

Lewis Wickes Hine

Worker Giving High-Signal to the Derrick Crew

1930

Communication and coordination among construction crews receive dramatic treatment in this vertigo-inducing photograph from the Empire State Building series. Hine's Empire State documentation remains unparalleled for its combination of technical achievement and human interest.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Worker Giving High-Signal to the Derrick Crew, 1930

Communication and coordination among construction crews receive dramatic treatment in this vertigo-inducing photograph from the Empire State Building series. Hine's Empire State documentation remains unparalleled for its combination of technical achievement and human interest.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1930
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Industrial, Photography, Workers, Documentary, American, Gelatin Silver Print, Modern, Black and White

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