Newsie, flipping cars". Location: Boston Massachusetts." – Historic Reproduction
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A window into the past: Newsie, flipping cars". Location: Boston Massachusetts.", preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Newsie, flipping cars". Location: Boston Massachusetts."
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A newsboy in Boston is the focus here, and the title, "flipping cars," suggests he hopped on and off moving streetcars to reach passengers with papers. The picture dates to October 1909 and is attributed to Lewis Hine, who was then working for the National Child Labor Committee and photographing young workers in cities across the country. Newsboys were among his most frequent subjects, and his images helped build the public case for limiting child labor. The attribution rests on the print's provenance rather than a signature, so it is worth keeping in mind when reading the record.
| Created / published | 1909 October. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 0891. |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,090 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-165895 |
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