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A Little "Shaver," Indianapolis Newsboy, 41 inches high. Said he was 6 years old. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
about 1920
2008.770
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
9-1/2 x 7-5/8 in. (sheet)
Mark DescriptionTyped on label, verso, c: PEOPLE CALL HIM "A LITTLE SHAVER." SIX/YEARS OLD AND FORTY-ONE INCHES HIGH--HE/STANDS FOR AN ARMY OF LITTLE NEWSIES THE/COUNTRY OVER/Street Trades/N-105/Indianapolis, Ind./August 1908/Photo-Study by Lewis W. Hine. Stamped, verso, u.c.: LEWIS W. HINE/INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY/HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK Stamped, verso, l.c.: NATIONAL CHILD LABOR COMMITTEE/145 EAST 32nd STREET/NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016
Accession NumberGift of Lee Marks and John C. DePrez, Jr., Shelbyville, Indiana
CopyrightPrints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color Palette(Photocollect, New York, New York); purchased by (Lee Marks, Shelbyville, Indiana) in 1986; given by Lee Marks and John C. DePrez, Jr., Shelbyville, Indiana in 2008 (2008.770).
This "Little Shaver," a six-year-old, 41-inch-tall newsboy peddling the Indianapolis News, posed for Hine in August 1908. [new para] Hine, who had been hired in 1907 by the philanthropic National Child Labor Committee, traveled throughout the East and South photographically documenting the harsh, unsafe conditions of children working in fields, mines, factories, and canneries. [new para] Armed with Hine’s documentation, the NCLC worked for passage of federal and state legislation to outlaw most forms of child labor.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Matter of Record: Photography and the Creation of Meaning
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
September 13, 2024 - April 6, 2025
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